Jerome Harrison
| No. 36 Detroit Lions | |
| Running back | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 26, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
| Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Washington State | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the Cleveland Browns | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Non-football injury list | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2011 | |
| Rushing yards | 1,681 |
| Rushing average | 4.7 |
| Rushing TDs | 7 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Jerome Harrison (born February 26, 1983) is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Washington State University, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, and also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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[edit] Early years
Harrison was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo Central High School, and played for the Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants high school football team. He served as his team captain as a junior and senior, and rushed for 2,338 yards and thirty-one touchdowns as a senior, earning all-state honors from the Detroit Free-Press.
[edit] College career
Harrison played college football at Washington State, where he transferred after two years at Pasadena City College. Although he played most of his junior year behind starter Chris Bruhn, he finished the last five games of the year with over 900 yards. His senior year saw greater playing time and great success. He broke the record for most consecutive games with 100 or more yards by a Pac-10 runner, with 16, and set the Cougar single-season rushing record with 1,900 yards, which also led the NCAA Division I. He was a consensus All-American in 2005. He was a major in Humanities/Communications.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 5 ft 9⅛ in | 201 lb | 4.47 s | 1.55 s | 2.62 s | 4.08 s | 6.79 s | 34½ in | 10 ft 4 in | 19 rep | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Cleveland Browns
Harrison was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
In his first season he made ten appearances including one start. He made his NFL debut against the New Orleans Saints on September 10, 2006. During his second season with the Browns, Harrison appeared in eight games.
On December 20, 2009 at Kansas City, Harrison broke Jim Brown's single game rushing record for a Cleveland Brown running back with 286 yards and three touchdowns, placing him third on the all-time single-game rushing yards list behind Adrian Peterson, who had rushed for 296 yards and three touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers in 2007, and Jamal Lewis, who had rushed for 295 yards and two touchdowns against the Browns in 2003. He maintained that form through the end of the regular season, rushing for 561 yards and five touchdowns in the last three games. Harrison became the starting running back for the Browns at the start of the 2010 season, but lost his job early in the season to Peyton Hillis.
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
On October 13, 2010, Harrison was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back Mike Bell.
[edit] Detroit Lions
On August 9, 2011, Harrison signed with the Detroit Lions. Harrison was traded back to the Eagles in exchange for running back Ronnie Brown and a seventh-round draft pick in 2013,[2] but the trade was voided the next day after Harrison failed his physical with the Eagles. On October 20, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Harrison failed the physical because doctors discovered a brain tumor.[3] He had surgery and was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list by the Lions on October 21, ending his season.[4]
[edit] Career statistics
Source: NFL.com
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| Season | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rec | Yds | Long | TD | |
| 2006 | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 23 | 142 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 34 | 248 | 7.2 | 72T | 1 | 12 | 116 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 194 | 862 | 4.4 | 71T | 5 | 34 | 220 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Cleveland Browns/Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 44 | 206 | 4.7 | 50T | 1 | 5 | 57 | 15 | 0 | |
| Career | 53 | 315 | 1,516 | 4.8 | 72T | 7 | 62 | 459 | 23 | 3 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Jerome Harrison Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=33885&draftyear=2006&genpos=RB
- ^ Detroit Lions trade Jerome Harrison for Philadelphia Eagles running back Ronnie Brown MLive.com October 18, 2011
- ^ Sources: Jerome Harrison has tumor ESPN.com October 20, 2011
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (October 21, 2011). "Jerome Harrison’s season officially ends; Lions sign Buckley". profootballtalk.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/21/harrisons-season-officially-ends-lions-sign-buckley/. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
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