Jeremy Bloom | |
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 Bloom in 2016 | |
| Born | (1982-04-02)April 2, 1982 (age 43) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Relatives | Molly Bloom (sister) Colby Cohen (cousin) |
| Football career | |
| Profile | |
| Position | Wide receiver /Return specialist |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Loveland (CO) |
| College | Colorado |
| NFL draft | 2006: 5th round, 147th overall pick |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jeremy Bloom (born April 2, 1982)[1] is an American former skier andfootball player. As a skier, he is a one-time world champion, two-time Olympian, and 10-timeWorld Cup gold medalist. He was inducted into theNational Ski Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]
Bloom was aFreshman All-American at theUniversity of Colorado. He was selected by thePhiladelphia Eagles in the2006 NFL draft and was also a member of thePittsburgh Steelers, but did not play in a regular season game for either team.
Bloom was born inFort Collins, Colorado, the son of Charlene, a ski and fly fishing instructor, and Larry Bloom, a clinical psychologist, and grew up in nearbyLoveland.[3] His older sister,Molly Bloom, is an author and former organizer of illegal poker games who wroteMolly's Game, and was the inspiration forthe film of the same name.[4][5] His cousin is ice hockey playerColby Cohen.[6] Bloom's father isJewish and his mother is Christian.[7]
Medal record
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Bloom grew up skiing inKeystone, Colorado. At 15 he became the youngest male freestyle skier to ever make theUnited States Ski Team.[8][9]
On November 24, 2008, Bloom announced his intention to attend the United States ski team's training camp to assess the possibility of a 2010 return to Olympic skiing.[10]
Bloom was featured inThe Weight of Gold (2020), anHBO Sports Documentary which "explor(es) the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face."[11][12]
Bloom was awide receiver andpunt returner for theUniversity of Colorado football team. He was selected for the first-team Freshman All-America list by the FWAA.[13]
On October 5, 2002, Bloom caught a pass from Robert Hodge against Kansas State in Boulder that resulted in a 94-yard touchdown, setting four Colorado team records: all-time longest passing play, longest scoring play from scrimmage, longest gain on a first career reception, and longest gain by a freshman.[14]
He also holds the Colorado team record for most combined return yards (kick & punt) in a single game, set againstBaylor University inWaco, Texas on October 4, 2003 (143 kickoff and 107 punt).[14]
Bloom's college football career was cut short when the NCAA ruled him ineligible due to his acceptance of sponsorships for his Olympic skiing career, which violated amateurism rules. Despite appeals by Bloom and the University of Colorado, the NCAA upheld the decision, effectively ending his football career and sparking debate about its impact on athletes pursuing dual-sport careers.[15]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||
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| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 28+1⁄2 in (0.72 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.53 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | ||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[16][17] | ||||||||||||
On April 30, 2006, Bloom was selected by thePhiladelphia Eagles in thefifth round (147th overall) of the2006 NFL draft.[18] He was featured in the NFL TV showHey Rookie, Welcome To The NFL.[19] He practiced with the team all through mini-camp as a punt and kick returner, but injured hishamstring during training camp, placing him oninjured reserve. Bloom remained with the team for the2006 season. After spending his entire rookie year on injured reserve, Bloom averaged 20.3 yards on 12 kickoff returns and 7.8 yards on 10 punt returns during the 2007 preseason. He was released by the Eagles prior to the regular season.[20]
On December 31, 2007, Bloom was signed by thePittsburgh Steelers in preparation for the 2008 AFC playoff game against theJacksonville Jaguars. He began2008 training camp with the Steelers.[21] He was released by the Steelers on August 25, 2008.[22][23]
In the 2000s, Bloom was a DJ forMTV.[24]
In March 2003, Bloom won the 30th annualCBSSuperstars competition inJamaica; he defeated nine professional athletes includingDexter Jackson,Ahman Green, andWill Allen.[25]
In April 2010, Bloom, withHart Cunningham, co-founded a marketing software company, Integrate.[26] In 2013, Bloom was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.[27][failed verification]
In 2012, Bloom participated in the dating game showThe Choice.[28]
As of 2018, Bloom is a college football and Olympic sports television analyst and has worked forESPN,Fox,NBC and thePac-12 Network.[29]
In 2018, Bloom became was a member of an exploratory committee for a possible bid forDenver to host a Winter Olympics.[30]
In December 2024, Bloom was madeCEO of theX Games organization.[31]
exploring the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face.
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