Jerricho Cotchery
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| New York Jets — No. 89 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: June 16, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 207 lb (94 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the New York Jets | |
| Career history | |
| College: North Carolina State | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Receptions | 189 |
| Receiving Yards | 2,402 |
| Receiving TDs | 8 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jerricho Cotchery (born June 16, 1982, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a wide receiver for the New York Jets. He was drafted in the fourth round in the 2004 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State University.
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[edit] College
Cotchery was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. He broke school records with 200 career receptions and 15 career 100-yard receiving games, both previously held by consensus All-American Torry Holt (1995-98), and finished second to Holt in school history with 3,119 yards and 21 touchdown catches. Cotchery and Florida State's Peter Warrick are the only two receivers in ACC history to record 200 career receptions and 3,000 career receiving yards. He caught at least one pass in 39 consecutive games, which ties for the longest streak in school history. He ranks 33rd in NCAA history for career receiving yards and tied for 42nd for career receptions. He majored in sports management.
[edit] Combine
- 4.54 40 Yard Dash
- 36 Inch Vertical
- 6.95 Three-Cone Drill
- 3.92 Short Shuttle
- 10-foot-1 Broad Jump
[edit] Professional Career
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2004 NFL draft.
In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games (with no starts) as the team's 5th receiver. As a kick returner, he had 13 returns for 362 yards (27.8 yard average) and one touchdown.
In 2005, Jerricho entered the season as the fourth string wide receiver, but following an injury to Wayne Chrebet, he moved up the depth chart to third string. In 16 games (with one start), he caught 19 passes for 251 yards. He returned 4 kicks for 105 yards (26.3 yard average) and 23 punts for 182 yards (7.9 yard average).
Fellow Jets WR Justin McCareins showed up for training camp for the 2006 season and failed his physical, landing in new head coach Eric Mangini's doghouse. Mangini promoted Cotchery to be the second starting receiver opposite Laveranues Coles calling him "most outstanding player in our offseason program." [1] Cotchery responded with 82 catches (tied for 16th in the NFL) and 961 yards (22nd). Many of his catches were spectacular or in important situations. With regards to his emergence as a power wide receiver in New York, he has been given the nickname "Mayor Cotch" after former New York City Mayor Ed Koch.[citation needed] Much of his success comes from his remarkable ability to gain yards after a catch.
The Jets made the playoffs as a wild card team behind Cotchery's strong play in 2006. Cotchery had 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in the Jets' wild-card weekend loss to the New England Patriots.
Cotchery signed a multi-year extension with the Jets on March 1, 2007.[2]
Former Jets head coach Herm Edwards admitted he regretted not playing Cotchery more while he was head coach of the NY Jets[3]
[edit] Personal Life
- He and wife, Mercedes, adopted their first child, a daughter named Jacey.
- He is the second youngest out of 13 children.
- He has his own Web site [www.jerricho89.com].
- He majored in Sports Management at North Carolina State.
[edit] Community Work
- He established the Cotchery Foundation [www.cotcheryfoundation.com] in 2007 to “inspire children to conceive and achieve goals by providing programs and services designed to enhance their futures.”
- He is a recipient of the Jets' 2007 Marty Lyons Award for community service.
- He also hosted a one-day Skills & Drills Football Clinic at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, with teammate and fellow Alabama native Kerry Rhodes in 2007.
- He is also a winner of the Jets' 2006 Kyle Clifton Good Guy Award, which recognizes consistent willingness, cooperation and professionalism in every-day dealings with various departments in organization.
[edit] References
- ^ NY Newsday T-Rock's take Tom Rock
- ^ [1] Bloomberg News "Jets' Jerricho Cotchery Receives Multiyear Contract Extension" Erik Matuszewski March 1, 2007]
- ^ NY Daily News "Jerricho Cotchery catches on after Herm Edwards' departure" RICH CIMINI December 28, 2007
