Isaiah Rodgers Jr. isn’t looking at Sunday’s game as a chance for revenge. After all — for some weeks after the Eagles and Philadelphia were immersed in the euphoria of a Super Bowl Championship —it was conceivable that Rodgers could possibly come back to the team in the 2025.
It’s tough to forget the images of Rodgers, Jr. celebrating after the Super Bowl LIX victory over the Chiefs. But days after a team wins the Super Bowl — their roster gets plundered. The result — he is now a starting defensive back on the 3–2 Minnesota Vikings.
After being drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of UMass — Rodgers was released from the Colts amid suspension for gambling allegations. The Eagles signed Rodgers in 2023. During the Divisional Game against the Rams last January — Rodgers recovered a Kyren Williams fumble and returned it forty yards. One month after the Super Bowl — Rodgers signed a two-year ($15 million) deal to be the starter in Minnesota.
With the Eagles still struggling to secure the cornerback #2 position between Adoree Jackson and Kelee Ringo and Darius Slay now in Pittsburgh — Rodgers isn’t upset. After becoming engaged this week — a game against the Eagles is just another chance at respect.
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