Rod Saddler
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Position: | DE/DT | ||||||
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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | September 26, 1965||||||
Died: | August 19, 2018 | (aged 52)||||||
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College: | Texas A&M University | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1987 / Round: 4 | ||||||
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Roderick Saddler (September 26, 1965 – August 19, 2018) was an American professional American football defensive lineman who played five seasons for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and the Cincinnati Bengals. He is a cousin of former NFL player Clark Gaines.[1] He was a fourth round draft selection of the Cardinals in the 1987 NFL Draft.[2]
He died on August 19, 2018, from a reaction to a pacemaker.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "1990 Pro Set football card #266".
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Jackie Sherrill reflects on the life, career of defensive lineman Rod Saddler". TexAgs. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Roderick Saddler". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
Categories:
- 1965 births
- 2018 deaths
- Players of American football from Atlanta
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- American football defensive lineman, 1960s birth stubs