Rod Saddler
No. 70
Position:DE/DT
Personal information
Born:(1965-09-26)September 26, 1965
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died:August 19, 2018(2018-08-19) (aged 52)
Career information
College:Texas A&M University
NFL draft:1987 / Round: 4
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:65 - 48
Sacks:12.5
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

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

  1. ^ "1990 Pro Set football card #266".
  2. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ^ "Jackie Sherrill reflects on the life, career of defensive lineman Rod Saddler". TexAgs. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  4. ^ "Roderick Saddler". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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