Jerramy Stevens
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| Jerramy Stevens | |
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| Date of birth | November 13, 1979 |
| Place of birth | Boise, Idaho |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| College | Washington |
| NFL Draft | 2002 / Round 1/ Pick 28 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2002-present | Seattle Seahawks |
Jerramy Stevens (born November 13, 1979 in Boise, Idaho) is a National Football League tight end for the Seattle Seahawks. Stevens played college football at the University of Washington. He currently lives in Bellevue, Washington. He is perhaps known for his numerous dropped passes.
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[edit] High School Years
Stevens attended River Ridge High School (Lacey, Washington) and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he passed for 1497 yards as a senior.
[edit] Super Bowl XL
Before Super Bowl XL, Stevens said in a February 2, 2006 interview, "The story of Jerome Bettis returning to his hometown (Detroit) is heartwarming, but it's going be a sad day when he doesn't walk away with that trophy." This drew the ire of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter who in reaction to the statement said, "A guy running in and out on special teams shouldn't be sayin' things like that."
On February 5, 2006 Stevens caught 3 passes for 25 yards in Super Bowl XL. Among his catches was Seattle's only touchdown. However, he also dropped three key passes in the Seahawks 21-10 loss to the Steelers.
[edit] Kneeing incident
On November 6, 2006 in a game against the Oakland Raiders, Jerramy Stevens was kneed in the groin by Raiders defensive end Tyler Brayton, who was then ejected from the game. Neither player was suspended, but Brayton was fined $25,000 by the NFL for the incident, and Stevens was fined $15,000 for his involvement, as well as an earlier taunting incident.[1]
Art Shell, the Raiders coach, said in an interview that Stevens was the instigator, and had tried to knee Brayton earlier. However Mike Holmgren, the Seahawks coach, responded by saying that Steven’s was not attempting to strike Brayton, but was struggling for leverage which caused his leg to flare out. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle. Brayton, Stevens fined by NFL, but avoid suspensions. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
- ^ Seattle Times. Stevens takes lumps. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
