Jerame Tuman
 Tuman in August 2005 | |||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | March 24, 1976 Liberal, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Liberal | ||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136 | ||||||
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Jerame Dean Tuman (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional
Early years
Tuman played both
College career
Tuman played college football at the University of Michigan, playing tight end. He joined the Wolverines in 1995, and graduated after the 1998 season, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1996, 1997, and 1998. He was also named an All-American by several news outlets in 1997.
Tuman was the starting tight end for the 1997 undefeated team named national champions by the Associated Press, and scored the decisive touchdown in the 1998 Rose Bowl victory over Washington State which secured their undefeated season.
During his time at Michigan, Tuman was part of an offensive
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
He was selected with the third pick of the fifth round of the
Arizona Cardinals
On March 3, 2008 the Arizona Cardinals signed Tuman to a two-year contract. Ken Whisenhunt, the head coach of the Cardinals, had previously served as tight ends coach and offensive coordinator for the Steelers during Tuman's time with the team.
Tuman was released by the Cardinals on December 24 after the team signed
Personal
Jerame is married to Molly Tuman, sister of Tuman's former college teammate at Michigan, Scott Dreisbach. They have four children: one son, Canyon, and three daughters, Avery, Makenna and Mia.
Tuman was allegedly one of the Pittsburgh players
In 2017, Tuman served as an assistant football coach at North Allegheny Senior High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.
See also
- Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders
References
- ^ Griese fools Colorado 4 times on play-action passes to Tuman Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine The Michigan Daily Online
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Arizona Re-Signs TE Tuman SI.com, January 13, 2009
- ^ "A Steelers impersonator wreaks havoc on one woman's life - ESPN The Magazine". Sports.espn.go.com. April 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2012.