Jeremaine Copeland

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Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977 in Harriman, Tennessee) is a former XFL and NFL Europe football player, and a current Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders. He has also played with the Montreal Alouettes.

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[edit] High school

Copeland was an all-state quarterback at Harriman High School, where he also played at running back and safety. In 1994, his senior year, Copeland led Harriman to the Tennessee class 2A state championship game. Copeland was also a basketball star at Harriman, guiding the Blue Devils to the 1994-1995 class 2A state championship.

[edit] College career

Copeland attended the University of Tennessee. While there, he posted 131 receptions for 1,300 yards (9.92 yards per rec. avg.). At Tennessee, he played with Peyton Manning and Jamal Lewis while wearing number six for the Vols.

[edit] NFL Europe Career

Jermaine Copeland played a year of NFL Europe football for the Barcelona Dragons. He ended the season with 74 receptions for 821 yards (11.1 yards per rec. avg.), and six touchdowns.

[edit] CFL career

Copeland began his CFL career with the Montreal Alouettes in 2001 and played six games. During that season he also played with XFL's champion Los Angeles Xtreme. After beginning the 2002 season in the Dallas Cowboy's training camp, Copeland returned to the Alouettes and contributed to their Grey Cup championship that year. Copeland picked up CFL and CFLPA all-star honours in 2003 after piling up 1757 yards in receptions. Along with teammate Ben Cahoon, Copeland set a CFL record for most receiving yards by two teammates, amassing 3,318 yards between them. In 2004, Copeland was one of four receivers with the Alouettes to eclipse the 1000-yard receiving mark (the others were Cahoon, Thyron Anderson, and Kwame Cavil), a CFL record which was repeated by the Alouettes the following year. After the 2004 season, Copeland was lured west to join the Calgary Stampeders. Although his statistics have not reached the same levels as those achieved with the Alouettes, Copeland and Stampeder teammate Nik Lewis have become infamous for their elaborate touchdown celebrations, including a "human bicycle" during the 2005 season, and the "bobsled" at the endzone pylon during the 2006 season.

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