- Jeremaine Copeland
Infobox CFL player
Name=Jeremaine Copeland
team=Calgary Stampeders
ImageWidth=220
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status=Active
import=yes
position1=Wide receiver
number=80
College=Tennessee
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1977|02|19
Birthplace=Harriman, Tennessee
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=202
playing_years=2000
2001
2001-2004
2005-present
playing_teams=Barcelona Dragons Los Angeles Xtreme Montreal Alouettes Calgary Stampeders
career_highlights=
CFLAllStar=2003, 2004
Awards=
Honors=
Records=
CFL=150
CFHOF=Jeremaine Copeland (born
February 19 ,1977 inHarriman, Tennessee ) is a formerXFL andNFL Europe football player, and a currentCanadian Football League wide receiver for theCalgary Stampeders . He has also played with theMontreal Alouettes .College career
Copeland attended the
University of Tennessee . While there, he posted 131 receptions for 1,300 yards (9.92 yards per rec. avg.). At Tennessee, he played withPeyton Manning andJamal Lewis while wearing number six for the Vols. He played atquarterback position until the arrival of Manning at the university when he became a wide receiver.NFL Europa career
Jermaine Copeland played a year of
NFL Europa football for theBarcelona Dragons . He ended the season with 74 receptions for 821 yards (11.1 yards per rec. avg.) and six touchdowns.CFL career
Copeland began his CFL career with the
Montreal Alouettes in 2001 and played six games. During that season he also played withXFL 's championLos Angeles Xtreme . After beginning the 2002 season in theDallas Cowboys ' training camp, Copeland returned to the Alouettes and contributed to theirGrey Cup championship that year. Copeland picked up CFL and CFLPA all-star honors in 2003 after piling up 1757 yards in receptions. Along with teammateBen Cahoon , Copeland set a CFL record for most receiving yards by two teammates, amassing 3,318 yards between them. In 2004, Copeland was one of four receivers with the Alouettes to eclipse the 1000-yard receiving mark (the others were Cahoon, Thyron Anderson, andKwame Cavil ), a CFL record which was repeated by the Alouettes the following year. After the 2004 season, Copeland was lured west to join theCalgary Stampeders . Although his statistics have not reached the same levels as those achieved with the Alouettes, Copeland and Stampeder teammateNik Lewis have become infamous for their elaborate touchdown celebrations, including a "human bicycle" during the 2005 season, and the "bobsled" at the endzone pylon during the 2006 season.Further reading
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External links
* [http://www.stampeders.com/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=150 Calgary Stampeders bio page]
* [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=150 CFL player bio page]
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