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{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| 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 =
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
| highlights =
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2012 Pro Bowl|2011]], [[2013 Pro Bowl|2012]])
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Ozzie Newsome Award|Ozzie Newsome Award]] (2008)
* First-team [[All-American]] ([[2008 College Football All-America Team|2008]])
* First-team All-[[BigCollege 12Football Conference|BigAll-America 12Team|All-American]] ([[2008 College Football All-America Team|2008]])
* First-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] ([[2008 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2008]])
| statlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1 = 377
| statlabel2 = [[Receiving yards]]
| statvalue2 = 3,752
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue3 = 29
|nflnew=jermainegresham/497238
| pfr = GresJe00
}}
 
'''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==
 
===Football===
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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).<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 was 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>
 
Gresham did not play his final year; at the end of the football season (after tearing his ACL in the next to last game against Coweta, but playing hurt in the final game against Bixby), and start of the basketball season, he underwent surgery December 9, 2005, that ended his senior basketball season.<ref name=OjedaF-DO-2005-12-13 />
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===College statistics===
Source: [[ESPN.com]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
| YEAR || REC || YDS || AVG || LNG || TD ▼
! colspan="2"| Games
|- style="text-align:right;"
! colspan="4"| Receiving
| 2006 || 8 || 161 || 20.1 || 41 || 1▼
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2007 || 37 || 518 || 14.0 || 43 || 11
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2008 || 66 || 950 || 14.4 || 73 || 14▼
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! colspan="10" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners football}}"| Oklahoma Sooners
|-
! [[2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2006]]
▲| YEAR13 || REC0 || YDS8 || AVG161 || LNG'''20.1''' || TD 1
|-
! [[2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2007]]
▲| 2006'''14''' || 8'''14''' || 16137 || 20.1518 || 4114.0 || 111
|-
! [[2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2008]]
▲| 2008'''14''' || '''14''' || '''66''' || '''950''' || 14.4 || 73 || '''14'''
|-
! [[2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team|2009]]
| colspan="6"| ''Did not play due to injury''
|-
! Career !! 41 !! 28 !! 111 !! 1,629 !! 14.7 !! 26
|}
 
==Professional career==
{{nflNFL predraft▼
 
===2010 NFL Draft===
▲{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5{{frac| 1|/4}}
| weight = 261
| dash = 4.66
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| bench = 20
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34{{frac| 3|/4}}
| hand span = 9{{frac| 5|/8}}
| note = All values from the [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jermaine-gresham?id=497238 |title=Jermaine Gresham Combine Profile at NFL.com |access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref>
}}
 
The [[Cincinnati Bengals]] drafted Gresham 21st overall in the 2010 NFL Draft, Gresham was still drafted in the first round despite missing all of his last college season with a knee injury. He signed a five-year, $15.85 million deal - with $9.6 million guaranteed - on August 3, 2010.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5432349 Bengals, Jermaine Gresham ink deal]</ref>▼
 
===Cincinnati Bengals===
▲The [[Cincinnati Bengals]] drafted Gresham in the first round with the 21st overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft,.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Gresham was still drafted in the first round despite missing all of his last college season with a knee injury. He signed a five-year, $15.85 million deal - with $9.6 million guaranteed - on August 3, 2010.<ref>[httphttps://sportswww.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5432349 Bengals, Jermaine Gresham ink deal]</ref>
 
[[File:Ochocinco-Terrell Owens.jpg|thumb|right|Gresham (far right), next to [[Terrell Owens]] (center) and [[Chad Johnson (wide receiver)|Chad Ochocinco]] (left), in 2010.]]
Gresham was the Bengals starting tight end for the first 15 games of his rookie season, and finished with 52 receptions for 471 yards and four touchdowns. His 52 receptions set a franchise record for catches by a rookie tight end, and ranked him third on the team (tied with [[Jordan Shipley]]).
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===Arizona Cardinals===
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>
 
In 2018, Gresham played in 13 games with 11 starts, recording a career-low nine receptions for 94 yards and no touchdowns.
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On March 11, 2019, Gresham was released by the Cardinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cardinals will reportedly release TE Jermaine Gresham|url=http://arizonasports.com/story/1871055/cardinals-will-reportedly-release-te-jermaine-gresham/|website=ArizonaSports.com|date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>
 
===NFL career statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! Year !! Team !! GP !! GS !! Rec !! YardsYds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] ||!! [[2010 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 15 || 10 || 52 || 471 || 9.1 || 27 || 4
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] ||!! [[2011 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 14 || 13 || 56 || 596 || 10.6 || 31 || 6
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] ||!! [[2012 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 16 || 15 || 64 || 737 || 11.5 || 55 || 5
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] ||!! [[2013 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 14 || 14 || 46 || 458 || 9.9 || 30 || 4
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] ||!! [[2014 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 15 || 15 || 62 || 460 || 7.4 || 23 || 5
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] ||!! [[2015 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 15 || 12 || 18 || 223 || 12.4 || 22 || 1
|-
! [[2016 NFL season|2016]] ||!! [[2016 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 16 || 14 || 37 || 391 || 10.6 || 34 || 2
|-
! [[2017 NFL season|2017]] ||!! [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 14 || 14 || 33 || 322 || 9.8 || 21 || 2
|-
! [[2018 NFL season|2018]] ||!! [[2018 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 13 || 11 || 9 || 94 || 10.4 || 26 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career || 132 || 118 || 377 || 3,752 || 10.0 || 55 || 29
|}
 
==Random acts of kindness==
 
Gresham has appeared in the news and in social media several times for his random acts of kindness. For example, in May 2018, he paid $50 to assist Delilah Cassidy, a law student at Arizona State University, with a baggage fee, so that she did not miss her flight.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/arizona-cardinals/post/_/id/30292/jermaine-greshams-random-acts-of-kindness | title=The story behind Jermaine Gresham's random acts of kindness | work=ESPN | date=July 21, 2018 | access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2018/05/30/arizona-cardinals-jermaine-gresham-pays-american-airlines-passengers-bag-fee/658453002/ | title=End run: Cardinals' Jermaine Gresham pays American Airlines' passenger's bag fee | work=azcentral.com | date=June 5, 2018 | access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-tweets-about-mans-act-of-kindness-in-airport-turns-out-he-was-nfl-player-jermaine-gresham/ | title=Woman tweets about man's act of kindness, turns out he was NFL player Jermaine Gresham | work=CBS NEWS | date=June 5, 2018 | access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jermaine Gresham}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100429233504/http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/Jermaine-Gresham/66ed6d24-c4c8-45c3-83d8-438594e91723 Cincinnati Bengals bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307091725/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gresham_jermaine00.html Oklahoma Sooners bio]
*{{commons category-inline}}
 
{{2010 NFL Draft}}
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