Kerry Rhodes
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| Position: | Free safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 2, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Bessemer (AL) Lanier | ||||||||||
| College: | Louisville | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 123 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 608 |
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| Sacks: | 13.0 |
| Interceptions: | 23 |
| Forced fumbles: | 8 |
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Kerry Rhodes (born August 2, 1982) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and most recently played for the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. Rhodes was named to All-Pro teams by three publications after the 2006 NFL season. He played college football at Louisville.
Rhodes was born in Birmingham, Alabama to Jubrella and Jerome Rhodes and began playing football at nine years old. He was a starting quarterback and honor student at Jess Lanier High School in Bessemer, Alabama. As a junior, he threw more than 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for 500 yards and three scores in 1998; guiding Lanier to a 10-2 record. During his senior season, Rhodes threw for more than 1,600 yards and ran for another 850. He was also selected Metro Player of the year and first-team All-state in basketball of which he led his team to the 6A title game.
In 2000, Rhodes joined Louisville as a quarterback, but was moved to safety Rhodes finished his first season at Louisville with 9 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception. As a reserve in 2002, he had 18 tackles (12 solos), a forced fumble, two pass deflections, a blocked kick and an interception. Rhodes took over as a free safety in 2003 and registered career highs with a sack, 82 tackles (61 solos) and three stops for losses. In 2004, he closed out his college career with 167 tackles (101 solos), a 12-yard sack, 18 pass deflections and 11 interceptions for 106 yards in returns. Rhodes was accorded first-team All-Conference USA honors that same year.
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