Charles Rogers, Former Detroit Lions Receiver, Dead At 38

Former Michigan State football All-American and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has died.

Former coach Don Durrett said Rogers, who played football for him at Saginaw High, died overnight. A cause of death wasn’t immediately available.

The Lions selected Rogers with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2003 draft, but his career never took off as he admittedly struggled with drug issues.

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The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder had just 36 catches for 440 yards with four TD in 15 games before he left the league.

Charles Rogers was 38.

 

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