Former Spartan, NFL receiver Charles Rogers dies at age 38

DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan State star and Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers has died.
A woman who identified herself as Cathy Rogers, his mother, confirmed the death Monday in a phone call from The Associated Press. Other details were not immediately known. Marshall Thomas, Rogers’ former basketball coach at Saginaw High School in Michigan, told MLive.com that Rogers died Monday of liver failure and also had cancer.
At Michigan State, Rogers had 135 receptions for 2,821 yards