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14 Facts About Jorrick Calvin

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Jorrick Raydell Calvin was born on July 17,1987 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback.

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Jorrick Calvin was selected by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.

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Jorrick Calvin was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans VooDoo, Chicago Rush, Los Angeles Kiss, Chicago Blitz and Kansas City Phantoms.

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Jorrick Calvin was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.

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Jorrick Calvin was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on August 30,2010, in exchange for fullback Charles Scott, who was selected one pick before Jorrick Calvin in the 2010 NFL Draft.

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Jorrick Calvin became the starting kickoff returner for the Eagles after Ellis Hobbs suffered an injury early in the season.

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On December 12,2010, Jorrick Calvin fielded a kickoff from Dallas Cowboys kicker David Buehler in the Eagles' own end zone.

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Jorrick Calvin then jogged around the end zone without crossing the goal line and introducing the ball into the field of play, or "downing" the ball and ending the play with a touchback.

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Head coach Andy Reid said Jorrick Calvin was told to run around because the Cowboys' kickoff team was so used to Buehler kicking touchbacks that they typically did not complete the coverage.

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Immediately following, Jorrick Calvin was involved in an on-field altercation with Cowboys cornerback Alan Ball, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty for Jorrick Calvin.

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Jorrick Calvin was waived by the Eagles on September 1,2011.

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Jorrick Calvin was assigned to the Los Angeles Kiss on December 23,2013.

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Jorrick Calvin was reassigned on March 8,2014, but appeared in the first episode of 4th and Loud on AMC.

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On February 10,2016, Jorrick Calvin signed with the Chicago Blitz.