Eric Rogers was in his Indianapolis hotel room on yet another trip to visit with an NFL team in mid-January when his phone rang.
Just a couple hours earlier, 49ers CEO Jed York announced the hiring of head coach Chip Kelly. One of Kelly’s first moves was to place a call to Rogers.
“He called and told me he wanted me to be his first signing,” Rogers told CSNBayArea.com. “That was pretty cool.”
After an ultra-productive 2015 season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, Rogers was a hot commodity for NFL teams.