Prechae Rodriguez
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Prechae Rodriguez is a Canadian football
Canadian football
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 wide receiver
Wide receiver
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 who is currently a free agent
Free agent
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. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

 of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
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. He was originally signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

 as an undrafted free agent in 2008. During the 2008 season
2008 CFL season
The 2008 CFL season was the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 51st season for the league. It was also the first CFL season in which all of the league's regular season and post-season games, including the Grey Cup game, were aired on TSN. This meant the CFL...

, Rodriguez accumulated 1099 yards in only 14 games, en route to being named the East Division Most Outstanding Rookie
Frank M. Gibson Trophy
The Frank M. Gibson Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, given to the most outstanding rookie in the East Division. Each team from the East Division nominates a candidate from which a winner is chosen, and either this winner or the winner of the Jackie Parker Trophy will receive the...

. He played college football
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 for the Auburn Tigers
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.

Early Years

Rodriguez was born to Sonia Rodriguez and Andrei Rodriguez, his brother is Marcelino Rodriguez. At Jefferson High School
Thomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida)
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 he played both basketball
Basketball
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 and football
American football
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. The Rodriguez brothers is regarded as one of Tampa's best streetball players. In 2003 Prechae Rodriguez' skills nearly earned him national recognition when he participated in the open run of the AND-1 Mix Tape Tour at the University of South Florida (USF) SunDome in Tampa, Florida where Rodriguez instantly became a fan favorite of the more than 500 fans. He initially received a spot on the AND-1 team by winning the slam dunk competition, but Rodriguez did not join the team because he was unsure how it would affect his NCAA eligibility. Rodriguez went on to sign a full football scholarship with Coffeyville Junior College.Tampa Tribune In 2005 his brother Marcelino participated in the same AND-1 Mix Tape Tour at USF showcasing his dribbling ability to shake defenders and finish with powerful dunks earning him numerous compliments from fans and AND-1 team members and is currently featured on the 2005 Play Station2 AND1 Streetball video game.AND1

College career

Rodriguez attended Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 and majored in Sociology
Sociology
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. However, before he went to Auburn he attended Coffeyville Junior College, redshirted in his freshman year in 2003 and in 2004 he hauled in 39 cataches for 553 yards and two touchdowns, returned 11 kicks for 236 yards. He was named Second-Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, J.C Grid Wire honorable mention, SuperPrep Junco 100, and CollegeFootballNews.com's Top JUCO Wide Receivers. In 2005 Rodriguez became an Auburn Tiger and saw action in 11 games, caught 13 passes for 240 yards and one touchdown. His first collegiate catch came against Ball State
Ball State Cardinals football
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 and he finished the game with three catches for 39 yards. For the second straight game he posted a team high with 79 yards against Kentucky, one of the three catches against the Wildcats was a team season-high 41-yard touchdown in the second quarter, rushed for a 5-yard reverse touchdown early in the fourth quarter in that same game against the Wildcats. After recording one catch for 18 yards in the South Carolina
South Carolina Gamecocks football
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 game he surpassed the 100 yard mark in the 2005 season. In 2006 Rodriguez caught 14 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown. Posted an 18-yard reception against Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. During the Iron Bowl Game against Alabama, he caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brandon Cox in the third quarter that served as the game-winner for the Auburn Tigers.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Rodriguez went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft
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 and attended tryout camps for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

 and New York Jets
New York Jets
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. He signed with the New York Jets
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 and was later released. On May 7, 2008 he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

 and was expected to play a big role on the Tiger-Cats Team. He saw action in 14 games out of an 18 game season in 2008. Against the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

 on July 26, Richie Williams
Richie Williams (Canadian football)
-College career:Williams became Appalachian State's starting quarterback during his junior year in 2004 in which the Mountaineers finished with a disappointing 6–5 overall record. However, on October 9, 2004, against Furman University, Williams completed 40 of 45 passes thrown for an all divisions...

 threw a pass to Rodriguez for 46 yards which helped Jesse Lumsden
Jesse Lumsden
Jesse Lumsden is a retired Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders and Olympic bobsledder for Canada.-Football:Lumsden is the son of former CFL fullback Neil Lumsden...

 score a touchdown on the next play. On September 13, once again against the Eskimos, Rodriguez caught two touchdown passes from quarterback
Quarterback
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 Casey Printers
Casey Printers
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 including an 18 yard catch that ended a 97 yard possession. The week after the Edmonton game, the Tiger-Cats faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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 in the "Hall of Fame Game" in which Rodriguez caught a touchdown. In a late season game against the first place Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
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, Rodriguez recorded 12 catches for a total of 198 yards with three touchdown
Touchdown
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s. His performance helped first game head coach
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 Marcel Bellefeuille
Marcel Bellefeuille
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 with his first win. In the Tiger-Cats final home game of 2008 on October 24, Rodriguez had 61 yards making him 31 yards from the 1,000 yard mark. Before the final game of the season, Rodriguez emerged as one of the CFL's most explosive offensive threats and was recognized as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats "Most Outstanding Rookie" and went on to be nominated the CFL Rookie of the Year, with Weston Dressler
Weston Dressler
Weston Dressler is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Roughriders as a street free agent in 2008. He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.-Early years:Dressler was born in Bismarck,...

 of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

 being his main competition. Although Dressler ended up winning, Rodriguez received the finest players CFL 2008 East Division Rookie of the Year Award, Frank M. Gibson Trophy
Frank M. Gibson Trophy
The Frank M. Gibson Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, given to the most outstanding rookie in the East Division. Each team from the East Division nominates a candidate from which a winner is chosen, and either this winner or the winner of the Jackie Parker Trophy will receive the...

. Rodriguez ended the 2008 season with 70 catches, 1,099 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2009 Rodriguez was on his way to another 1000 yard season when he was slowed by a bone bruise in a knee, he caught 45 passes for 495 yards with three touchdowns over 12 games. Rodriguez is among the CFL
Canadian Football League
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 most dangerous wideouts. His outstanding size and leaping ability makes him a great target for quarterbacks.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On February 24, 2010, Rodriguez was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

 for non-import Canadian Adam Nicolson, a third round selection in the 2011 CFL Draft
2011 CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011 live at 12:30 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats had...

, and the rights to a negotiation list player. In the 2009 season the Roughriders' already had a solid talented receiving corps before Rodriguez emgerged in the 2010 season. The production of import wide receivers in 2009 combined for 60 catches for 703 yards and three touchdowns. That production may have been limited because Saskatchewan's offence was built around its slotbacks. The imported 2008 East Division Rookie of the Year saw action in 10 games in the 2010 season and recorded 30 receptions for 376 yards and two touchdowns. The limited production no doubt affected his game. The Roughriders decided that Rodriguez wasn't in their plans going forward and released him on September 14, 2010. See video highlights of Rodriguez' 2010 Roughriders season.

Montreal Alouettes

On January 10, 2011, Rodriguez signed with the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
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 but was released on July 27 after appearing in one game.

Edmonton Eskimos

On August 15, 2011, Rodriguez was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

 after slotback
Slotback
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 Fred Stamps
Fred Stamps
Fred Stamps is a Canadian football slotback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004...

 went down with an abdominal injury.

On September 12, 2011, he was released by the Eskimos.

Toronto Argonauts

On September 12, 2011, it was announced that Rodriguez would be joining the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

. After playing in two games and only recording five receptions for 30 yards, he was released by the Argonauts on October 11, 2011.

Statistics

Receiving   Regular season   Playoffs
Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD
2008
2008 CFL season
The 2008 CFL season was the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 51st season for the league. It was also the first CFL season in which all of the league's regular season and post-season games, including the Grey Cup game, were aired on TSN. This meant the CFL...

HAM
2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats attempted to win their 9th Grey Cup championship, but they failed to make the playoffs.-Jamacia Jackson:Ticats linebacker Jamacia Jackson died on April 16, 2008. Jackson was found unresponsive on Monday morning at a home in Sumter, South Carolina. He was later pronounced...

14 70 1,099 15.7 86 7 Team did not qualify
2009
2009 CFL season
The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 52nd season of the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes won the 97th Grey Cup on November 29 with a last second 28–27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders...

HAM
2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.- CFL Draft...

12 45 495 11.0 38 3 Placed on injured reserve
2010
2010 CFL season
The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it is the 53rd season of the league. Edmonton is scheduled to host the 98th Grey Cup on November 28...

SSK
2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to win their 4th Grey Cup championship, but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes...

10 30 376 12.5 43 2 Released
2011
2011 CFL season
The 2011 CFL season was the 58th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 54th season of the league. The complete schedule was released on February 18 and featured the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes opening the season against the visiting BC Lions on...

MTL
2011 Montreal Alouettes season
The 2011 Montreal Alouettes season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 10–8 record. The Alouettes attempted to three-peat as Grey Cup champions, after winning back-to-back...

1 0 0 0.0 0 0
2011
2011 CFL season
The 2011 CFL season was the 58th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 54th season of the league. The complete schedule was released on February 18 and featured the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes opening the season against the visiting BC Lions on...

EDM
2011 Edmonton Eskimos season
The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Eskimos improved upon their 7–11 record from 2010, after winning their eighth game on October 10, 2011, while also securing a berth in the playoffs in that same game...

3 8 98 12.3 49 0
2011
2011 CFL season
The 2011 CFL season was the 58th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 54th season of the league. The complete schedule was released on February 18 and featured the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes opening the season against the visiting BC Lions on...

TOR
2011 Toronto Argonauts season
The 2011 Toronto Argonauts season is the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 139th season overall. The Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention on October 10, 2011 and failed to make a second straight playoff appearance, finishing 4th place in the East...

2 5 30 6.0 17 0
CFL totals
Canadian Football League
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42 183 2,098 11.5 86 12

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