Washington Redskins The
Washington Redskins selected Rogers in the first round (ninth overall) of the
2005 NFL draft. He was the second cornerback selected in the draft, following
Adam Jones (sixth overall). He was the third of four players from Auburn to be selected in the 2005 NFL Draft, along with
Ronnie Brown (2nd overall),
Cadillac Williams (5th overall), and
Jason Campbell (25th overall).
2005 On August 2, 2005, the
Washington Redskins signed Rogers to a five–year, $13.05 million
rookie contract that included $11.23 million guaranteed upon signing. The entire contract had a maximum value of $17.45 million, including incentives. After an ankle injury forced him to miss the first preseason game, Rogers played in his first game on August 19, a preseason loss to the
Cincinnati Bengals. In the game, he intercepted a pass from
Carson Palmer and returned the ball to Cincinnati's 25-yard line. On the next play, Redskins quarterback
Patrick Ramsey threw a touchdown pass to
James Thrash. Rogers made his first NFL regular season start on October 2, in an overtime win against the
Seattle Seahawks during which he had seven tackles (five individual) and one forced fumble. In an overtime loss to the
San Diego Chargers on November 27, he recorded his first NFL interception off of
Drew Brees. He also had a team-high eight tackles (seven individual) and three pass deflections. The following week in a win against the
St. Louis Rams, Rogers intercepted
Ryan Fitzpatrick and had six tackles. Rogers appeared in 12 regular season games and started five games. He finished the season with 40 tackles (34 individual), two interceptions, four pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.
2006 wide receiver,
Reggie Brown in
2006. Rogers started 15 games and recorded a career-high 88 tackles (71 individual), one interception, and 17 pass deflections.
2007 On October 7, Rogers recorded his first career interception return for a touchdown, when he intercepted a pass from
Jon Kitna and returned it a career-best 61 yards in the 34–3 win over the
Detroit Lions. He started the first seven games of the season before he tore his
ACL and
MCL in a loss against the
New England Patriots on October 28. It was decided that surgery was the best option and he was placed on injured reserve on October 30. Rogers recorded 30 tackles (23 individual), one interception, and eight pass deflections during this shortened season. The following game was at
Texas Stadium vs. the
Dallas Cowboys. Although
Shawn Springs was assigned to cover the Cowboys #1 receiver,
Terrell Owens, Springs became injured in the middle of the third quarter. With a three-point lead and the game on the line, the responsibility of covering T.O. on short to intermediate routes fell to Rogers. From that point forward, Rogers and the Washington defense held T.O. to two receptions on eight pass attempts, including three passes in a row from
Tony Romo to T.O. into Rogers's coverage at the beginning of the 4th quarter - all incompletions. Redskins won 26–24 and the game was chosen as the
NFL Films Game of the Week. Rogers acquired 7 tackles (6 solo) during the game, which was the high for the team that game and Rogers' high for the entire year. Rogers played in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career, with 14 starts. He finished the season with 53 tackles (45 individual), two interceptions, 77 interception return yards, and one fumble recovery.
San Francisco 49ers 2011 season On August 2, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. He went on to lead the team with six interceptions that year and was named a starter on the NFC Pro Bowl roster as well as a Second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. .
2012 season On March 14, 2012, Rogers re-signed with the team to a four-year, $31.3 million contract. In the 2012 season, Rogers and the 49ers appeared in
Super Bowl XLVII. In the game, he had three combined tackles as the 49ers fell to the
Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31. He was ranked 69th by his fellow players on the
NFL Network's
Top 100 Players of 2012.
2013 season Although Rogers had a solid year with 47 combined tackles and 2 interceptions, the 49ers released Rogers on March 10, 2014, the eve of free agency, and thus allowing him to test the market.
Oakland Raiders On March 31, 2014, Rogers signed with the
Oakland Raiders. ==NFL career statistics==