| No. 42 New York Jets | |
| Safety | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: June 28, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Rancho Cucamonga, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Boise State | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Detroit Lions | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 159 |
| Sacks | 2 |
| Interceptions | 4 |
| Forced fumbles | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Gerald Alexander (born June 28, 1984) is an American football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft as the 61st overall selection. He played college football at Boise State.
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Attend Rancho Cucamonga High School from 1998–2002, where was a track and field athlete as well.
He was one of the players who helped lead Boise State to their improbable Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma. While at Boise State Alexander was a 4x First-Team All-WAC selection.
Alexander played all 16 games of his rookie season when safety Daniel Bullocks suffered a season-ending knee injury during a preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts. During that 2007 season Gerald recorded 81 tackles, 59 solo and 22 assisted. He also had 2 sacks, interceptions and fumble recoveries.
On June 26, 2009, he was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Dennis Northcutt. On October 19, 2010, the Jaguars released Alexander.[1]
On November 23, the Panthers signed Alexander.[2] He became a free agent after the season.
Alexander signed with the Miami Dolphins on August 28, 2011. Alexander was released on September 2, 2011 by the Miami Dolphins. Re-signed on October 19, 2011.
Alexander was signed by the New York Jets on December 13, 2011 to add depth to the safety position following a season-ending injury to starting safety Jim Leonhard.[3]
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