Rodney Gunter

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Rodney Gunter
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Gunter with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017
No. 95
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 (age 32)
Lake Hamilton, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Haines City (FL)
College:Delaware State
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
11.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Rodney Gunter (born January 19, 1992) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football at Delaware State.[1] He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Gunter was drafted by the

2015 NFL Draft.[2] In his rookie year in 2015, he played 16 games making 20 tackles with 1 sack
.

In 2018, Gunter recorded career-highs with 44 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced

fumbles
through 16 games and 10 starts.

On April 8, 2019, Gunter re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year $1.75 million deal.

injured reserve on December 10, 2019 with a toe injury.[4]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 24, 2020, Gunter signed a three-year contract with the

non-football illness list at the start of training camp on August 8, 2020.[6]

On August 16, 2020, Gunter retired from football, citing a heart condition.[7][8]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2015 ARI 16 11 19 16 3 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 ARI 16 1 15 7 8 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2017 ARI 16 3 17 11 6 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 ARI 16 10 44 32 12 4.5 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
2019 ARI 13 13 31 20 11 3.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 38 126 86 40 11.0 26 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2015 ARI 2 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "DelState expects a big season for Gunter– Delaware Newszap". NewsZap.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Root, Jess (May 2, 2015). "2015 NFL Draft results: Arizona Cardinals trade up to 116, take Delaware State DE Rodney Gunter". RevengeOfTheBirds.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Urban, Darren (April 8, 2019). "Cardinals Bring Back Rodney Gunter". AZCardinals.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinals Put Rodney Gunter On IR, Re-Sign Caraun Reid". AZCardinals.com. December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Oehser, John (March 19, 2020). "Official: Gunter agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.
  6. ^ Oehser, John (August 8, 2020). "Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  7. ^ DiRocco, Michael (August 16, 2020). "Jaguars' Rodney Gunter stepping away from football due to heart condition". ESPN.com.
  8. ^ "Jaguars sign DT Timmy Jernigan". Jaguars.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

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