Jermaine Gresham
2010 · Round 1 · Pick 21 · TE · Cincinnati Bengals
Jermaine Gresham is from Ardmore, Oklahoma. At Ardmore High School he was a Parade All-American receiver, with 70 catches, 1,175 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior. He was also a standout center on Ardmore teams that reached two Class 5A state basketball finals, but he gave up basketball after tearing his ACL in a football playoff game. At Oklahoma he was a first-team All-American, first-team All-Big 12 and winner of the Ozzie Newsome Award in 2008. Cincinnati drafted him in the first round, 21st overall, in 2010. He made Pro Bowls in 2011 and 2012, played five seasons for the Bengals and four for Arizona, and finished with 377 catches, 3,752 yards and 29 touchdowns. He is retired. Note: the Wikipedia text used here doesn't cover his final OU season. The Oklahoman wrote on December 27, 2007: "Walletta Gresham moved her family down Interstate 35 to Wichita Falls when her son was in elementary school."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Gresham | https://grokipedia.com/page/Jermaine_Gresham | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GresJe00.htm | The Oklahoman, 2007-12-27, "Growing up Ardmore - How one town became the perfect home for Jermaine Gresham" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman)