Gerard Warren

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Gerard Warren
Gerard Warren Raiders.jpg
Warren with Raiders in 2009
No. 61, 92, 94, 98
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1978-07-25) July 25, 1978 (age 45)
Lake City, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
High school: Union County (FL)
College: Florida (1997–2000)
NFL draft: 2001  / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:335
Sacks:36.5
Passes defended:13
Forced fumbles:7
Safeties:1
Player stats at PFR

Gerard Thurston Warren (born July 25, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Florida. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns third overall in the 2001 NFL draft, and also played professionally for the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots of the NFL.

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Early years

Warren was born in Lake City, Florida. He attended Union County High School in Lake Butler, Florida, where he played for the Union County Tigers high school football team. [1] He finished his high school career with 36 sacks, and was ranked among the top ten defensive linemen nationally. During his four years in high school, the Union County High School Tigers had an overall win–loss record of 49–4 and won three consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996. [1] Warren was named to the Prep Stars and USA Today high school All-America teams. In 2007, ten years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized Warren as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football. [1]

College career

Warren attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1998 to 2000. [2] As a junior team captain in 2000, [2] Warren posted 76 tackles and 4.5 quarterback sacks at defensive tackle and was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a second-team All-American. [3] He finished his three-season career as a Gator with 159 tackles, 9.5 sacks, and 30 tackles for a loss in 35 games and 22 starts. [3]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Warren was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the third overall selection in the 2001 NFL draft. [4] [5] He played in 15 games as a rookie in 2001, all starts, and finished with 61 tackles and five sacks. [6] In 2002, Warren started all 16 games, recording 40 tackles, two sacks, and two forced fumbles. He started 15 games for the Browns in 2003, picking up 32 tackles and a career-high 5.5 sacks. In his final season in Cleveland, 2004, Warren played in and started 13 games, missing three to injury, and finished with 19 tackles and four sacks.

Denver Broncos

In March 2005, Warren was traded to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round pick in the 2005 NFL draft. [7] In addition to Warren, the Broncos also acquired defensive linemen Michael Myers, Ebenezer Ekuban, and Courtney Brown from the Browns, leading some to dub the new Broncos defensive line the "Browncos." [8] Warren finished the 2005 season with 42 tackles and three sacks in 16 starts. In 2006, Warren started 15 games and recorded 30 tackles and 2.5 sacks on the season.

Oakland Raiders

In August 2007, during the preseason, Warren was traded by the Broncos to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick in the 2008 NFL draft. [9] In 2007, Warren played in 12 games (five starts) for the Raiders, posting 22 tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble. Warren started all 16 games in the 2008 season, finishing with 39 tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble. In his final season with the Raiders, 2009, Warren again started all 16 games and finished the year with 35 tackles and two sacks. He was released by the Raiders on March 11, 2010.

New England Patriots

On April 24, 2010, during the final day of the 2010 NFL draft, Warren signed with the New England Patriots. Despite being a late free agent signing, Warren made the Patriots' roster and began the season as a starter at defensive end before moving to nose tackle in Week 6. After two games at nose tackle, Warren moved back to defensive end but did not start the team's Week 8 game against the Minnesota Vikings. He returned to the starting lineup in Week 12 against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, and went on to start four of the team's final five games after Thanksgiving. Warren finished the regular season with 28 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 16 games (10 starts). The Patriots re-signed him on August 8, 2011 after he had been a free agent for most of the offseason. During the 2011 season, he played in eleven games, all off the bench, and compiled a sack and 15 tackles. [6] Afterward, he again became a free agent, [10] but he re-signed with the Patriots on April 30, 2012. [11] He was again released on August 26, 2012.

NFL statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPTacklesFumbles
CombSoloAstSackFFFR
2001 CLE 156148135.000
2002 CLE 163929102.022
2003 CLE 16322485.502
2004 CLE 13181264.020
2005 DEN 16191453.010
2006 DEN 15302282.500
2007 OAK 12222024.010
2008 OAK 16393184.010
2009 OAK 163525102.000
2010 NE 162817113.500
2011 NE 1212841.001
Career [12] 1633352508536.575

Postseason

YearTeamGPTacklesFumbles
CombSoloAstSackFFFR
2002 CLE 12020.000
2005 DEN 21010.000
2010 NE 11100.000
2011 NE 37340.000
Career711470.000

Personal life

Gerard Warren is the second-cousin of Mahailya Reeves, the weightlifting sensation from Lake Butler, who, at only 15 years of age, recently set a Florida women's bench press record of 355 pounds. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ," Florida High School Athletic Association (December 4, 2007). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. 1 2 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 97, 125, 186 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  3. 1 2 GatorZone.com, Football History, 2000 Roster, Gerard Warren Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 2001 National Football League Draft Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Gerard Warren. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Gerard Warren traded to Broncos". United Press International . March 2, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ Williamson, Bill (August 19, 2007). "Ekuban's loss a big one". The Denver Post . Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Broncos trade DT Gerard Warren to Raiders". USA Today. Associated Press. August 20, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  10. ↑ Roshan Bhagat, "2012 NFL Free Agent Defensive Linemen," Football's Future (undated). Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ Mary Paoletti, " Paoletti: Warren to re-sign with Patriots [ permanent dead link ]," Comcast SportsNet New England (April 30, 2012). Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Gerard Warren Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Weightlifting phenom Mahailya Reeves, 15, is raising the bar". ESPN. February 5, 2019.
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