Personal Life
Rodgers was arrested in January 2002 after allegedly assaulting Hartlepool United defender Chris Westwood, having confronted the player in the Victoria Park car park.
In April 2003, Rodgers was ordered to carry out 100 hours community service and pay £5,000 in compensation by Warwick Crown Court after a firework set by Rodgers misfired and hit a sixteen year old girl, causing significant damage to the girl's face. The incident occurred in October 2002, outside the Spitfire Inn pub in Castle Bromwich.
Rodgers was given an 'adult caution for a public order offence' by the Somerset Police Force, after an incident in April 2009. On 1 October 2009, Rodgers was arrested and bailed in connection with a disturbance in Nottingham city centre, following a drinking session with his Notts County teammates.
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