Shout out to Rodrigo for his first NFL reception. Lost in the loss is how a 5th round linebacker is transitioning into a fullback. He did say he liked to hit people.

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    1 year ago

    Bye bye Cabinda. No offense but he’s got to. That roster spot is to valuable.

    Love Rodrigo getting in there!

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    1 year ago

    At 5’11 230 lbs, he is very much comparable in size to Jusczyk (6’1 235). It makes sense for him to be a fullback

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    1 year ago

    Gotta say, there’s definitely a place on the team for anyone who is versatile and has the dawg mentality.

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    1 year ago

    I think hes much better at FB than LB. He’s short, VERY short and has a rough time wrapping people up in coverage. If this coaching staff can convert him to FB thats a huge W. He’s fast and strong as fuck with good hands.

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      1 year ago

      I was pumped when he caught that pass. Very cool and happy for him.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, he has a lot of promise and now that he’s made the switch he can work on changing his size distribution for the different skill set

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    1 year ago

    Yes, this has been a great little story. Really happy for Rodrigo and hope we can keep him around in one capacity or another. I gotta say, that was a nice snag — looked like a pretty confident grab. He somehow managed to be a decoy on LaPorta’s 2pt conversion catch in the Bears game as well.

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    1 year ago

    Real shout out goes to the dude on Lions Reddit earlier this year who suggested he move to FB to get playing time.

    Legend!