MAY 13, 2015 11:30a ET
MAY 13, 2015 11:30a ET
Daniel Rodriguez has won a Purple Heart Award, and now he’s trying to win a spot on the St. Louis Rams, who signed him to a free agent contract on Sunday.
I wouldn’t bet against him.
“His story’s well-documented,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said Saturday. “We wanted to give him an opportunity. We’ll see what happens. … (We’re) very impressed, obviously, with his story and what he did at Clemson and what he was able to accomplish.”
Rodriguez served in the Army from 2006-10, where he fought in the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan in 2009 where 38 U.