Empty the Bench

Former #2 pick in the NFL Draft Charles Rogers, who has been twice suspended for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy, may have to settle for his reputed favorite pastime—smoking grass—rather than smoking cornerbacks and safeties at his wide receiver position. Cut outright last year by the Detroit Lions, Tom Kowalski reports for MLive that Rogers was beaten by a tortoise in a 40-yard dash:

According to a league source, Charles Rogers ran a 4.8 in the 40 during his recent workout with the Kansas City Chiefs. I’ve been asking some people around the league if they believe Rogers will be invited to somebody’s training camp. I’m getting pretty much the same answer: Rogers is out of shape and really isn’t showing much interest in ever playing football again.

Coming out of Michigan State, C-Rog looked like the real deal. A tall, strong guy with an uncanny ability to score touchdowns and catch everything thrown in his direction, a la Randy Moss in his Vikings prime. Injuries, drug-related suspensions, and a soft work ethic, though, have all contributed to his career pretty much ending before it ever started.

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