Rodney Filer
Rodney Filer
Born: June 14, 1974
Houston, TX
Position: FB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 255
College: Iowa
Career: 1999-2012
Rodney Filer played from 1999 to 2012 during his career with the Iowa Barnstormers, Las Vegas Gladiators, New York Dragons, Tampa Bay Storm and Utah Blaze. Filer ran for 1,252 yards in his career on 384 attempts, scoring 70 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 72 passes for 600 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Arena New York Dragons | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Arena New York Dragons | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| 2003 | Arena New York Dragons | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Arena New York Dragons | 34 | 84 | 2.5 | 3 | |
| 2005 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 25 | 103 | 4.1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 27 | 130 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Arena Tampa Bay Storm | 26 | 94 | 3.6 | 9 | |
| 2008 | Arena Utah Blaze | 61 | 205 | 3.4 | 12 | |
| 2010 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 51 | 181 | 3.5 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 42 | 146 | 3.5 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 71 | 167 | 2.4 | 15 | |
| Totals | 384 | 1252 | 3.3 | 0 | 70 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | |
| 2001 | Arena New York Dragons | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Arena New York Dragons | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Arena New York Dragons | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Arena New York Dragons | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Arena Tampa Bay Storm | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Arena Utah Blaze | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 72 | 600 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Arena New York Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2001 | Arena New York Dragons | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | Arena New York Dragons | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | Arena New York Dragons | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | K Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 20.5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Arena New York Dragons | 28.5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | Arena New York Dragons | 27.5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | Arena New York Dragons | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | Arena New York Dragons | 15.5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 19 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Arena Tampa Bay Storm | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Arena Utah Blaze | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 190 | 141 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1999 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2000 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2001 | Arena New York Dragons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 2002 | Arena New York Dragons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2003 | Arena New York Dragons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| 2004 | Arena New York Dragons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2005 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| 2006 | Arena Las Vegas Gladiators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2007 | Arena Tampa Bay Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||
| 2008 | Arena Utah Blaze | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||
| 2010 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||
| 2011 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 2012 | Arena Iowa Barnstormers | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |||
| Totals | 70 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 486 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arena | Iowa Barnstormers | 10 | |
| 2000 | Arena | Iowa Barnstormers | 14 | |
| 2001 | Arena | New York Dragons | 11 | |
| 2002 | Arena | New York Dragons | 13 | |
| 2003 | Arena | New York Dragons | 16 | |
| 2004 | Arena | New York Dragons | 12 | |
| 2005 | Arena | Las Vegas Gladiators | 14 | |
| 2006 | Arena | Las Vegas Gladiators | 14 | |
| 2007 | Arena | Tampa Bay Storm | 4 | |
| 2008 | Arena | Utah Blaze | ||
| 2010 | Arena | Iowa Barnstormers | ||
| 2011 | Arena | Iowa Barnstormers | ||
| 2012 | Arena | Iowa Barnstormers |
Honors
2003 - Arena All-Arena (Second-Team)
