Jerod Cherry

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Jerod Cherry
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Position: Strong safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1973-05-30) May 30, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth: Charlotte, North Carolina
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Career information
High school: Berkeley (Berkeley, California)
College: California
NFL draft: 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Je'rod LePatrick Cherry (born May 30, 1973) is a radio talk show host for WKNR AM 850 in Cleveland. He was previously an American football safety in the National Football League who played from 1996 to 2004, winning three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.

Biography

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina,[1] Cherry graduated from Berkeley High School at Berkeley, California in 1991 and was a standout in football and track.

Cherry red-shirted his freshman year and played on the California Golden Bears football team from 1992 to 1995.[2] In his senior season, Cherry had 91 tackles and an interception and returned 18 kickoffs for a 21.4 yard average. For his junior and senior years, Cherry was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention and Pac-10 All-Academic selection.[3] With a 3.2 GPA, Cherry received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from UC Berkeley in 1996 and a master of arts in education from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education in 2000.[3]

He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1996 NFL Draft. In 2000, Cherry signed with the Oakland Raiders, then a month later he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. After his stint with the Eagles, Cherry signed with the New England Patriots, where he earned Super Bowl rings in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX as a special teams player before retiring in 2004.

Cherry made an immediate impact for the Patriots on special teams in 2001 and 2002. In 2001, he tied for 3rd in ST tackles with 12 and led the Patriots with 6 ST tackles during their Super Bowl run in the postseason. In 2002, he again ranked 3rd in ST tackles with 12 during the regular season. During the 2003 regular season, he finished with 13 ST tackles and recorded 1 ST tackle in the Super Bowl against Carolina. In 2004, Cherry again recorded 13 ST tackles and had 2 ST tackles against Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game.

Post-NFL career

After his retirement, Cherry moved to the Cleveland area, and in 2009 became a talk show host and NFL analyst for WKNR AM 850 in Cleveland.[4] In 2013, following WKNR becoming a flagship station for the Cleveland Browns, Cherry also became a game-day pregame host for the Browns radio network.

Cherry is a Christian and attends Bible studies with other players.[5] Each year, Cherry goes to Heartland Community Church in Medina, Ohio, where he discusses his work as a sports analyst and his spiritual journey with the congregation there.[6] In 2008, Cherry raffled off his first Super Bowl ring with the proceeds going to charity. The event raised over $200,000.[7] The ring is currently[when?] with a collector in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Awards and honors

References

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