Jermaine Gresham: Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|American football tightplayer end(born 1988)}}

| name = Jermaine Gresham

| image = Jermaine Gresham 2013.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Gresham with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013

| number = 84

| position = [[Tight end]]

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|6|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = [[Ardmore, Oklahoma]], U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 260

| high_school = [[Ardmore City Schools|Ardmore (OK)]]

| college = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] (2006–2009)

| draftyear = 2010

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 21

| pastteams =

| highlights =

* First-team All-[[BigCollege 12Football Conference|BigAll-America 12Team|All-American]] ([[2008 College Football All-America Team|2008]])

| statlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]

| statvalue1 = 377

| statlabel2 = [[Receiving yards]]

| statvalue2 = 3,752

| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]

| statvalue3 = 29

'''Jermaine Gresham''' (born June 16, 1988) is aan American former professional [[American football|football]] [[tightplayer end]]. Hewho was drafted by thea [[Cincinnatitight Bengalsend]] in the first round of the [[2010National NFLFootball DraftLeague]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] atfor the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]], whereearning he receivedfirst-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 2008. He was selected by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] in the first round of the [[2010 NFL draft]].

==HighEarly school careerlife==

Gresham started on the Ardmore basketball team as a 6′4″ freshman [[basketball center|center]]. He averaged 10.1 points-per-game (PPG) and 6.7 rebounds-per-game (RPG) on a team led by senior [[point guard]] Lionel Brown.<ref>{{Citation |last=Strain |first=Mike |date=March 13, 2003 |title=Class 5A Boys - Finals at Lloyd Noble Center |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref> The Tigers made it all the way to the 2003 Class 5A state final against [[John Marshall High School (Oklahoma)|Oklahoma City John Marshall]], losing 50–46, to a team led by [[J. R. Giddens]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Carlson |first=Jenni |date=March 16, 2003 |title=John Marshall tandem deserves golden moment |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref> The John Marshall victory avenged a 68–58 loss to Ardmore in the area championship just a week earlier.<ref>{{Citation |last=Strain |first=Mike |date=March 15, 2003 |title=Bears beat No. 1 Southeast - Giddens looks forward to final with Ardmore |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref>

The Ardmore Tigers returned to the Class 5A boys basketball final game for 2004, but lost to the [[Southeast High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)|Oklahoma City Southeast]] Spartans, 60–55, and finished with a 25–3 record. Ardmore led 52–42 with 4:39 to play, but [[Turnover (basketball)|turnovers]] by Ardmore and [[Three-point field goal|three-pointers]] by Southeast put the Spartans on an 18–3 run to win the title. Gresham (as a sophomore) led the team with an 11.8 PPG season average, added 7.5 RPG, and had 17-points and 15-rebounds in the championship final game.<ref>{{Citation |last=Doyle |first=Matt |date=March 11, 2004 |title=5A/6A Boys: Trust: A two-way street |newspaper=Tulsa World }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Gilman |first=Andrew |date=March 14, 2004 |title=High School Basketball State Championship Saturday - Southeast rallies for 5A title |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Doyle |first=Matt |date=March 14, 2004 |title=5A Boys: Spartans take gold |newspaper=Tulsa World }}</ref> Gresham was named to the Class 5A First -team at center, and "Best bench player", averaging 16.3 PPG for the state tournament.<ref>{{Citation |last=Gilman |first=Andrew |date=March 15, 2004 |title=All-Tournament Teams |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Gilman |first=Andrew |date=March 15, 2004 |title=Putnam City has best fans; Stewart steps up for Union |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref> He and teammate Rodney Fuller werewas named to the All-Southern Conference basketball team for 2003–2004.<ref>{{Citation |date=March 26, 2004 |title=Risinger, Bush make all conference team |newspaper=[[Altus Times]] }}</ref>

As a junior, Gresham helped lead his team to the 2005 Class 5A state tournament semifinals with a 17.3 PPG season average, losing to [[Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Tulsa Washington High School]] 71–61 (a team that included [[Felix Jones]]). In the game Gresham stole the ball and dunked it making the score Tulsa Washington–37 Ardmore–34 with 5:25 left in the third quarter, but he was penalized with a [[technical foul]] for hanging on the rim. This sparked Tulsa Washington to a 17–6 run to end the quarter at 54–40, and Ardmore never got any closer than nine (with 26 seconds remaining) the rest of the way.<ref>{{Citation |last=Seeley |first=David |date=March 13, 2005 |title=Tulsa Washington ends Ardmore boys' season |newspaper=Daily Ardmoreite }}</ref> He averaged 26.5 points-per-game (PPG) in the state tournament his junior season and was named to the Class 5A Boys All-Tournament First Team-team, including a career-high 39-points in a quarterfinal 78–74 win over Oklahoma City John Marshall.<ref>{{Citation |date=March 14, 2005 |title=Boys All-Tournament |newspaper=Tulsa World }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Moguin |first=Mike |date=March 16, 2005 |title=Basketball season over, but had strong finishes |newspaper=Daily Ardmoreite }}</ref> For the season he shot 62 percent from the field, averaged 10.2 rebounds, had 21 points, 27 rebounds and 11 assists against Tulsa's Nathan Hale in a regional final, was named All-State second -team (all classes),<ref>{{Citation |date=April 10, 2005 |title=All-State boys second team |newspaper=Tulsa World }}</ref> and was named the starting center to the Class 5A All-State team.<ref>{{Citation |date=April 10, 2005 |title=Boys All-State Roster |newspaper=Daily Oklahoman }}</ref> He was also named the Southern Conference Boys' Player of the Year.<ref>{{Citation |last=Seeley |first=David |date=April 14, 2005 |title=Ardmore boys center SC Player of the Year |newspaper=Daily Ardmoreite }}</ref>

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On July 24, 2015, Gresham agreed on a one-year deal with the [[Arizona Cardinals]], reuniting with former Bengals quarterback [[Carson Palmer]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/07/24/cardinals-sign-free-agent-tight-end-jermaine-gresham/30647077/ | title=Cardinals sign free-agent tight end Jermaine Gresham | work=USA TODAY | date=July 24, 2015 | access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref> In a limited role in his first season with the Cardinals, Gresham recorded 18 receptions for 223 yards and one touchdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://mwww.espn.go.com/nfl/playercard?playerId=player/_/id/13228&src=desktop|title=NFL #84 Jermaine Gresham - ESPN|publisher=ESPN|access-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref>

On March 13, 2016, Gresham turned down four-year offers from both the [[New York Jets]] and [[Chicago Bears]] to stay with the Cardinals on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14964515/jermaine-gresham-returning-arizona-cardinals-one-year-deal|title=Source: TE Gresham to re-sign with Cardinals|website=ESPN.com|date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>

On March 7, 2017, Gresham signed a four-year contract extension with the Cardinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cardinals Keep Jermaine Gresham|url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Keep-Jermaine-Gresham/8228817a-379d-4b8f-a0ad-86011bade95c|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103073639/http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Keep-Jermaine-Gresham/8228817a-379d-4b8f-a0ad-86011bade95c|archive-date=November 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cards agree to four-year deal with Jermaine Gresham|url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000791173/article/cards-agree-to-fouryearfour-year-deal-with-jermaine-gresham-0ap3000000791173|author=Patra, Kevin|website=NFL.com|date=March 7, 2017}}</ref>

===NFL career statistics===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! Year !! Team !! GP !! GS !! Rec !! YardsYds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD

! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] ||!! [[2010 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]

! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] ||!! [[2011 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]

! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] ||!! [[2012 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]

! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] ||!! [[2013 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]

! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] ||!! [[2014 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]

! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] ||!! [[2015 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]

! [[2016 NFL season|2016]] ||!! [[2016 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]

! [[2017 NFL season|2017]] ||!! [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]

! [[2018 NFL season|2018]] ||!! [[2018 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]

! colspan="2"| Career || 132 || 118 || 377 || 3,752 || 10.0 || 55 || 29