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Cody Tucker Remembers Charles Rogers Unfiltered Feature, Recounts Sad Ending For MSU Great

Charles Rogers
MSU Athletics

Cody Tucker is a former features reporter for the Lansing State Journal who got the opportunity to fly down to Florida and spend intimate moments with former MSU football great Charles Rogers, who sadly died on Monday morning. Tucker details what it was like getting to know the once revered football star, telling of how his meteoric rise led to a dark ending away from the gridiron. 

Click here to read Tucker's piece from 2017. 

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