1. Jayron Kearse was born on February 11,1994 and is an American professional football safety.
55 Facts About Jayron Kearse
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Jayron Kearse played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Frequently listed as an "athlete" by most recruiting services, Kearse was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.
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Jayron Kearse was viewed as the seventh best outside linebacker in the class of 2012 by Scout.
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Jayron Kearse originally committed to play college football at Auburn University in August 2011, but in January 2012, he verbally committed to the University of Miami after the Tigers lost coach Gus Malzahn to Arkansas State.
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Jayron Kearse posted a picture of himself on his Twitter feed holding a Miami helmet and wearing a Hurricanes sweatshirt standing next to Hurricanes coach Al Golden.
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Jayron Kearse accepted a football scholarship from Clemson University, where he focused on playing strong safety under head coach Dabo Swinney from 2013 to 2015.
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Jayron Kearse amassed 164 total tackles, seven interceptions, 11 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles in 1,998 snaps over 40 games with 29 starts in his career.
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Two weeks before his freshman season began, Jayron Kearse was a candidate to play nickelback in Clemson's five-defensive back formations, but a shoulder injury caused him to miss the end of fall camp and the opener against the University of Georgia, so fellow freshman strong safety Korrin Wiggins moved to nickel and Jayron Kearse settled in as Travis Blanks' backup.
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However, in week 7, Jayron Kearse played just three snaps against Florida State.
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Jayron Kearse recorded 67 tackles, two interceptions, 7 pass breakups, three sacks and one fumble recovery.
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Jayron Kearse had 4 tackles and one fumble recovery in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl against Oklahoma University.
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Jayron Kearse registered 87 tackles, one interception, 8 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
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Jayron Kearse received second-team All-American honors from the Associated Press.
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Jayron Kearse made 10 tackles in the 2015 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma University.
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Jayron Kearse tallied 3 tackles in the National Championship Game loss against the University of Alabama.
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Jayron Kearse was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft, dropping after posting a 4.62 time in the 40-yard dash and being criticized for taking bad tackling angles.
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Jayron Kearse mentioned in the media that he watched hopelessly as he was passed on by NFL teams round after round.
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Jayron Kearse saw his first significant action of the 2016 season in Week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles, playing 52 of 58 snaps on defense and recording two tackles after starter Andrew Sendejo went down with an ankle injury after intercepting a pass.
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Jayron Kearse made his first career start the following week against the Chicago Bears.
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Jayron Kearse appeared in 15 regular season games and 2 playoff contests.
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Jayron Kearse tallied 13 defensive tackles and 14 special teams tackles.
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Jayron Kearse played mostly as a slot cornerback in the team's "big nickel" package.
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Jayron Kearse made his first career pass breakup against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4.
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Jayron Kearse had a career game in Week 7 against the New York Jets, recording five tackles, a half sack, and one quarterback hit.
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Jayron Kearse followed this up the next week against New Orleans Saints, collecting five tackles for a second week in a row.
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Jayron Kearse registered 28 tackles, one quarterback hurry, 6 pass breakups and one special teams tackle during the season.
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On March 27,2020, Jayron Kearse signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Detroit Lions.
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Jayron Kearse was reinstated from suspension and activated on October 1,2020.
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In Week 9, against his former team the Vikings, Jayron Kearse was named the full-time starter at strong safety.
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Jayron Kearse tied his career-high of nine tackles in Week 10 against Washington Football Team.
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Jayron Kearse was inactive for the Week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after reportedly leaving the hotel room without permission and being late to a bed check on a road trip, which violated the team rules.
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On December 31,2020, Jayron Kearse was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens.
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Jayron Kearse signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys on March 30,2021.
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Jayron Kearse reunited with senior defensive assistant George Edwards, who was his defensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Jayron Kearse was expected to be a special teams player, but surprised observers by being named the Cowboys starting strong safety, while recording 92 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions and 10 pass breakups, all career-highs.
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Jayron Kearse had 9 tackles against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Jayron Kearse made 9 tackles and one pass breakup against the Denver Broncos.
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Jayron Kearse had 9 tackles and 2 pass breakups against Las Vegas Raiders.
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Jayron Kearse missed the season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles after being placed on the COVID-19 list.
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Jayron Kearse started his first career playoff game, finishing the Wild Card game against the San Francisco 49ers with 10 tackles and one pass breakup.
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On March 21,2022, Jayron Kearse signed a two-year, $10 million contract extension with the Cowboys.
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Jayron Kearse started 14 games, registering 83 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, one interception, 5 pass breakups and 2 fumble recoveries.
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Jayron Kearse sprained his left MCL in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was forced to play on a bad knee in most of the games.
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Jayron Kearse suffered a right labrum tear on the Thanksgiving game against the New York Giants, that forced him to play with a harness and have offseason surgery.
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Jayron Kearse had 7 tackles against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before leaving the game with a knee injury.
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Jayron Kearse made nine tackles, one sack and 2 quarterback pressures against the Chicago Bears.
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Jayron Kearse had 8 tackles, one quarterback pressure and one pass breakup against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Jayron Kearse made 7 tackles, one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
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Jayron Kearse missed the tenth game against the Washington Commanders with an injury.
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Jayron Kearse has family ties to the NFL, as Jevon Jayron Kearse, former Florida Gators All-American and longtime Tennessee Titans defensive end is his uncle, and his cousin, Phillip Buchanon, played college football at Miami and was taken in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.
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At the age of 14, Jayron Kearse was out of football and in the summer of 2008 got arrested on a felony charge of robbery with another minor in Fort Myers, Florida, according to WBBH-TV.
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On October 27,2019, Jayron Kearse was stopped by a Minnesota State Patrol Trooper for driving around a construction barricade onto the closed portion of US Interstate 94 at Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Jayron Kearse was arrested on fourth-degree DWI and possession of a firearm without a permit.
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Jayron Kearse pleaded guilty on February 27,2020, to the charges and was sentenced to probation and community service.