Tony Jefferson
No. 22 Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: January 27, 1992 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: San Diego, California | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Chula Vista (CA) Eastlake | |||||||||
| College: Oklahoma | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2013 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2013 for the Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2013 | |||||||||
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Tony Jefferson (born January 27, 1992) is an American football safety who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jefferson was a 2010 Freshman All-American by College Football News,[1] The Sporting News,[2] and Big 12 Conference co-Defensive Freshman of the Year (along with OSU Cowboys linebacker Shaun Lewis).[3]
Jefferson attended Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California, where he made 88 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, two fumbles caused, two fumbles recovered, and lead Eastlake to a San Diego Division 1 CIF championship his senior year. He earned a 2009 USA Today All-American selection. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jefferson was listed as the No. 4 cornerback prospect in the class of 2010.[4] He played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Arizona Cardinals
He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on May 13, 2013. In just his second preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Jefferson recorded 2 interceptions to go along with 5 tackles.
References
- ↑ Cirminiello, Richard (December 14, 2010). "2010 CFN All-Freshman Defensive Team". College Football News.
- ↑ "SN college football Freshman of the Year: South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore". Sporting News.
- ↑ "All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. November 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Safeties 2010". Rivals.com. January 21, 2010.