Rodriguez appeared in 12 games with five starts for the Bears in 2012. Seeing action at both running back and tight end he caught four passes for 21 yards. Rodriguez entered the NFL as a fourth-round draft selection (111th overall) by Chicago in the 2012 NFL Draft. During his collegiate career he appeared in 37 games for the Temple Owls and caught 69 passes for 871 yards and seven touchdowns. Born September 21, 1988 in Bronx, NY, Rodriguez attended North Bergen High School in North Bergen, New Jersey.
The team needs help at tight end and fullback because of nagging injuries that could impact Dustin Keller, Charles Clay and undrafted fullback Ina Liaiana.
The Dolphins presently have five tight ends - Keller, Clay, Michael Egnew, Kyle Miller and rookie Dion Sims on the roster, and three fullbacks in Jorvorskie Lane, last year's starter, Liaiana and Rupert Bryan, a former Florida International University offensive linemen the Dolphins are working on converting to fullback.
