Jerome Pathon

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Jerome Pathon
Date of birth	December 16, 1975
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Washington
NFL Draft	1998 / Round 2/ Pick 32
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1998-2001 2002-2004 2005	Indianapolis Colts New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons

Jerome Pathon (born December 16, 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African-born Canadian-raised American football wide receiver who last played for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL in 2005.

Pathon was originally drafted 32nd overall in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Pathon played 46 regular-season games for Indianapolis (1998-2001) as well as 45 games for the New Orleans Saints from 2002-2004. As a member of the 2003 Saints, he became best known for his role as the receiver who scored the touchdown on the famous River City Relay play. Prior to playing in the NFL, Pathon attended the University of Washington.

Pathon was a student of Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1987-1992 and attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada for one year (1993-1994) where he had 44 receptions and 868 receiving yards and was named AUS and CIAU Football Rookie of the Year,