Rod Heard IIRoderick Michael Heard II is an American professional football football position)|safety]. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Early lifeHeard attended Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and was in the last class to graduate before the school closed in 2019. He committed to play college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.College careerAfter five seasons at Northwestern, Heard transferred to Notre Dame.Personal lifeHeard's father Roderick played football at Eastern Illinois.