1. Jerel Worthy played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, earning consensus All-American honors.
25 Facts About Jerel Worthy
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Jerel Worthy was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft.
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Jerel Worthy originally attended Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio but then transferred to Wayne High School in Huber Heights, where he played high school football for the Wayne Warriors.
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Jerel Worthy was responsible for seven pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.
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Jerel Worthy received scholarship offers from Michigan State, Akron, Cincinnati, Marshall, Nebraska, and Ohio.
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Jerel Worthy was six foot two inches, 288 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds who bench pressed a maximum of 335 pounds and squatted a maximum of 470 pounds.
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Jerel Worthy attended Michigan State University, where he played for the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2009 to 2011.
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Jerel Worthy was redshirted for his freshman year but was still named the scout team defensive player of the week versus Eastern Michigan.
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Jerel Worthy was named a midseason All-Big Ten and All-American by Phil Steele.
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For what turned out to be his final season at Michigan State, Jerel Worthy had 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries, and 14 hits during the regular season.
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Jerel Worthy was named a consensus first-team All-American honors by the Associated Press.
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Jerel Worthy was an All-Big ten selection from the coaches and media.
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Jerel Worthy became the first defensive tackle since Ronald Curl in 1971 to be named an All-American at Michigan State.
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On January 4,2012, Jerel Worthy announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL draft.
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Jerel Worthy was predicted to be a late first round to second round draft pick.
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Jerel Worthy was waived by the Patriots on August 30,2014.
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On September 9,2014, Jerel Worthy signed with the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.
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Jerel Worthy was released on October 21,2014, but re-signed to the practice squad 5 days later.
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On November 24,2015, Jerel Worthy was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.
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On December 22,2015, Jerel Worthy was signed to the active roster.
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Jerel Worthy appeared in the final two games of the 2015 season and in 13 games in 2016.
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On November 14,2017, Jerel Worthy was released by the Bills.
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Jerel Worthy was released by the Buccaneers on October 1,2018.
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On January 6,2019, Jerel Worthy joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.
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In 4 games played, Jerel Worthy made 9 tackles and a sack.