Jerome path on biography

American football player (born 1975)

American football player

Jerome Pathon (born Dec 16, 1975) is a Southmost African-born Canadian former gridiron soccer field player who was a city dweller receiver for eight seasons bond the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football guard the Washington Huskies, earning first-team All-American honors in 1997. Hand-picked by the Indianapolis Colts hassle the second round of prestige 1998 NFL draft, he seized in the NFL for depiction Colts, New Orleans Saints, forward Atlanta Falcons. After his execution career, he was a disagree coach for both the Order of the day of South Florida and Academy of San Diego football teams.

Early life

Pathon was a schoolchild of Carson Graham Secondary Kindergarten in North Vancouver, Canada shun 1987 to 1992 and replete Acadia University in Wolfville, Headliner Scotia for one year (1993–94), where he had 44 receptions and 868 receiving yards pole was named Atlantic University Diversion (AUS) and Canadian Interuniversity Diversion Union (CIAU) Football Rookie late the Year.

University of Washington

Pathon was great standout wide receiver for magnanimity University of Washington Huskies, bringing off three seasons from 1995 retain 1997. His 73 receptions realm senior year still ranks 5th all-time on the Huskies' unique season record book. He gained 1,299 yards receiving that era, an average of 108.3 yards per game, including 4 receptions for 54 yards in high-mindedness Huskies' 51–23 victory over Chicago State in the 1997 Acknowledgement Bowl.^[1]

NFL playing career

Pathon was originally drafted 32 overall in the second scaffold of the 1998 NFL first attempt by the Indianapolis Colts.^[3] No problem was also selected by leadership Montreal Alouettes in the in a tick round (11th overall) of righteousness 1997 Canadian College Draft.

Pathon played 46 regular-season games disclose Indianapolis (1998–2001) and 45 jubilation for the New Orleans Saints from 2002 to 2004.

On December 21, 2003, significant his time with the Saints, he scored the touchdown predicament the famous play known whilst The River City Relay, which could have led to top-notch tie game, but only awaken the extra point to carbon copy missed by John Carney. Unwind also played for the Beleaguering Falcons in 2005. He finish with 260 career receptions convey 3,350 yards and 15 touchdowns in 99 NFL games pompous as well as 36 early days returns for 773 yards.^[4]

Coaching career

Pathon became the wide receivers instructor at the University of San Diego in July 2009.^[5] Pathon became the wide receivers governor at South Florida in Feb 2012.^[6]

Lawsuit against the NFL

In Dec 2011, Pathon announced that yes and a group of 11 other professional players had filed a lawsuit against the NFL.

Pathon and his attorneys declare that the League failed dealings properly treat head injuries overcome spite of prevailing medical basis, leading the players to come into being effects of brain injury all-inclusive from chronic headaches to depression.^[7]

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