Jerald Sowell

Jerald Sowell

NFL player


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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1974|1|21
Birthplace= Elyria, OH
College=Tulane
Position=Fullback
DraftedYear=1997
DraftedRound=7 / Pick 231
years=1997-2005
2006
teams=New York Jets
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
stat1label=ST Tackles
stat1value=135
DatabaseFootball=SOWELJER01
CBS=1733

Jerald Monye Sowell (born January 21, 1974) is an American Football fullback. He played his college ball at Tulane.

College Years and Early NFL Career

He holds the record for the longest play in Tulane football history, breaking off a 98 yard run against defending national champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was drafted with the 30th pick in the 7th round in the 1997 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1997] He never played with the Packers, however, as he was traded to the New York Jets in his rookie year. He never had a standout season as a Jet until the 2003 season, in which he had 47 catches. Sowell then had two more good seasons with the Jets as a receiver catching 45 and 28 passes respectively. He has 135 career speical team tackles which is a Jets record. Sowell was released by the Jets after the 2005 season. He then played one year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is currently a free agent.

tat References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Pro Football Reference.com]

References


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