Jermaine Whitehead

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Jermaine Whitehead
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Whitehead with the Cleveland Browns in 2019
No. 35
Position:Free safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Amanda Elzy
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College:Auburn
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:76
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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[edit]

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

College statistics[edit]

Auburn Tigers
Year Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Total Solo Ast Sck PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2011 13 1 31 22 9 0.0 3 1 25 25.0 25 1 0 0
2012 12 12 86 40 46 1.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
2013 14 14 65 44 21 0.0 6 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
2014 9 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[edit]

External videos
video icon Whitehead's NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m) 		197 lb
(89 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.59 s 1.64 s 2.70 s 4.11 s 6.95 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		 15 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[2][3]

San Francisco 49ers[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Whitehead signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 5, 2015.[4] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the 49ers during final team cuts.[5] Whitehead was signed to the 49ers' practice squad the following day.[6]

Baltimore Ravens[edit]

On December 23, 2015, the Baltimore Ravens signed Whitehead off the 49ers' practice squad.[7] He was inactive for the last two games of the season. On April 19, 2016, Whitehead was re-signed by the Ravens.[8] He was released by the Ravens on May 13, 2016.[9]

Green Bay Packers[edit]

Whitehead was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 18, 2016.[10] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] On October 24, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.[13] 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.[14][15] He signed a futures contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.[16]

On September 2, 2017, Whitehead was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[19]

Whitehead was re-signed on March 14, 2018.[20] 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.[21]

Cleveland Browns[edit]

On November 7, 2018, Whitehead was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[22] On September 29, 2019, he had his first NFL career interception and forced fumble in a game against the Ravens.[23] 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.[24] Whitehead later apologized for the messages.[25]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Regular season statistics
Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Solo Ast Sack Safety PD Int Yds Lng TDs FF FR Yds TD
2016 GB 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 GB 10 0 11 8 3 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 GB 7 2 20 18 2 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE 7 0 4 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 CLE 8 8 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Auburn Tigers: Jermaine Whitehead". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Jermaine Whitehead". NFL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Jermaine Whitehead – Auburn, FS : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "49ers announce undrafted free agent signings". 49ers.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "49ers release 14 players, set 53-man roster". 49ers.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "San Francisco 49ers sign 9 players to the practice squad". 49ers.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Downing, Garrett (December 23, 2015). "Ravens sign defensive back Jermaine Whitehead". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  8. ^ "Green Bay Packers: Jermaine Whitehead". Packers.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  9. ^ Mink, Ryan (May 13, 2016). "Ravens sign first-round pick Ronnie Stanley". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead". Packers.com. May 18, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  12. ^ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster". Packers.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  14. ^ "Packers sign FB Kerridge to active roster". Packers.com. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "Packers sign S Whitehead to the practice squad". Packers.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  16. ^ "Packers sign eight free agents". Packers.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.
  17. ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017.
  19. ^ "Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead to active roster". Packers.com. October 21, 2017.
  20. ^ Hodkiewicz, Wes (March 12, 2018). "Negotiating window opens today for pending NFL free agents". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  21. ^ "Packers place WR Geronimo Allison on IR, release S Whitehead". Packers.com. November 6, 2018.
  22. ^ "Browns claim DBs Phillip Gaines, Jermaine Whitehead". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 7, 2018.
  23. ^ 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. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  24. ^ Patra, Kevin (November 4, 2019). "Browns cut safety Whitehead after social media posts". NFL.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  25. ^ Gaydos, Ryan (November 6, 2019). "Ex-Browns defensive back Jermaine Whitehead apologizes for threatening critics on social media". Fox News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

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