Rudy Ford

Johnathan "Rudy" Ford (born November 1, 1994) is an American football strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1]

Rudy Ford
Ford with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020
No. 36 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-01) November 1, 1994
Big Cove, Alabama
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:New Hope
College:Auburn
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:35
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 30 in
(0.76 m)		 8 7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Arizona Cardinals

Ford was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round, 208th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[3] On May 14, 2017, the Cardinals signed Ford to a four-year, $2.54 million contract with a signing bonus of $140,181.[4] He played in 10 games his rookie season as a core special teamer before suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2017.[5]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 22, 2019, Ford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Bruce Hector.[6] Ford was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2019, after suffering an abdomen injury in practice.[7]

On October 8, 2020, Ford was placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4.[8] He was activated on October 31, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "Rudy Ford". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. "Rudy Ford Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals draft Johnathan Ford in 6th, trade both 7th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
  4. "Spotrac.com: Johnathan Ford contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. "Eagles, Cardinals Swap S Rudy Ford, DT Bruce Hector". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. McPherson, Chris (November 23, 2019). "Eagles promote WR Greg Ward from practice squad, place S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  8. McPherson, Chris (October 8, 2020). "Eagles sign LB Dante Olson to the practice squad; place LB T.J. Edwards and S Rudy Ford on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  9. McPherson, Chris (October 31, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate LB T.J. Edwards, S Rudy Ford, TE Dallas Goedert, T Jason Peters, and WR Jalen Reagor from Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
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