1. Jerry Hughes played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American before being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.
23 Facts About Jerry Hughes
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Jerry Hughes received three varsity letters in football while attending Austin High School in Fort Bend County, Texas, where he played running back.
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Jerry Hughes lettered in baseball where he played third base and pitcher.
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Jerry Hughes picked TCU over Iowa State, Arizona State and North Texas.
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Jerry Hughes accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Texas Christian University, and played for coach Gary Patterson's TCU Horned Frogs football team from 2006 to 2009.
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Once at TCU, Jerry Hughes was one of just four true freshmen to play for the Horned Frogs in 2006.
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Jerry Hughes played in all 13 games as sophomore in 2007, and recorded at least one tackle in each of those contests.
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Jerry Hughes garnered first-team All-Mountain West Conference and MWC Defensive Player of the Year honors, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
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In 2009 Jerry Hughes had a career-high 54 tackles and 11.5 sacks.
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Jerry Hughes was a first-team All-Mountain West selection again, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.
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Jerry Hughes earned his bachelor's degree in communications from TCU in 2010.
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Jerry Hughes was selected in the first round by the Indianapolis Colts 31st overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Jerry Hughes is the first TCU Horned Frog selected in the first round of an NFL Draft since LaDainian Tomlinson went fifth overall to the San Diego Chargers in the 2001 NFL draft, and the first TCU defensive player selected in the first round since Bob Lilly, who was selected 13th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1961 NFL draft.
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In 2011, Jerry Hughes appeared in 12 games with one start making 13 tackles and one sack.
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On November 16,2012, Jerry Hughes was fined $21,000 for a late hit against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 10.
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Jerry Hughes finished the 2012 season by appearing in all 16 games with six starts recording 32 tackles, one pass defended, and four sacks.
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Jerry Hughes finished his first season with the Bills by making 46 tackles, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles in 16 games with one start.
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Jerry Hughes was named to the USA Today All-Joe Team.
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On March 9,2015, the Buffalo Bills and Jerry Hughes agreed to a five-year contract worth at least $45 million.
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On May 21,2019, Jerry Hughes signed a two-year contract extension with the Bills.
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Jerry Hughes started 16 games and led the team with nine sacks.
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Jerry Hughes returned in 2023 to record 32 tackles and three sacks in 17 games and two starts.
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On July 9,2024, Jerry Hughes re-signed with the Texans after initially entering free agency.