Bhawoh Jue

Infobox NFLactive


|caption=
currentteam=Free agent
currentnumber=
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|5|24
birthplace=Monrovia, Liberia
country=Liberia
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=200
debutyear=2001
debutteam=Green Bay Packers
highlights=
* Honorable mention All-Big Ten (2000)
college=Penn State
draftyear=2001
draftround=3
draftpick=71
pastteams=
* Green Bay Packers (2001-2004)
* San Diego Chargers (2005-2006)
* St. Louis Rams (2007)
* Arizona Cardinals (2007)
nfl=JUE027685

Bhawoh Papi Jue (pronEng|BOW JEW) (born May 24, 1979, in Monrovia, Liberia) is an American football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State.

Early years

Jue attended Chantilly High School in Chantilly, Virginia, where he was a two-sport letterman in American football and basketball. He also ran track and field. As a senior, he helped lead [http://www.chantillysports.org Chantilly] (coincidentally, also named the Chargers) to the 1996 Virginia State AAA Football title, making 73 tackles and 3 interceptions as a defensive back and rushing for over 1,200 yards and 21 touchdowns as a tailback. That year he was named a USA Today All-America selection, and Associated Press first-team All-State on both offense and defense. He also earned Region Defensive Player of the Year, and Conference Player of the Year.He was also coached by Zion Mckinney (a former washington redskin)

College career

Jue attended Penn State University, from 1996-2000. He finished his career there with 99 tackles, 7 interceptions and 28 passes defended. As the Nittany Lion's starting left cornerback, he was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 2000 and was selected to play in the 2001 Senior Bowl. During his college career, he also played in the Alamo Bowl and the Outback Bowl. Interestingly, Jue was roommates with three other future NFLers at Penn State: Omar Easy, John Gilmore and Tony Stewart.

NFL career

2001 NFL Draft

Jue was selected with the 71st pick in the 3rd round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers after his college career.

("* represents NFL Combine")

Green Bay Packers

Jue began the season switching between cornerback and safety, but was eventually permanently placed as a safety when he took over for the injured Leroy Butler midway through the season. He totaled forty-six tackles with two interceptions, and was named the Packers' Defensive Rookie of the Year. His sophomore season was limited to four games after suffering various injuries that put him on injured reserve early in the year. In 2003, he played in all games, primarily on special teams and had a career best 1.5 sacks, coupled with twenty-seven solo tackles. The following season saw him make forty-two tackles with an interception.

an Diego Chargers

After the 2004 season, Jue left to sign with the San Diego Chargers. He set new career highs with forty-seven tackles and three interceptions. He spent most of the 2006 season as a reserve due to injury. On September 1 2007 they released him.

t. Louis Rams

On October 10, 2007, Jue signed with the St. Louis Rams. He was cut by the St. Louis Rams on November 6, 2007 [ [http://www.nfl.com/transactions NFL Transactions] ] .

Free agency

As of April 14 2008 rumors begin to surface that Jue could be headed to the Dallas Cowboys and once again join former coaches Wade Phillips and Brian Stewart.

Personal

Jue and his family escaped war-ravaged Liberia when he was a year old. He lived in California and Rhode Island before settling in Virginia. Despite growing up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., he was a die-hard San Francisco 49ers fan as a boy. He has a residence in San Diego, but calls Fairfax, Virginia home during the off-season.

His name Bhawoh (pronounced "bau") means “very powerful man.” Jue's name is easily mispronounced, lending him the nickname of "au jus".cite web | title=Chargers looking at Green Bay Safety| publisher=SignOnSanDiego| month=March | year=2005| url=http://forum.signonsandiego.com/archive/index.php/t-42338.html] He donates much of his time to the Special Olympics and The Second Mile, a charitable program for children founded by Jerry Sandusky, his former defensive coordinator at Penn State.

He began playing football for CYA (Chantilly Youth Association) under head coach Tom Hertz and Steve Forsberg.

External links

* [http://azcardinals.com/team/bio.php?PRKey=177 Arizona Cardinals bio]
* [http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/players/64708 St. Louis Rams bio]

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