Richard Christopher Rodgers II (born January 22, 1992) is an American former professional football tight end.

He played college football at California and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.

He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team, Arizona Cardinals, and Los Angeles Chargers.

Rodgers was named to the starting five on ESPNBoston's MIAA All-State Boys Basketball Team along with other talented players from Massachusetts such as seniors Pat Connaughton and Jake Layman as well.

In football, he helped lead the Pioneers to central Massachusetts super bowl championship wins his last two years.

[3] Former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Rob Blanchflower was also a teammate of Rodgers in football and basketball at St. John's.

He had his best season in 2013 as a junior, when he totaled career highs of 39 receptions and 608 yards receiving to rank third on the team in both categories.

Rodgers' first NFL touchdown came in the second quarter of the Packers' November 23, 2014, matchup versus the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium.

[12] On December 3, 2015, in a Week 13 matchup against the Detroit Lions, Richard Rodgers caught a Hail Mary pass from Aaron Rodgers for 61 yards as time expired to beat the Lions 27–23, after the game was extended due to a face mask penalty called on Detroit.

[26] After stepping in for an injured Dallas Goedert, Rodgers became the starting tight end on Week 7 following an injury to Zach Ertz.

[27] In Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks, Rodgers caught a 33-yard Hail Mary pass from Carson Wentz in the last minute of the fourth quarter.