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American gridiron football player (born 1977)
American football player
Sherrod Gideon Position: Wide receiver 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 ) High school: Greenwood (Greenwood, Mississippi)College: Southern Miss NFL draft: 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status: International
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 football at Southern 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]
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]
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.
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sherrod_Gideon&oldid=1225929082 "
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