Last week, we spotlighted Eric Rogers after the Niners wide receiver surprised his mom with a new car.
This week, we learned more details about Rogers' backstory that make the gesture even cooler.
Robert Klemko of MMQB published a feature on Wednesday recounting Rogers' extraordinary path to the NFL.
If you have the five minutes to read the entire piece, do so. It's very good.
If not, here are a few of the highlights from the piece:
1. Rogers went to college without even considering a future in football. Instead, he wanted to be a police officer.
2. While playing for Division III Cal Lutheran, Rogers earned money by working in the school cafeteria and washing his team's uniforms every Sunday for $40.
3. After being released by the Dallas Cowboys in 2013, Rogers moved home and took a job packing UPS trucks.
Rogers has yet to put on a 49ers uniform, but it's hard not to root for the guy. He'll absolutely be someone to watch when San Francisco begins its offseason program in a couple weeks. One thing is for certain: He won't be the one washing jerseys after practice anymore.
