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Receptions:	867
Receiving yards:	10,898
Receiving touchdowns:	256
Rushing yards:	269
Rushing touchdowns:	13
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Rod Windsor
	Windsor with the Browns
No. 1, 16, 13
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	April 24, 1985 (age 39); Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bessemer (AL) Lanier
College:	Western New Mexico
Undrafted:	2008
Career history
	Rio Grande Valley Dorados (2009); Arizona Rattlers (2010–2011); Sacramento Mountain Lions (2010); Cleveland Browns (2010); Buffalo Bills (2010); Cleveland Browns (2011–2012); Arizona Rattlers (2013–2016); Washington Valor (2018);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	3× ArenaBowl champion (XXV, XXVII, XXXI); 3× First Team All-Arena (2010, 2011, 2014); 3× Second Team All-Arena (2013, 2015, 2016); AFL Rookie of the Year (2010); af2 Offensive Player of the Year (2009); af2 Rookie of the Year (2009); ArenaBowl XXVI MVP (2013);
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	867
Receiving yards:	10,898
Receiving touchdowns:	256
Rushing yards:	269
Rushing touchdowns:	13
	Stats at ArenaFan.com
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rodrickus Windsor (born April 24, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Western New Mexico University.

College career

Windsor began his college career at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas before transferring to Western New Mexico University as a quarterback. As a junior, he led his team in both passing (1,361) and rushing (886) yards and a 118.61 passer rating before reluctantly switching to wide receiver for his senior season.^[1] In his only collegiate season as a wide receiver, caught 81 passes for 1,118 yards and six touchdowns.

Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Dorados

Windsor spent the 2009 af2 season with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados after the Arena Football League (AFL) filed for bankruptcy, catching 184 passes for 2,364 yards and 59 TDs in 15 games. He was named the Offensive Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year.^[2]

Arizona Rattlers

He followed that success by playing the 2010 season with the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL, where he was named the AFL's Rookie of the Year after recording 193 catches for 2,372 yards and 47 touchdowns.

Sacramento Mountain Lions

After the Arizona Rattlers season, Windsor was signed by the Sacramento Mountain Lions on August 22, 2010.^[3] He had 25 catches for 379 yards, good for 5th and 3rd in the league respectively, and tied for the league lead with 3 receiving touchdowns.

Arizona Rattlers

In response to the NFL lockout, Windsor went back to the AFL and signed with the Arizona Rattlers, where he caught 156 passes for 1,830 yards and 36 touchdowns. As with the 2010 season, he was again voted to the First Team All-Arena team.

Cleveland Browns/Buffalo Bills

Windsor was signed by the Cleveland Browns to their practice roster on December 3, 2010, where he spent one week before being released.^[4] He was subsequently signed by the Buffalo Bills to their practice squad on December 30, 2010, where he finished the season.^[5]

Windsor signed a futures contract with the Browns on January 19, 2011, where he spent the preseason catching 5 receptions, 83 yards and a touchdown.^[6] He was waived during the final round of cuts. He was re-signed to the practice squad, where he spent the first 15 weeks before being promoted to active roster on December 22, 2011. He did not dress the final two games of the season.^[7]

Windsor spent the preseason with the Browns, catching 5 balls for 51 yards and a touchdown.^[8] He was released during final cuts on August 31, 2012; however, he was re-signed to the practice squad on October 10, 2012.^[9]

Arizona Rattlers

After not re-signing with the Cleveland Browns, Windsor returned to the Arizona Rattlers. In 2013, Windsor was named Second Team All-Arena, helping the Rattlers return to the ArenaBowl. The Rattlers defeated the Philadelphia Soul 48–39, with Windsor earning ArenaBowl XXVI MVP honors with 10 receptions for 145 yards.^[10] He retired after the 2016 season.^[11]

Washington Valor

On March 31, 2018, Windsor was assigned to the Washington Valor.^[12]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Windsor has spent time as an assistant coach with the Rattlers and Northern Arizona Wranglers.^[13]

References

^ Obert, Richard [1] Archived 2021-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, "The Arizona Republic", April 29, 2010
^ Brian Sandalow (August 11, 2009). "Windsor named af2 Rookie of the Year". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Five Arizona Rattlers Sign with the United Football League". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
^ Sportspagemagazine.com, [2], December 3, 2010
^ Boxscorenews.com, [3], December 30, 2010
^ Windsor touchdown catch - 2011 preseason - NFL.com, [4], August, 2011
^ Cleveland Browns Biography [5] Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine,
^ Windsor touchdown catch - 2012 preseason - clevelandbrowns.com, [6], August 30, 2012
^ Windsor re-signs to Practice Squad - clevelandbrowns.com, [7], October 10, 2012,
^ Joe Williams (August 17, 2013). "ArenaBowl XXVI: Rattlers win 2nd Arena Football League title in row". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^ Obert, Richard (October 18, 2016). "Rattlers leaving Arena Football League for Indoor Football League". azcentral.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ "Coaches". nazwranglers.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.