1. Jeremy Dashon Kerley was born on November 8,1988 and is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist.
19 Facts About Jeremy Kerley
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Jeremy Kerley played college football at TCU and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Jeremy Kerley attended Hutto High School in Hutto, Texas, where he was a letterman in four sports.
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Jeremy Kerley took his high school football team to the state finals in 2005 where he and his team faced Tatum and lost by three points despite a great game performance by Jeremy Kerley.
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Jeremy Kerley was a four-time state finalist in the triple jump.
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Jeremy Kerley was recruited by the University of Texas and Stanford University to play baseball, and by the University of Oklahoma to play football, but ultimately decided to play college football for Texas Christian University.
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Jeremy Kerley was converted to wide receiver and return specialist at TCU after playing quarterback in high school.
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Jeremy Kerley had 10 touchdown catches, one touchdown pass, and two rushing touchdowns in 2010.
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Jeremy Kerley ranked second in the nation in punt returns and third in the nation in kickoff returns.
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Jeremy Kerley was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive year in 2010, as well as second-team All-Mountain West honors at wide receiver.
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Jeremy Kerley was one of three finalists in 2010 for the Paul Hornung Award, which honors the most versatile college football player in the nation.
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Jeremy Kerley was projected to be drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Jeremy Kerley was selected in the fifth round with the 153rd overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.
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Jeremy Kerley caught his first career touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez against the New England Patriots on October 9,2011.
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On October 21,2014, Jeremy Kerley agreed to a four-year, $16 million contract extension with $5.4 million guaranteed.
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Jeremy Kerley ended the 2015 season with career-highs in punt returns and punt return yards.
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On March 21,2016, Jeremy Kerley signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions.
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Jeremy Kerley agreed to a three-year, $10.5 million contract extension on March 4,2017.
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On September 5,2017, Jeremy Kerley re-signed with the Jets on a one-year deal.