Jermaine Whitehead Explained

Jermaine Whitehead
Number:35
Position:Free safety
Birth Date:12 March 1993
Birth Place:Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:195
High School:Amanda Elzy
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College:Auburn
Undraftedyear:2015
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:76
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:1.0
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:1
Statlabel4:Pass deflections
Statvalue4:5
Statlabel5:Interceptions
Statvalue5:1
Pfr:WhitJe02

Jermaine Rasheed Whitehead (born March 12, 1993) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at Auburn, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, and Cleveland Browns.

College career

Whitehead attended Auburn University, where he played on the Auburn Tigers football team from 2011 to 2014.[1]

College statistics

Auburn Tigers
Year Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Total Solo Ast Sck PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
201113 1 31 22 9 0.0 3 1 25 25.0 25 1 0 0
201212 12 86 40 46 1.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
201314 14 65 44 21 0.0 6 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
20149 6 36 27 9 0.0 1 6 57 9.5 33 1 0 0
Total 48 33 218 133 85 1.0 15 9 82 9.1 33 2 0 2
Source: AuburnTigers.com

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Whitehead signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 5, 2015.[2] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the 49ers during final team cuts.[3] Whitehead was signed to the 49ers' practice squad the following day.[4]

Baltimore Ravens

On December 23, 2015, the Baltimore Ravens signed Whitehead off the 49ers' practice squad.[5] He was inactive for the last two games of the season. On April 19, 2016, Whitehead was re-signed by the Ravens.[6] He was released by the Ravens on May 13, 2016.[7]

Green Bay Packers

Whitehead was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 18, 2016.[8] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] [10] On October 24, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.[11] Whitehead made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. On November 7, 2016, he was released by the Packers and was re-signed back to the practice squad.[12] [13] He signed a futures contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.[14]

On September 2, 2017, Whitehead was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15] [16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[17]

Whitehead was re-signed on March 14, 2018.[18] In Week 9 against the New England Patriots, Whitehead was ejected after slapping center David Andrews in the face mask. He was then released by the Packers on November 6, 2018.[19]

Cleveland Browns

On November 7, 2018, Whitehead was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[20] On September 29, 2019, he had his first NFL career interception and forced fumble in a game against the Ravens.[21] Whitehead was waived on November 4, 2019 after posting "several threatening and racist messages for people who criticized him" following the team's loss to the Denver Broncos, a game in which he missed a number of crucial tackles.[22] Whitehead later apologized for the messages.[23]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Solo Ast Sack Safety PD Int Yds Lng TDs FF FR Yds TD
GB2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GB10 0 11 8 3 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GB7 2 20 18 2 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE7 0 4 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 41 31 10 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 34 10 76 58 18 1.0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Source: NFL.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auburn Tigers: Jermaine Whitehead . November 10, 2016 . AuburnTigers.com . September 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160904035740/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html . dead .
  2. Web site: May 5, 2015 . 49ers announce undrafted free agent signings . October 25, 2016 . 49ers.com.
  3. Web site: September 5, 2015 . 49ers release 14 players, set 53-man roster . October 25, 2016 . 49ers.com.
  4. Web site: September 6, 2015 . San Francisco 49ers sign 9 players to the practice squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005759/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/san-francisco-49ers-sign-9-players-to-the-practice-squad/4d3ddf12-1485-455d-bb21-6238e8a46266 . dead . November 7, 2017 . October 25, 2016 . 49ers.com.
  5. Web site: Downing . Garrett . December 23, 2015 . Ravens sign defensive back Jermaine Whitehead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510071948/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/ravens-sign-defensive-back-jermaine-whitehead/4f5fe8b3-2a10-4670-813d-ca865bd3b244 . dead . May 10, 2017 . October 25, 2016 . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  6. Web site: Green Bay Packers: Jermaine Whitehead . November 10, 2016 . Packers.com.
  7. Web site: Mink . Ryan . May 13, 2016 . Ravens sign first-round pick Ronnie Stanley . October 25, 2016 . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  8. Web site: May 18, 2016 . Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead . October 25, 2016 . Packers.com.
  9. Web site: September 3, 2016 . Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan . https://web.archive.org/web/20180402184923/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3 . dead . April 2, 2018 . October 25, 2016 . Packers.com.
  10. Web site: September 5, 2016 . Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley . October 25, 2016 . Packers.com.
  11. Web site: October 24, 2016 . Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster . October 25, 2016 . Packers.com.
  12. Web site: November 7, 2016 . Packers sign FB Kerridge to active roster . https://web.archive.org/web/20170907033958/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-daily-news-story/article-1/packers-sign-fb-kerridge-to-active-roster/272a9b38-bea8-4ca4-a4cf-1b56496f5bd2 . dead . September 7, 2017 . November 7, 2016 . Packers.com.
  13. Web site: November 9, 2016 . Packers sign S Whitehead to the practice squad . November 9, 2016 . Packers.com.
  14. Web site: January 24, 2017 . Packers sign eight free agents . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019192623/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-eight-free-agents/c28d35fc-65e5-4752-9416-f9f8b7fcf977 . dead . October 19, 2017 . Packers.com.
  15. Web site: September 2, 2017 . Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085345/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-announce-roster-moves-to-reduce-roster-to-53/94349c91-be80-4c10-b860-36a5a83c78cd . dead . May 7, 2018 . Packers.com.
  16. Web site: September 3, 2017 . Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR . Packers.com.
  17. Web site: October 21, 2017 . Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead to active roster . Packers.com.
  18. Web site: Hodkiewicz . Wes . March 12, 2018 . Negotiating window opens today for pending NFL free agents . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180519153727/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-daily-news-story/article-1/negotiating-window-opens-today-for-pending-nfl-free-agents/d8742ef7-d15c-43be-9959-72d670a9f2b1 . May 19, 2018 . May 19, 2018 . Packers.com.
  19. Web site: November 6, 2018 . Packers place WR Geronimo Allison on IR, release S Whitehead . Packers.com . November 7, 2018 . November 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104201/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-wr-geronimo-allison-on-ir-release-s-whitehead . dead .
  20. Web site: November 7, 2018 . Browns claim DBs Phillip Gaines, Jermaine Whitehead . ClevelandBrowns.com.
  21. News: Kerr . Jeff . September 29, 2019 . Browns at Ravens final score: Nick Chubb goes for three touchdowns as Cleveland takes over first place in AFC North . CBS Sports . September 29, 2019.
  22. Web site: Patra . Kevin . November 4, 2019 . Browns cut safety Whitehead after social media posts . https://web.archive.org/web/20191104153534/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001073390/article/browns-cut-jermaine-whitehead-after-social-media-posts . dead . November 4, 2019 . November 4, 2019 . NFL.com . en.
  23. Web site: Gaydos . Ryan . November 6, 2019 . Ex-Browns defensive back Jermaine Whitehead apologizes for threatening critics on social media . November 7, 2019 . Fox News.

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