He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears, and two games for the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 and missed all three field goals that he attempted with them.
[1] Rödr had already caught the eye of talent scouts from the capital city and initially played four test matches for Sparta Prague.
After an initial adaptation phase, Rödr was part of Dukla's regular lineup in the 1964/65 season and scored five goals in 20 league games.
In the summer of 1968, following a honeymoon that the newlywed couple spent in Italy, Rödr went to Chicago and did not return to Czechoslovakia due to the violent suppression of the Prague Spring by Warsaw Pact troops.
Roder, who was naturalized in July 1977, played two test games for the Green Bay Packers, but was removed from the squad before the start of the season.