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Hefney while playing at Tennessee. |
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| Date of birth: | February 27, 1985 |
| Place of birth: | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Career information | |
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| Status: | Active |
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| 2008 2008 2009 2010 2010-present |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Winnipeg Blue Bombers Detroit Lions Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 2009, 2011 |
| CFL East All-Star: | 2009, 2011 |
| Honors: | 2004 Freshman All-SEC 2007 First-team All-SEC 2009 CFL's East Rookie of the Year |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Jonathan Jerrod Hefney (born February 27, 1985 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is a Canadian Football Defensive Back who is currently playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Tennessee.
Hefney has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions.
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Hefney played high school football at Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He led his school to an undefeated record in 2002. Following his senior season, Hefney played at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia.[1]
Hefney was a four year starter at either cornerback or safety during his time at Tennessee, starting every game except for the 2004 season opener against UNLV. Hefney also garnered attention as a punt return specialist.[1]
Hefney was expected to be selected early in the 2008 NFL Draft but instead he went undrafted, and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[2] On July 25, 2008 he was released from the Buccaneers. Hefney was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 9, 2008.
Failing to make an NFL team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL signed Hefney on May 28, 2009.[3] He recorded 66 tackles and four interceptions his rookie season, earning Eastern Division Rookie of the Year and All-Star honors. However Hefney left the next year to play in the NFL again.
His time in the NFL that year was short however as Hefney was signed by the Detroit Lions on January 4, 2010, and released on September 4, 2010.[4] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 6, and released on September 23.
He returned to the Blue Bombers four days after being released by the Detroit Lions.[5] The 2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season saw Hefney as part of the self-titled "Swaggerville" defence that was arguably tops in the league. That season, Hefney won his second nod as a CFL East Division all-star, and was then named to his second CFL All-Star team a short time later.[6][7]
| Regular season | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Tackles | Stt | Sacks | Int | Yards | Long | TD | Fumbles | Yards | Long | TD | |||
| 2009 | WPG | 66 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | WPG | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | WPG | 76 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | |||
| CFL totals | 167 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | ||||
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