1. Jerramy Ryan Stevens was born on November 13,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League.
31 Facts About Jerramy Stevens
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Jerramy Stevens played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft.
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In 2005, Jerramy Stevens became a regular starter at tight end for the Seattle Seahawks and played in Super Bowl XL.
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Jerramy Stevens attended River Ridge High School of Lacey, Washington.
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Jerramy Stevens passed for 5,000 yards during his high school career, including throwing for 2,000 yards as a junior.
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Jerramy Stevens was charged with felony assault and was ordered to home detention while awaiting trial.
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Jerramy Stevens redshirted the 1998 season and played on the practice squad as quarterback.
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In 1999, Jerramy Stevens made 21 receptions for 265 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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In 2000, Jerramy Stevens made 43 receptions for 600 yards and 3 touchdowns and won the 2001 Rose Bowl with Washington.
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In 2001, Jerramy Stevens made 10 receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown.
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Jerramy Stevens was selected by his hometown Seattle Seahawks as their first-round pick in the 2002 NFL draft; he was the 28th player taken overall.
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Jerramy Stevens played 12 games with one start in his rookie season in 2002 and debuted in the season opener against the Oakland Raiders on September 8.
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In 2003, Jerramy Stevens played all 16 games and started 2, with 6 receptions for 72 yards.
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In 2004, Jerramy Stevens again played all 16 games and started 5.
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Jerramy Stevens made 31 receptions for 349 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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In 2005, Jerramy Stevens started 12 games out of 16 and made 45 receptions for 554 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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On February 5,2006, Jerramy Stevens caught 3 passes for 25 yards in Super Bowl XL.
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On November 6,2006, in a game against the Oakland Raiders, Jerramy Stevens was kneed in the groin by Raiders defensive end Tyler Brayton, who was then ejected from the game.
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Art Shell, the Raiders coach, said in an interview that Jerramy Stevens was the instigator, and had tried to knee Brayton earlier.
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However Mike Holmgren, the Seahawks coach, responded by saying that Jerramy Stevens was not attempting to strike Brayton, but was struggling for leverage which caused his leg to flare out.
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On May 30,2008, Jerramy Stevens was re-signed by the Buccaneers after the team waived quarterback Bruce Gradkowski.
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On June 4,2008, Jerramy Stevens was suspended for two games and fined three game checks after violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
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In 14 games played, Jerramy Stevens made three starts and made 36 receptions for 397 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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In 2009, Jerramy Stevens played all 16 regular season games with eight starts for the Buccaneers.
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Jerramy Stevens made 15 receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown.
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Jerramy Stevens played in five games with one start in 2010 for Tampa and made three receptions for 43 yards.
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Jerramy Stevens was born in Boise, Idaho, to a black father and a white mother, one of their four children.
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Jerramy Stevens's mother Fran worked as a police officer and school administrator, and his father Bob was a teacher and high school sports coach.
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Bob Jerramy Stevens died on September 4,2012, at age 62, from cancer.
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Jerramy Stevens married Hope Solo, a professional soccer goalkeeper formerly on the United States women's national soccer team, on November 13,2012; the two had been dating for about two months, and the marriage came one day after Jerramy Stevens was arrested for allegedly assaulting Solo.
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Solo attended the University of Washington from 1999 to 2003, nearly the same time as Jerramy Stevens, and played for four seasons on the Washington Huskies women's soccer team.