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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1984-03-27)March 27, 1984 (age 41) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007: 3rd round, 84th pick | ||||||||||
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Jonathan Charles Wade (born March 27, 1984) is an American formerfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He playedcollege football for theUniversity of Tennessee. Wade was selected by theSt. Louis Rams in the third round of the2007 NFL draft, and he also played for theDetroit Lions,Cincinnati Bengals, andMiami Dolphins of the NFL.
Wade was born inShreveport, Louisiana. He attendedEvangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, and played for the Evangel Eagles high school football team.[1][2] His Eagles teams won three state titles and a 1999national championship during his time there. Jonathan also holds 3 records in the state of Louisiana.
Wade attended theUniversity of Tennessee, and played for theTennessee Volunteers football team from 2002 to 2006.[3] He was a standout in both track and football. Wade playedwide receiver when first coming to Tennessee but moved to cornerback after sitting out most of the 2003 with an injuryredshirt. Wade came under fire by fans early in his career, but many NFL pundits now consider him to be a solidNFL prospect. During the2006 Season, Wade led the Vols in pass deflections is second in interceptions. Wade also was named Second-team All-SEC by the league's coaches and theAP.[4]
Also a star track athlete, Wade won the gold medal over the200 meters, with a time of 20.95 seconds, and the bronze medal over100 meters at2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He also won the 2001 and 2002 state titles in the100 meters and200 meters. He set the state records in both, 200 meters twice, with a time of 21.03 seconds as a junior and broke his own record as a senior (20.58 seconds). Broke the Louisiana indoor55 meters record (6.22 seconds). He was also the Louisiana 2001 and 2002 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Wade has also received honors for track and field while he was at theUniversity of Tennessee. He was namedAll-American in 2005 for both indoor and outdoor track. Wade also anchored Tennessee's 2003 SEC champion and NCAA outdoor runner-up4 x 100 metres relay team.
His personal bests are 6.67 seconds in the60 meters, 10.15 seconds in the100 meters and 20.58 seconds in the200 meters.
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meters | 6.67 | Fayetteville, Florida | February 26, 2005 |
| 100 meters | 10.21 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | May 4, 2002[5] |
| 100 meters | 10.15 | hand timed, Louisiana | 2002 or earlier |
| 200 meters | 20.58 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | May 4, 2002 |
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.36 s | 1.53 s | 2.50 s | 4.40 s | 7.07 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 8 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine.[6] | ||||||||||||
Jonathon Wade was selected in the third round with the 84th pick overall in the2007 NFL draft by theSt. Louis Rams.[7] Wade signed a three-year deal.[8] Over the course of his rookie season atcornerback, Wade played 16 games and made one start as a nickleback and made 24 total tackles, 23 of those solo, with 1 interception returned for 2 yards. On special teams, he returned 1 ball and that was for 19 yards.[9] In 2008 Wade again played 16 games with one start (starting right cornerbackFakhir Brown was injured and Wade started the final game) and ended the year with 10 tackles, one interception and three passes deflected.[10] In the 2009 season, he had 20 total tackles and three passes defended in 15 games.[11]
Wade signed with theDetroit Lions on March 8, 2010.[12] He was cut on November 9, 2010, to make room forDave Rayner who was signed to replaceJason Hanson.[13]
Wade signed with theCincinnati Bengals on November 22, 2010, to replace free safetyChris Crocker after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Week 11 game against theBuffalo Bills.[14] He was released on September 3, 2011.[15]
TheMiami Dolphins signed him on November 1, 2011.[16] He was waived on November 19.[17] Wade was re-signed to a future contract on January 30, 2012. The Dolphins released him during the preseason on August 25, 2012.[18]
