Jonathan Charles Wade was born on March 27,1984 and is an American former football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League for five seasons.
21 Facts About Jonathan Wade
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Jonathan Wade played college football for the University of Tennessee.
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Jonathan Wade attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, and played for the Evangel Eagles high school football team.
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Jonathan Wade attended the University of Tennessee, and played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2002 to 2006.
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Jonathan Wade was a standout in both track and football.
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Jonathan Wade played wide receiver when first coming to Tennessee but moved to cornerback after sitting out most of the 2003 with an injury redshirt.
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Jonathan Wade came under fire by fans early in his career, but many NFL pundits now consider him to be a solid NFL prospect.
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Jonathan Wade was named Second-team All- SEC by the league's coaches and the AP.
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Also a star track athlete, Jonathan Wade won the gold medal over the 200 meters, with a time of 20.95 seconds, and the bronze medal over 100 meters at 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics.
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Jonathan Wade won the 2001 and 2002 state titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters.
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Jonathan Wade set the state records in both, 200 meters twice, with a time of 21.03 seconds as a junior and broke his own record as a senior.
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Jonathan Wade was the Louisiana 2001 and 2002 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
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Jonathan Wade has received honors for track and field while he was at the University of Tennessee.
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Jonathan Wade was named All-American in 2005 for both indoor and outdoor track.
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Jonathan Wade anchored Tennessee's 2003 SEC champion and NCAA outdoor runner-up 4 x 100 metres relay team.
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Jonathon Jonathan Wade was selected in the third round with the 84th pick overall in the 2007 NFL draft by the St Louis Rams.
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In 2008 Jonathan Wade again played 16 games with one start and ended the year with 10 tackles, one interception and three passes deflected.
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Jonathan Wade signed with the Detroit Lions on March 8,2010.
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Jonathan Wade was cut on November 9,2010, to make room for Dave Rayner who was signed to replace Jason Hanson.
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Jonathan Wade signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on November 22,2010, to replace free safety Chris Crocker after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Week 11 game against the Buffalo Bills.
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Jonathan Wade was re-signed to a future contract on January 30,2012.