Rudy Ford
Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American football free safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1] He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars.
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Ford with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 | |||||||||||||
| No. 20 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Free safety | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | November 1, 1994 Big Cove, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | New Hope | ||||||||||||
| College: | Auburn (2013–2016) | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 20 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Arizona Cardinals
Ford was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 208th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[3] On May 14, 2017, the Cardinals signed Ford to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $140,181.[4] He played in 10 games his rookie season as a core special teamer before suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2017.[5]
Philadelphia Eagles
On August 22, 2019, Ford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Bruce Hector.[6] Ford was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2019, after suffering an abdomen injury in practice.[7]
On October 8, 2020, Ford was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4.[8] He was activated on October 31, 2020.[9]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 17, 2021, Ford signed a two-year, $4.2 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[10]
On August 29, 2022, Ford was released by the Jaguars.[11]
Green Bay Packers
On August 31, 2022, Ford was signed by the Green Bay Packers.[12] On March 20, 2023, Ford re-signed with the Packers.[13]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2017 | ARI | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | ARI | 13 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | PHI | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | JAX | 15 | 4 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | GB | 17 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career | 73 | 12 | 132 | 98 | 34 | 0.5 | 6 | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "Rudy Ford". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". National Football League. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals draft Johnathan Ford in 6th, trade both 7th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
- "Spotrac.com: Johnathan Ford contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- "Eagles, Cardinals Swap S Rudy Ford, DT Bruce Hector". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- McPherson, Chris (November 23, 2019). "Eagles promote WR Greg Ward from practice squad, place S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- McPherson, Chris (October 8, 2020). "Eagles sign LB Dante Olson to the practice squad; place LB T.J. Edwards and S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- McPherson, Chris (October 31, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate LB T.J. Edwards, S Rudy Ford, TE Dallas Goedert, T Jason Peters, and WR Jalen Reagor from Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- Oehser, John (March 17, 2021). "Official: Ford agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.
- "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
- "Packers sign S Rudy Ford". packers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- "Packers re-sign CB Corey Ballentine and S Rudy Ford". packers.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.