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Pacman Jones Might Have Charles Rogers Riding Shotgun in Winnipeg

By Josh AlperSep 2nd 2009 – 12:35PM

There ain't no party like a Winnipeg Blue Bombers party, because the Blue Bombers keep signing players who paved their way out of the NFL because they found more thrills off the field than on it. One day after news of their plans to sign Pacman Jones became public knowledge, the Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting that...

NFL Twitter Mailbag: Charles Rogers, Seahawks' and Cardinals' Defense

By Michael David SmithAug 5th 2009 – 2:05PM

Our new NFL Twitter mailbag features reaction from readers to former Lions draft bust Charles Rogers saying he used to smoke marijuana every day, and follows that up with an X's and O's look at the defenses of the Seahawks and the Cardinals.Your questions and comments, and my responses, are below. emfleek: This explains...

Charles Rogers Smoked Pot Every Day, Got Hooked on Pain Pills With Lions

By Michael David SmithAug 5th 2009 – 8:45AM

Charles Rogers, the former No. 2 overall NFL draft pick for the Detroit Lions whose career lasted just 15 games, says in a new interview that he smoked marijuana every day and got hooked on prescription pills when he was an NFL player. Asked by ESPN's Jemele Hill how often he used marijuana, Rogers said, "Regularly....

Warrick Hoping for Another Shot at NFL

By Ryan WilsonJun 21st 2009 – 12:55PM

When talking about front-office futility, Matt Millen sets the pace. Mercifully for Lions fans, he's been relieved of his duties as the team's president and general manager, but his legacy lives on. His infatuation with using high-round draft picks on wide receivers might have been his biggest weakness, although that's...

Biggest NFL Busts by Team: Who's Your Team's Worst Draft Pick Ever?

By Will BrinsonApr 24th 2009 – 11:00AM

Everyone makes mistakes. But when those mistakes are magnified by intense scrutiny of the NFL draft, well, they become much more embarrassing than, say, my typical Friday morning, mustard-stain-on-khakis incident. Which is why the NFL FanHouse braintrust got together to determine who is the biggest bust for each NFL...

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Charles Rogers Threatens Mother: Police Allege Ex-Lions Player Threatened To Kill Mom Over $100K

By Chris Greenberg Apr 14th 2012 - 03:05PM

Police allege that Charles Rogers, the former No. 1 overall draft pick by the Detroit Lions, threatened to kill his mother if she did not re-pay him a loan of $100,000.

charlesrogers News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 Ex-Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers' trial date... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Court officials here have set a trial date for Charles Rogers, the former Saginaw High School star athlete and former Detroit Lions wide receiver now accused of threatening to kill his mother.
  • 05/24/12 Charles Rogers shows up in court without a lawyer » Source: Manistee News Advocate - Manistee MI Former Michigan State and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers appeared in a Saginaw County courtroom Wednesday without legal representation.
  • 05/22/12 Quiet Neighborhood Rattled With Crime Source: CBS/FOX - WBOC-TV 16/FOX 21 Delmarva - Salisbury MD Rio Vista is a small neighborhood in Talbot County.
  • 05/19/12 Day 2: Coed State Track Meet. Source: NBC - KWWL 7 - Waterloo IA Iowa City West made some noise on Friday.
  • 05/15/12 Williams ready to be good again Source: CBSSports.com Former Lions WR Charles Rogers was the second player selected in the 2003 NFL Draft, and like another player taken No. 2 overall five years before, quarterback Ryan Leaf, Rogers' career was both disappointing and brief.

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