1. Jerraud Powers was born on July 19,1987 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Jerraud Powers
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Jerraud Powers played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Jerraud Powers played for the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens.
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Jerraud Powers broke his foot during preseason workouts and it appeared at the time that he would have only a small chance to get on the field, but he was able to play.
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Jerraud Powers earned playing time on special teams as a freshman.
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Jerraud Powers made a name for himself by blocking Eric Wilbur's third quarter punt in a home game against the eventual national champion Florida Gators.
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Jerraud Powers was selected to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team on a pass defense that rated second in the SEC this season.
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Jerraud Powers had a very successful 2007 season and received the Zeke Smith Award, presented each year to Auburn's Defensive Player of the Year.
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Jerraud Powers is remembered as the cornerback covering LSU receiver Demetrius Byrd on his one-handed touchdown grab with one second remaining in the 2007 Auburn-LSU game.
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Jerraud Powers received a lot of attention from ESPN when an Auburn police dog bit his hand after a play in the 2007 Iron Bowl.
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Jerraud Powers returned for his junior season with high expectations after an impressive sophomore season.
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Jerraud Powers was impressive early in the season, leading Auburn to a shutout in the season opener.
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However, Jerraud Powers played with an injured hamstring and struggled through much of the season.
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Jerraud Powers was projected to be a possible NFL draft pick.
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Jerraud Powers was rated 14 out of 239 cornerbacks and 110 out of 2,497 total players evaluated.
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Jerraud Powers signed with the Colts on July 28,2009, for a 4-year contract.
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Jerraud Powers began the 2009 season as a starter due to injuries to Marlin Jackson, and went on to start 12 of 16 games for the Colts.
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In 2010, Jerraud Powers played in 10 games, starting all of them.
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On November 6,2011, Jerraud Powers had a pick six against Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons.
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On May 13,2016, Jerraud Powers signed with the Ravens on a one-year, $1.75 million contract.