Richard Rodgers Sr. (born October 8, 1961) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant defensive backs coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A former Arena Football League player, he is the father of Philadelphia Eagles player Richard Rodgers II who is known for the Miracle in Motown. He began coaching as soon as he retired from the Arena Football League as a player. Rodgers is also known for being a part of "The Play" against Stanford, when he was a college football player for the California Golden Bears and earned All-Pac-10 Conference honors as a defensive back. He has been coaching under his college teammate Ron Rivera, the current head coach of Washington, since 2012 when he began coaching special teams with the Carolina Pa