"Rodgers sat on the bench, trying to catch his breath after one of the most impressive halves of defensive football in NFL history. Rodgers became the first player ever to return an interception for a touchdown, return a fumble for a touchdown and force two fumbles in a single game. And Rodgers, a free agent acquisition in his first season as a full-time NFL starter, did it in the first half to help the Vikings build a 34-3 halftime lead over the Cincinnati Bengals."
"Originally a sixth-round draft pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 2020, Rodgers spent three seasons as a reserve and then was suspended for the 2023 season after violating the NFL's gambling policy. He returned in 2024 as a part-time player with the Philadelphia Eagles, but the Vikings made him a priority free agent this spring at the suggestion of defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who had first noticed Rodgers as a college player at the University of Massachusetts."
Isaiah Rodgers produced one of the most explosive defensive halves in NFL history by becoming the first player to return an interception for a touchdown, return a fumble for a touchdown and force two fumbles in a single game. His plays occurred in the first half and helped the Minnesota Vikings take a 34-3 halftime lead over the Cincinnati Bengals. Rodgers intercepted a Jake Browning pass that was tipped by Harrison Smith and sprinted 87 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter he punched the ball out of Noah Fant's hands, recovered the fumble and returned it. Rodgers was a sixth-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 2020, spent three seasons as a reserve, missed 2023 due to a suspension for violating the NFL's gambling policy, played part-time with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, and was signed by Minnesota after defensive coordinator Brian Flores recommended him based on college scouting at the University of Massachusetts.
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