Jeremy Rashaad Lane(born July 14, 1990) is an American former professionalfootballcornerback.He playedcollege footballatNorthwestern State University of Louisianaand was selected by theSeattle Seahawksin the sixth round of the2012 NFL draft.He became a member of theLegion of Boom,and was part of Seattle'sSuper Bowl XLVIII-winning team over theDenver Broncos.

Jeremy Lane
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Lane with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013
No. 20, 37
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1990-07-14)July 14, 1990(age 34)
Tyler, Texas,U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:John Tyler(Tyler, Texas)
College:Northwestern State
NFL draft:2012/ round: 6 / pick: 172
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:146
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:15
Interceptions:2
StatsatPro Football Reference

Professional career

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On April 28, 2012, Lane was selected by theSeattle Seahawkswith the 172nd pick overall in the sixth round of the2012 NFL draft.[1]On May 7, 2012, he agreed to contract terms.[2]During the2013 NFL season,Lane won his firstSuper Bowl ringas a member of the Seahawks. In Super Bowl XLVIII, the Seahawks defeated theDenver Broncosby a score of 43–8.[3]Lane suffered a groin injury in Week 1 of the 2014 season against theGreen Bay Packers.[4]

Lane recorded his first career interception inSuper Bowl XLIX,picking off quarterbackTom Bradyon a pass at the goal-line in the first quarter. The play proved costly as on the interception return, Lane suffered a severe arm injury and a torn ACL after being tackled byJulian Edelmanduring the return of the interception; he did not return to the game which they later lost 28–24 to the Patriots.[5][6]

After missing the first 11 weeks of the 2015 season, Lane returned to the Seahawks in their Week 12 victory over thePittsburgh Steelers.Lane recorded an interception in his first quarter, picking off backup quarterbackLandry Joneson a fake field goal attempt.

On March 9, 2016, Lane re-signed with the Seahawks on a four-year contract.[7]

On September 10, 2017, Lane was ejected from the Seahawks season opener against theGreen Bay Packersduring the first quarter in an incident with wide receiverDavante Adams.[8]

On October 30, 2017, Lane was traded along with two draft picks (a 2018 fifth-rounder and a 2019 second-rounder) to theHouston Texansfor offensive tackleDuane Brown.[9]However, the following day, it was reported Lane had failed his physical and would no longer be part of the trade, and instead the Seahawks would send a third-rounder in 2018 (Martinas Rankin) and second-rounder in 2019 in exchange for Brown and a 2018 fifth round pick.[10]

On March 9, 2018, Lane was released by the Seahawks, along with fellow cornerbackRichard Sherman.[11]

On July 25, 2019, he signed with the SoCal Coyotes, a professional developmental football program in Palm Springs, California, to "keep himself game-ready" for future NFL opportunities.[12]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2012 SEA 13 3 15 8 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 SEA 15 0 25 18 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2014 SEA 7 1 13 9 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2015 SEA 6 2 13 11 2 0.0 0 2 60 0 54 6 0 0 0 0
2016 SEA 16 9 49 36 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2017 SEA 13 6 31 21 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 21 146 103 43 0.0 3 2 60 0 54 15 1 0 0 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2012 SEA 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 SEA 3 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 SEA 3 0 10 7 3 0.0 0 1 14 0 14 1 0 0 0 0
2015 SEA 2 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016 SEA 2 1 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 2 27 17 10 0.0 0 1 14 0 14 2 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^"2012 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
  2. ^Farnsworth, Clare."Irvin, Seven Other Draft Choices Agree To Terms".Archived fromthe originalon May 30, 2013.RetrievedMay 8,2012.
  3. ^"Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – February 2nd, 2014".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedNovember 3,2017.
  4. ^Kelly, Danny."Seahawks place Jeremy Lane on IR".Yahoo.com.Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 9,2014.
  5. ^Wagner-McGough, Sean (November 11, 2015)."Seahawks' Jeremy Lane recounts the worst Super Bowl story ever".CBS Sports.RetrievedFebruary 2,2021.
  6. ^Zucker, Joseph (February 19, 2015)."Jeremy Lane Injury: Updates on Seahawks CB's Arm and Return".Bleacher Report.RetrievedFebruary 2,2021.
  7. ^Boyle, John (March 9, 2016)."Seahawks and CB Jeremy Lane Agree to Terms on New Contract".Seahawks.com.Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2016.RetrievedMarch 10,2016.
  8. ^Kruse, Zach (September 10, 2017)."Live blog: Packers host Seahawks in season opener".packerswire.usatoday.com.
  9. ^Rappoport, Ian (October 30, 2017)."Texans trade tackle Duane Brown to Seahawks".NFL.com.RetrievedOctober 30,2017.
  10. ^Williams, Charean (October 31, 2017)."Jeremy Lane fails physical; Texans get third-rounder in 2018 instead".NBC Sports.RetrievedOctober 31,2017.
  11. ^Patton, Andy (March 9, 2018)."Seahawks release cornerback Jeremy Lane".Seahawks Wire.USA Today.RetrievedNovember 7,2024.
  12. ^"SEAHAWKS' JEREMY LANE CHOOSES SOCAL COYOTES FOR NFL RETURN".The SoCal Coyotes.July 25, 2019.RetrievedNovember 7,2024.
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