One of the professional football players for the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals is Rodney Hudson, who is a center. Standing 1.88 m tall and weighing 136 kg, he is large and powerful. He played football while he was a student at B. C. Rain High School. He was ranked as the 17th-best center in the nation and received a three-star rating on Rivals.com when he was a recruit.
Over competing colleges, he chose Florida State. From 2007 through 2010, he played collegiate football for the Florida State Seminoles. He started ten of his thirteen games as a true freshman in 2007 at left guard and left tackle. In acknowledgment of his performance, he was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week.
Choosing Hudson with the 55th overall pick, the Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the second round. He finished his four-year, $3.50 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs in July 2011, having received his $104,892 signing bonus. A five-year, $44.5 million contract with a $20 million guarantee was reached between him and the Oakland Raiders in March 2015.
In August 2019, after signing a three-year, $33.75 million contract extension, he broke the record for the highest-paid center in NFL history with the Raiders. On October 22, 2020, the team added him to COVID-19, and the following day, they activated him. March 17, 2021 saw the trade of Hudson to the Arizona Cardinals.
What Is Rodney Hudson Jersey Number?
Rodney Hudson wears jersey number 61 on the Cardinals team.