Jerry Mackey
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 20, 1984 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Syracuse |
| Undrafted: | 2007 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jerry Joseph Mackey (born September 20, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Syracuse.
Mackey has also been a member of the New York Jets.
Early life
[edit]PrepStar All-American … Rated the No. 8 prospect in New York by SuperPrep … New York Sportswriters Association First-team Class AA All-State as a senior and junior … All-Nassau County and All-Long Island as a senior … Received the Bill Piner Award as outstanding linebacker in Nassau County in 2001 … Had 85 tackles, 51 solo, one sack, two forced fumbles and three fumbles recoveries as a senior
College career
[edit]Mackey was a 3-year starter at Syracuse at the Linebacker position. His sophomore year, he posted a career high 106 tackles. Though Mackey suffered a major shoulder injury late in his junior campaign and registered just 29 tackles that year. Mackey wore jersey #57 at Syracuse.
Personal life
[edit]Jerry is the nephew of former NFL tight end John Mackey.
External links
[edit]- Syracuse Orange bio Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine