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Jerramy Stevens
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| Jerramy Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 13, 1979 (age 27) |
| Place of birth |  Boise, Idaho |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| College | Washington |
| NFL Draft | 2002 / Round 1/ Pick 28 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2002-2007 | Seattle Seahawks |
Jerramy Stevens (born November 13, 1979 in Boise, Idaho) is a National Football League tight end formerly playing for the Seattle Seahawks. Stevens played college football at the University of Washington. He currently lives in Bellevue, Washington. Although currently an unrestricted free agent, Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell has stated that Stevens will not return for another season.
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Stevens attended River Ridge High School (Lacey, Washington) and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, Stevens originally played quarterback. He passed for 1497 yards as a senior.
Before Super Bowl XL, Stevens said in a February 2, 2006 interview, "The story of Jerome Bettis returning to his hometown (Detroit) is heartwarming, but it's going be a sad day when he doesn't walk away with that trophy." This drew the ire of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter who in reaction to the statement said, "A guy running in and out on special teams shouldn't be sayin' things like that." In a twist of irony, Jerramy Stevens was the intended receiver on the last offensive play for the Seahawks on a fourth down with eight seconds left in the game. As the Matt Hasselbeck pass reached Stevens, Porter and teammate Brian McFadden landed a ball-jarring hit on Stevens near the goal-line, which evidently left him to drop the last-ditch pass and end the drive. This last drop signified his disapointing performance in the Super Bowl, marred with crucial drops. On February 5, 2006 Stevens caught 3 passes for 25 yards in Super Bowl XL. Among his catches was Seattle's only touchdown. However, he also dropped three key passes in the Seahawks 21-10 loss to the Steelers.
On November 6, 2006 in a game against the Oakland Raiders, Jerramy Stevens was kneed in the groin by Raiders defensive end Tyler Brayton, who was then ejected from the game. Neither player was suspended, but Brayton was fined $25,000 by the NFL for the incident, and Stevens was fined $15,000 for his involvement, as well as an earlier taunting incident. Stevens was reported as saying, "It hurts baaad." [1]
Art Shell, the Raiders coach, said in an interview that Stevens was the instigator, and had tried to knee Brayton earlier. However Mike Holmgren, the Seahawks coach, responded by saying that Steven’s was not attempting to strike Brayton, but was struggling for leverage which caused his leg to flare out. [2]
On March 20, 2007, Seattle general manager Tim Ruskell confirmed that Stevens' days with the Seahawks are done. "I would say it's probably a time for a change of scenery and to move on," Ruskell said. [3]This move was widely expected, as only hours after Stevens' arrest on March 13, the Seahawks signed veteran Marcus Pollard, giving them four tight ends.[4]
On June 2, 1998, Stevens was arrested on charges of second-degree assault armed with a deadly weapon and fourth-degree assault. According to a police report, Stevens and a friend engaged in a fight with a 17-year-old and witnesses said Stevens stomped on the man's face. Stevens agreed to a plea deal of a charge of misdemeanor assault.
On July 10, 1998, Stevens tested positive for for marijuana and served a day in jail.
on July 27, 2000, Stevens arrested for investigation of sexual assault but was never charged and released from jail after prosecutors determined they wouldn't be able to charge Stevens in the required 72-hours after his arrest.
On May 4, 2001, Stevens was cited for reckless driving and hit and run after crashing into a nursing home Northgate, Washington. Stevens pleaded guilty to hit-and-run and causing property damage and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service.
On April 3, 2003, Stevens was stopped by Medina, Washington police and was charged with reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $1,000 and was sentenced to two days in jail because the judge ruled Stevens violated his probation from the hit-and-run case.
On March 13, 2007, Stevens was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is facing DUI and marijuana possession charges.[5] [1]
On March 20, 2007 the Seattle Times report that multiple complaints were raised against Stevens by other residents in his condominium complex. The complaints include, vomit on their doors, used condoms on the back porch, loud parties at all hours of the night, and various noise complaints. [2]
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle. Brayton, Stevens fined by NFL, but avoid suspensions. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
- ^ Seattle Times. Stevens takes lumps. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
- ^ Tim Booth, Associated Press Writer. Seahawks GM says Stevens won't be back in Seattle. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
- ^ United Press International. Seahawks sign TE Marcus Pollard. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
- ^ Seattle Times. Unsigned Hawks TE Stevens arrested in Arizona. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.