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.
Bye bye Cabinda. No offense but he’s got to. That roster spot is to valuable.
Love Rodrigo getting in there!
He was actually a sixth round pick.
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
Gotta say, there’s definitely a place on the team for anyone who is versatile and has the dawg mentality.
He was a High School QB too. And a good one.
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.
I was pumped when he caught that pass. Very cool and happy for him.
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
Dual threat Rodrigo
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.
Real shout out goes to the dude on Lions Reddit earlier this year who suggested he move to FB to get playing time.
Legend!
Totally agreed!