Rod Hood Roderick " Rod " Hood ( born October 3 , 1981 in Columbus , Georgia ) is an American football cornerback for the St . Louis Rams of the National Football League . He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003 . He played college football for the Auburn Tigers at Auburn University . Hood has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals , Cleveland Browns , Chicago Bears , and Tennessee Titans . Early years . Hood attended Carver High School in Columbus , Georgia and was a letterman in football , basketball , and track . In track , his 4x100 relay team went to the state finals , and he helped lead the basketball team to the state finals . College career . Hood played college football at Auburn University and played in 47 games ( 18 starts ) and finished his career with five interceptions and 106 tackles . He was also a star return specialist , returning 51 punts for 571 yards ( 11 . 2 yards per punt return ) and averaged 19 . 9 yards on kick returns . Professional career . Pre - draft . Height : 5 - 11 . Weight : 198 . 40 Yard Dash : 4 . 47 ; Bench Press : 13 ; Vertical Jump : 34 " ; Broad Jump : 10 ' 5 " Philadelphia Eagles . Hood signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003 . He signed a three - year $ 910 , 000 contract with the Eagles and as a rookie he tied for fifth on the Eagles in special teams tackles with 21 . As the nickel cornerback , he recorded four tackles and recovered a fumble and recorded his first career interception . Hood finished 2004 with 32 tackles and a team - high three fumble recoveries on defense . Following an injury to starter Lito Sheppard , Hood worked his way into the starting lineup in 2005 where he had three interceptions and 41 tackles and was named to USA Today ’ s “ 2005 All - Joe ” team . In 2006 he played ten games with four starts and recorded 18 tackles after he signed a one - year , $ 1 . 573 million tender to remain with the Eagles for the 2006 season . Arizona Cardinals . Following the 2006 season , Hood left the Eagles in free agency and signed a five - year $ 15 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals where he was the starting cornerback in 2007 and 2008 . In the 2007 season , Hood had his best season with five interceptions and two of them were returned for touchdowns . Hood started all 16 games and his 196 return yards on five interceptions were second best in the NFL this season behind Antrel Rolle ’ s 231 return yards . In 2008 Hood played 15 games with 14 starts and intercepted one pass as the Arizona Cardinals advanced to the Super Bowl . Hood was released by the Cardinals on April 28 , 2009 . Hood signed with the Cleveland Browns and later signed with the Chicago Bears during the offseason , but failed to make either team ' s final 53 - man roster . Tennessee Titans . Hood was signed by the Tennessee Titans on October 15 , 2009 . In his first two games with the Titans , Hood recorded 6 tackles and 1 interception for 17 yards on November 1 , 2009 against the Jacksonville Jaguars . During preparations for the 2010 season Hood tore his ACL and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season . He became a free agent at the end of the season . St . Louis Rams . On September 27 , 2011 , Hood signed with the St . Louis Rams .