On Friday, two-time CFL All-Star and Grey Cup champion SirVincent Rogers signed a one-day contract to announce his retirement as a member of the Ottawa Redblacks.
SirVincent Rogers ends a seven-year career in the CFL that started in 2013 with the Toronto Argonauts. Rogers started 90 games with three different teams, including the Argonauts (2013-14), Ottawa Redblacks (2015-18), and the Edmonton Elks (2021).
Ottawa Redblacks President and CEO Mark Goudie on SirVincent Rogers’s retirement said. “SirV played a huge part of some of the REDBLACKS earliest successes and biggest triumphs, and we’re honored he has chosen to end his wonderful playing career in Ottawa and with RNation.”
Rogers is a two-time CFL All-Star (2015, 2018), a three-time CFL East All-Star (2015-16, 2018), a Grey Cup champion with the Ottawa Redblacks (2015), CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award (2015), and a Leo Dandurand Trophy (2015) for the Most Outstanding Lineman in the East Division.
Before coming to the CFL, Rogers played with Miami Dolphins for two seasons (2009-10) and played for the Hartford Colonials and Las Vegas Locomotives in the United Football League (UFL), winning the 2012 championship over the Omaha Nighthawks with the late Jim Fassel as the Loco’s head coach.
Rogers also spent time in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Jacksonville Sharks and Arizona Rattlers, winning Arena Bowl XXV over the Philadelphia Soul 72-54.
SirVincent Rogers was a key contributor to the Redblacks offense when they won the Grey Cup in 2015 over the Calgary Stampeders at BMO Field.
SirVincent Rogers released a statement on retiring said, “My mind can no longer will my body to play football at the level we’ve all been accustomed to. I’m very blessed and humbled to have this opportunity to officially retire from the great game of football. To do so as an Ottawa REDBLACK means more than I could ever articulate. RNation, you are beyond amazing! I appreciate all the love and support from Day One. Our city, our team, our fanbase will forever be near and dear to my heart, and will now officially serve as the resting place of my football career. Thank you for having me; my body of work is forever yours!”
