1. Jermaine Gresham was born on June 16,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League.
26 Facts About Jermaine Gresham
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Jermaine Gresham played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning first-team All-American honors in 2008.
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Jermaine Gresham was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Jermaine Gresham had 148 career catches and was ranked as the No 34 overall prospect in 2005 by rivals.
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Jermaine Gresham was an outstanding basketball player before giving it up after the ACL knee injury, and to pursue his career in football as an Oklahoma Sooner.
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Jermaine Gresham averaged 10.1 points-per-game and 6.7 rebounds-per-game.
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Jermaine Gresham led the team with an 11.8 PPG season average, added 7.5 RPG, and had 17-points and 15-rebounds in the championship final game.
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Jermaine Gresham was named to the Class 5A First-team at center, and "Best bench player", averaging 16.3 PPG for the state tournament.
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Jermaine Gresham was named the Southern Conference Boys' Player of the Year.
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Jermaine Gresham did not play his final year; at the end of the football season, and start of the basketball season, he underwent surgery December 9,2005, that ended his senior basketball season.
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Jermaine Gresham only made three recruiting visits; the first to USC, which he said was "too Hollywood" for him, Miami, and Oklahoma.
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Jermaine Gresham was going to visit LSU on January 20,2006, but at the last minute Les Miles reportedly withdrew a scholarship offer.
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Jermaine Gresham loved the way his Oklahoma recruiters, Kevin Sumlin and Jackie Shipp, interacted with their own families.
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Jermaine Gresham signed with the Sooners on February 1,2006, the National Letter of Intent day.
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Jermaine Gresham was still drafted in the first round despite missing all of his last college season with a knee injury.
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Jermaine Gresham signed a five-year, $15.85 million deal - with $9.6 million guaranteed - on August 3,2010.
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Jermaine Gresham was the Bengals starting tight end for the first 15 games of his rookie season, and finished with 52 receptions for 471 yards and four touchdowns.
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Jermaine Gresham missed two games of his second season with injuries, but still made an improvement in every statistical category, catching 56 passes for 596 yards and six touchdowns.
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Jermaine Gresham was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl and joins Mike Ditka and fellow Sooner Keith Jackson as the only tight ends in NFL history to have over 50 receptions in the first three years of their career.
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Jermaine Gresham's production was reduced in 2013 as he found himself sharing the starting spot with rookie tight end Tyler Eifert, but he still had a solid year, catching 46 passes for 461 yards and 4 touchdowns in 15 games.
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On July 24,2015, Jermaine Gresham agreed on a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, reuniting with former Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer.
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On March 13,2016, Jermaine Gresham turned down four-year offers from both the New York Jets and Chicago Bears to stay with the Cardinals on a one-year deal.
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On March 7,2017, Jermaine Gresham signed a four-year contract extension with the Cardinals.
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In 2018, Jermaine Gresham played in 13 games with 11 starts, recording a career-low nine receptions for 94 yards and no touchdowns.
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On March 11,2019, Jermaine Gresham was released by the Cardinals.
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Jermaine Gresham has appeared in the news and in social media several times for his random acts of kindness.