Je'Rod Cherry
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| Position: | Berkeley (Berkeley, California) |
| College: | California |
| NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Je'Rod LePatrick Cherry (born May 30, 1973) is an American former professional
safety in the National Football League (NFL) from 1996 to 2004. He played college football for the California Golden Bears. Cherry won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. After his football career, he became a radio talk show host for WKNR AM 850 in Cleveland, and sideline analyst/reporter for the Cleveland Browns Radio Network
.
Biography
Born in
Berkeley High School at Berkeley, California
in 1991 and was a standout athlete in football and track.
Cherry red-shirted his freshman year and played on the
University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education in 2000.[3]
He was
special teams
player before retiring in 2004.
Cherry made an immediate impact for the Patriots on special teams in 2001 and 2002. In 2001, he tied for 3rd in ST tackles with 12 and led the Patriots with 6 ST tackles during their Super Bowl run in the postseason. In 2002, he again ranked 3rd in ST tackles with 12 during the regular season. During the 2003 regular season, he finished with 13 ST tackles and recorded 1 ST tackle in the Super Bowl against Carolina. In 2004, Cherry again recorded 13 ST tackles and had 2 ST tackles against Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game.
Post-NFL career
After his retirement, Cherry moved to
flagship station for the Cleveland Browns
, Cherry also became a game-day pregame host for the Browns radio network. In 2022, he became part of the main game broadcast team as sideline analyst and reporter.
Cherry is a
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
.
Awards and honors
- Two-time All Pac-10Academic Team - 1994, 1995
- Three-time Super Bowl winner - XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX (as a member of the New England Patriots)
References
- ^ "Je'Rod Cherry". NFL. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ Gay, Nancy (November 21, 1995). "It's Official -- Gilbertson Out at Cal". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "Je'Rod Cherry". New England Patriots. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ NFL Insider: Cherry's donation rings clear ex-defensive back's heart and soul | cleveland.com Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ "@JRCherry3" on Twitter
- ^ Andrew Knox, Shawn Brown (2012). "Super Bowl Faith: Comments from the Players". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
Je'Rod Cherry–"We have evangelism going on within the team that definitely has an affect [sic] on what we're doing out here today because guys are actually seeking God. Guys are here, like Don Davis, he's an integral part of this. He holds a Bible study every Thursday and then he also helps with the chapel, and we're growing in the Word."
- ^ "Meet Three-Time Super Bowl Champion Former New England Patriot Je'Rod Cherry" (PDF). Heartland Community Church. 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
Je'Rod will be speaking about his football experiences as a member of the 3-time Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots, his work as a sports analyst, and also about his spiritual journey.
[permanent dead link] - ^ "Je'Rod Cherry Super Bowl XXXVI Ring Raffle". Celebrities for Charities. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-02-27.