Jerome Pathon

Jerome Pathon

No. 86, 80, 82
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: December 16, 1975 (1975-12-16)
Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Acadia Washington
NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Debuted in 1998 for the Indianapolis Colts
Last played in 2005 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (1998–2001) New Orleans Saints (2002–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2005)* Atlanta Falcons (2005) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
AUS Football Rookie of the Year (1993) CIAU Football Rookie of the Year (1993)
Career NFL statistics as of 2005
Receptions	260
Receiving Yards	3,350
Receiving TDs	15
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Jerome Pathon (born December 16, 1975 in Capetown, South Africa) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the University of San Diego college football team.

Early years

Pathon was a student of Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1987–1992 and attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada for one year (1993–1994) where he had 44 receptions and 868 receiving yards and was named AUS and CIAU Football Rookie of the Year,

Playing career

Pathon was originally drafted 32nd overall in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He was also selected by the Montreal Alouettes in the second round (11th overall) of the 1997 Canadian College Draft. Pathon played 46 regular-season games for Indianapolis (1998–2001) and 45 games for the New Orleans Saints from 2002-2004. On December 21, 2003 during his time with the Saints, he scored the touchdown in the famous play known as The River City Relay, which would have tied the game for the Saints, but only for the extra point to be missed by John Carney. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons in 2005

Lawsuit against the NFL

In December 2011, Pathon announced that he and a group of 11 other professional players had filed a lawsuit against the NFL. Pathon and his attorneys allege that the League failed to properly treat head injuries in spite of prevailing medical evidence, leading the players to develop effects of brain injury ranging from chronic headaches to depression.

External links

• USD Toreros bio