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Charles Rogers (born May 23, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent in the NFL. He was originally selected by the Detroit Lions with the second overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Michigan State University. He is nicknamed "Mister Rogers" after the children's TV personality Fred Rogers. High school yearRogers attended Saginaw High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-time All-State honoree. Charles and Tony Mandarich will go down in NFL history as two of the biggest early first round busts ever. It is ironic that both attended MSU. College and pro careerRogers later attended Michigan State, where he became one of the greatest wide receivers in college football hooking up with teammate Jeff Smoker. The winner of the 2002 Biletnikoff Award, Rogers still holds the school records for most TDs in a career with 27, breaking the record held by former Spartans WR (and later MLB All-Star) Kirk Gibson and the school record for most receiving yards in a single game with 270. He was drafted second overall after Dan Notter in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, one selection ahead of two-time Pro Bowl WR Andre Johnson. Rogers caught 22 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns during his first five games of the 2003 season, before breaking his collarbone while practicing a speed drill with Dré Bly, leaving him out for the season. He was expected to come back, however, in the third play of the 2004 regular season, Rogers suffered another broken collarbone, and was once again out for the season. During the 2005 season, Rogers was suspended 4 games for a third violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. As a result of this violation, the Lions filed a grievance, claiming that his drug suspension violated a clause in his contract, which would mean Rogers would be obligated to return $10 million of the $14.2 million the Lions gave him in bonuses. The grievance is still pending. Upon his return from suspension, despite the fact that Rogers was deemed healthy, he played only nine games, with three starts, and was declared inactive for four games. He caught 14 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown. It was clear to fans and media that Rogers lacked the passion, toughness and commitment to succeed at the pro level. On September 2, 2006, Rogers was released by the Lions. According to Lion coach Rod Marinelli, Rogers simply wasn't good enough to make his team, which values hard work over raw talent. "We picked the men that are right for this football team", said Marinelli.[1] After his release, Rogers worked out for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006, all of whom passed. Reportedly, Rogers worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs in January of 2007 and flopped the workout by running a 40-time of 4.8, which was a steep decline from the 4.28 that he ran at the Indianapolis Combines four years prior thus declaring him an official NFL bust. According to reports, he is going to attempt to make it in the CFL this year. [2]
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