{"id":411269,"date":"2011-04-30T20:19:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T20:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/30\/falcons-move-up-to-get-jacquizz-rodgers-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-04-30T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T20:19:23","slug":"falcons-move-up-to-get-jacquizz-rodgers-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/30\/falcons-move-up-to-get-jacquizz-rodgers-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons move up to get Jacquizz Rodgers (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"53.0568181818\">\n<p>FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP)\u2014The <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/atl\/\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> traded up 13 spots in the fifth round of the NFL draft Saturday to select Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-foot-6, 198-pound Rodgers averaged 1,282 yards rushing and scored 46 touchdowns in three seasons at Oregon State.<\/p>\n<p>To acquire Rodgers, Atlanta traded its fifth-round pick, 158th overall, and one of its three seventh-rounders to St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers was just the third draft choice this week for the Falcons, who sent three picks in 2011 and two in 2012 to Cleveland so they could select Alabama receiver <span><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/24793\/\">Julio Jones<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/24793\/news\">(notes)<\/a><\/span> with the sixth overall pick Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Playing behind two-time Pro Bowl selection <span><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/6913\/\">Michael Turner<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/6913\/news\">(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> Rodgers will compete with second-string running back <span><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/8498\/\">Jason Snelling<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/8498\/news\">(notes)<\/a><\/span> for playing time.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers was a primary receiving target at Oregon State, catching 151 passes for 1,052 yards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/86679086i.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/sports\/rss\/nfl\/SIG=11tn3ej2p\/*http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/news?slug=ap-nfldraft-falcons\" title=\"Falcons move up to get Jacquizz Rodgers (AP)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Falcons move up to get Jacquizz Rodgers (AP)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. 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