Jurevicius signs autographs prior to a 2004 game.
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No. 86, 84, 83, 87 | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | December 23, 1974 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 323 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,119 |
Touchdowns: | 29 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Joseph Michael Jurevicius (born December 23, 1974) is a retired American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State.
Jurevicius has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII, and also played in the Seattle Seahawks for one Super Bowl appearance, in 2005.
Jurevicius attended St. Justin Martyr School in Eastlake, Ohio, and Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio, and was a letterman in football as a wide receiver and punter, and in basketball, his #84 jersey is retired and hanging in the Lake Catholic gymnasium.
Jurevicius played college football at Penn State University. He finished his college career with 94 receptions for 1,905 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Jurevicius was selected by the New York Giants in the second round (55th overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played four seasons with the New York Giants through the 2002 season. During his time in New York, he played in 58 games, scoring five touchdowns and totaling 1,442 receiving yards. He played in the Giants' 34–7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV, but did not record any receptions.