Jeremy Cain life and biography

Jeremy Robert Cain is an American football linebacker and long snapper for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.

Fourth-year veteran earned a roster spot with the Jaguars in 2009 as long snapper… Only club’s second long snapper since 2001 … Has also spent time with Chicago and Tennessee … Began career as a linebacker … Career totals include 33 games played with 13 special teams tackles … Played in five games as a rookie with Chicago in 2004 … Did not play in 2006 and 2008 …

2009
Served as long snapper for placekicks and punts in a career-high 16 games … Outlasted veteran Joe Zelenka in the preseason for the job … Finished with nine special teams tackles, the second-most in team history by a long snapper (13, Rich Griffith, 1999) … Had season-high two special teams tackles on 10/11 at SEA … Had one special teams tackle on 9/27 at HOU, 10/4 vs. TEN, 11/29 at SF, 12/6 vs. HOU, 12/17 vs. IND and 1/3 at CLE …

2008
Spent preseason with Tennessee before being waived on August 31 …

2007
Served as long snapper and on coverage units in nine games for Tennessee and also saw action in one postseason game … Was signed to Titans’ practice squad on Oct. 24 and promoted to active roster three days later with injury to long snapper Ken Amato … Posted three special teams tackles … Had one special teams tackle on 11/4 vs. CAR … Saw action at FB on 11/19 at DEN …

2006
Was allocated to NFL Europa’s Amsterdam Admirals where he served as linebacker and long snapper … Finished with 38 tackles en route to a World Bowl XIV appearance … Spent preseason with Chicago before reaching an injury settlement on Sept. 1 …

2005
Spent first 13 weeks of season on Bears practice squad before being elevated to active roster for final three regular season games … Finished with eight tackles and one pass defensed … Played LB in season-finale on 1/1 at MIN and finished with eight tackles …

2004
Appeared in five games as a rookie and had two tackles and one special teams tackle … Originally signed by Chicago as an undrafted rookie and spent first part of the season on the club’s practice squad … Made NFL debut on 11/21 vs. IND and recorded one special teams tackle.

COLLEGE

Two-time All-America selection … Two-time candidate for Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to I-AA’s top defensive player … Ranked fifth on school’s all-time list with 363 tackles … Earned degree in hospitality from Isenberg School of Management in May 2004.

PERSONAL

Single … Resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High (Ft. Lauderdale) and earned all-state honors as senior LB/LS … Has uncle, Ron, who played at Kentucky and spent time with Denver in 1960 … His uncle, John, also played at Kentucky … Would like to get into real estate following his football career … Took part in the NFL’s business education program at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 … Visited Jacksonville Country Day School and signed autographs for students … Born in Boynton Beach, Fla. … Full name: Jeremy Robert Cain.

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