Chester Rogers
| No. 80 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born: |
January 12, 1994 Huntsville, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lee (Huntsville, Alabama) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Grambling State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Chester Rogers (born January 12, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grambling State and signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1]
Acting career
Chester Rogers started acting when he was 10 years old with the stage name of Tre Rogers. His first movie, ‘Constellation,’ was filmed in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama where he played a younger version of the character played by actor Billy Dee Williams. Afterwards, Chester and his mom decided to pursue acting, and move out to California for four years. During that time, he also was in ‘Madea’s Family Reunion’, ‘Re-Animated’ on Cartoon Network, and ‘Dirty’ with Cuba Gooding, Jr. He was also originally casted in both 'Everybody Hates Chris' and 'House of Pain', before the parts were recast after changes were made to the shows.[2] He then put acting on hold to go to Grambling State to pursue football.
Professional career
Rogers was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[3] He finished the 2016 season with 19 catches for 273 yards while playing in 14 games for the Colts.[4]
On November 12, 2017, during Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rogers posted his first career game with over 100 yards of receiving, finishing with 104 receiving yards on 6 receptions and a touchdown, but the Colts lost the game 17–20.
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2016 | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 2 | 19 | 273 | 14.4 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 19 | 273 | 14.4 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |