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1 Early years and college  





2 Professional career  



2.1  2000 NFL Draft  





2.2  National Football League  





2.3  Canadian Football League  







3 Coaching career  





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Sherrod Gideon
No. 15, 81, 19, 85
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-21) February 21, 1977 (age 47)
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenwood
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College:Southern Miss
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
CFL status:International
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:44
Receiving yards:684
Touchdowns:4
Head coaching record
Regular season:22–28–0 (.440)[1]
Postseason:0–2–0 (.000)[1][2]
Career:22–30–0 (.423)[1]

Sherrod Gideon (born February 21, 1977) is a former American and Canadian football wide receiver. He played college footballatSouthern Mississippi. He was drafted in the 6th round (200th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, he was the first player picked after Tom Brady.

Early years and college[edit]

Gideon was born in Greenwood, Mississippi and attended Greenwood High School.[3]

Gideon attended college at Southern Mississippi. In 1996, he appeared in 11 games, recording 33 receptions for 500 yards and one touchdown.[4] In 1997, he appeared in 12 games, recording 53 reception for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns. He also returned 33 punts for 347 yards.[4] That season the Golden Eagles defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers, 41-7 in Liberty Bowl with Gideon being named the game's MVP.[5] For the season, he finished 1st in Conference USA in receiving yards and yards-per-reception (18.7).[4] In 1998, he appeared in 11 games, recording 66 receptions for 1,186 for 13 touchdowns. He also returned five punts for 33 yards.[4] He also finished 1st in C-USA with receiving touchdowns.[4] After the season, he was named College Football News and College Sporting News All-America honorable mention.[6] In 1999, he appeared in eight games, recording 40 receptions for 520 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned six punts for 41 yards.[4]

For his career he recorded 193 receptions for 3,214 yards and 30 touchdowns.[4] His 1,186 receiving yards in 1998 stands as the Southern Mississippi single-season receiving yardage record.[7]

In 2004, Gideon was named to Conference USA's first All-Decade team.[8]

Professional career[edit]

2000 NFL Draft[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)
173 lb
(78 kg)
4.66 s 1.56 s 2.63 s
All values from NFL combine[9]

National Football League[edit]

Gideon was selected in the sixth round (200th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.[10] He spent time in 2000, on the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.[11] On October 2, 2001, the St. Louis Rams signed Gideon to the team's practice squad.[12]

On February 8, 2002, he was signed by the Houston Texans.[13] He was released on September 18.[13]

Canadian Football League[edit]

In 2003, Gideon appeared in 13 games for the Ottawa Renegades.[14] For the season he caught 34 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns.[14] He was 1-of-1 for 10 yards passing, he ran the ball one time for one yard.[14] In 2004, he appeared in 10 games. He recorded 10 receptions for 181 yards.[15]

On June 9, 2005 Gideon was released by the BC Lions.[16]

Coaching career[edit]

In 2009, Gideon joined Leflore County High School as the football team's offensive coordinator.[17] In June 2011, he was named LeFlore's head coach.[17] He was then head coach at Greenville High School[18] and is mow the head coach at Yazoo City High School.[19]

References[edit]

  • ^ misshsfootball.com/Teams/Leflorecounty.htm
  • ^ "Sherrod Gideon". TheProFootballArchives. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ a b c d e f g "Sherrod Gideon Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Sports-Reference.com". Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Past All-Americans - Conference USA". Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Statistics & History". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Southern Miss Places Eight Players On Conference USA's Football All-Decade Team". Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Sherrod Gideon - WR - Southern Mississippi - 2000 NFL Combine Results". NFLCombineResults.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  • ^ "Dolphins 2000 Roster". Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. October 2, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ a b [prod.www.texans.clubs.nfl.com/team/transactions.html Texans Transactions] Retrieved April 24, 2016
  • ^ a b c "2003 Ottawa Renegades". TheProFootballArchives. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "2004 Ottawa Renegades". TheProFootballArchives. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Pre-Season Transactions (June 1–14)". CFL.ca. 15 June 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  • ^ a b "Leflore Co. gets new coach". June 21, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  • ^ Curet, Taylor (September 4, 2017). "USM's Sherrod Gideon in first season as Greenville High head coach". www.wdam.com.
  • ^ "H.S. Football Previews: Yazoo City". July 20, 2022.

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