 Whitehead with the Cleveland Browns in 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Free safety | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | March 12, 1993 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Amanda Elzy (Greenwood, Mississippi) | ||||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Jermaine Rasheed Whitehead (born March 12, 1993) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at Auburn, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, and Cleveland Browns.
College career
Whitehead attended Auburn University, where he played on the Auburn Tigers football team from 2011 to 2014.[1]
College statistics
| Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| G | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | |
| 2011 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | 86 | 40 | 46 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 33 | 218 | 133 | 85 | 1.0 | 15 | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Source: AuburnTigers.com | ||||||||||||||
Professional career
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 Whitehead's NFL Combine workout |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.59 s | 1.64 s | 2.70 s | 4.11 s | 6.95 s | 37 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values are from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Whitehead signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 5, 2015.[4] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the 49ers during final team cuts.[5] Whitehead was signed to the 49ers' practice squad the following day.[6]
Baltimore Ravens
On December 23, 2015, the Baltimore Ravens signed Whitehead off the 49ers' practice squad.[7] He was inactive for the last two games of the season. On April 19, 2016, Whitehead was re-signed by the Ravens.[8] He was released by the Ravens on May 13, 2016.[9]
Green Bay Packers
Whitehead was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 18, 2016.[10] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] On October 24, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.[13] Whitehead made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. On November 7, 2016, he was released by the Packers and was re-signed back to the practice squad.[14][15] He signed a futures contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.[16]
On September 2, 2017, Whitehead was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[19]
Whitehead was re-signed on March 14, 2018.[20] In Week 9 against the New England Patriots, Whitehead was ejected after slapping center David Andrews in the face mask. He was then released by the Packers on November 6, 2018.[21]
Cleveland Browns
On November 7, 2018, Whitehead was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[22] On September 29, 2019, he had his first NFL career interception and forced fumble in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.[23] Whitehead was waived on November 4, 2019 after posting "several threatening and racist messages for people who criticized him" following the team's loss to the Denver Broncos, a game in which he missed a number of crucial tackles.[24] Whitehead later apologized for the messages.[25]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Safety | PD | Int | Yds | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |||||
| 2016 | GB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | GB | 10 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | GB | 7 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLE | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | CLE | 8 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 76 | 58 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Auburn Tigers: Jermaine Whitehead". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Jermaine Whitehead". NFL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Jermaine Whitehead – Auburn, FS : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "49ers announce undrafted free agent signings". 49ers.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "49ers release 14 players, set 53-man roster". 49ers.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "San Francisco 49ers sign 9 players to the practice squad". 49ers.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Downing, Garrett (December 23, 2015). "Ravens sign defensive back Jermaine Whitehead". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers: Jermaine Whitehead". Packers.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Mink, Ryan (May 13, 2016). "Ravens sign first-round pick Ronnie Stanley". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead". Packers.com. May 18, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster". Packers.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign FB Kerridge to active roster". Packers.com. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign S Whitehead to the practice squad". Packers.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign eight free agents". Packers.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead to active roster". Packers.com. October 21, 2017.
- ↑ Hodkiewicz, Wes (March 12, 2018). "Negotiating window opens today for pending NFL free agents". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers place WR Geronimo Allison on IR, release S Whitehead". Packers.com. November 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Browns claim DBs Phillip Gaines, Jermaine Whitehead". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 7, 2018.
- ↑ Kerr, Jeff (September 29, 2019). "Browns at Ravens final score: Nick Chubb goes for three touchdowns as Cleveland takes over first place in AFC North". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ Patra, Kevin (November 4, 2019). "Browns cut safety Whitehead after social media posts". NFL.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ↑ Gaydos, Ryan (November 6, 2019). "Ex-Browns defensive back Jermaine Whitehead apologizes for threatening critics on social media". Fox News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.