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{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jermaine Whitehead
| image = Jermaine Whitehead.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Whitehead with the Cleveland Browns in 2019
| number = 35
| current_team = Free agent
| number =
| position = [[Free safety]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|12}}
| birth_place = [[Greenwood, Mississippi]], U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = [[Amanda Elzy High School|Amanda Elzy]]<br/>([[Greenwood, Mississippi]])
| college = [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]
| undraftedyear = 2015
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* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
| pastteamsnotehighlights = yes
| status =
| highlights =
* [[SEC Championship Game|SEC champion]] ([[2013 SEC Championship Game|2013]])
| statweek = 9
| statseason = 2019
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1 = 76
| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2 = 1.0
| statlabel3 = Forced [[Pass deflected|Pass deflectionsfumbles]]
| statvalue3 = 51
| statlabel4 = [[InterceptionPass deflections]]s
| statvalue4 = 15
| statlabel5 = [[Fumble|Forced fumblesInterceptions]]
| statvalue5 = 1
| nflnewpfr = jermainewhitehead/2552697WhitJe02
}}
'''Jermaine Rasheed Whitehead''' (born March 12, 1993) is an [[American football]] [[free safety]] who is currently a free agent. He played [[college football]] at [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], and was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2015. He has also been a member of the [[Baltimore Ravens]], [[Green Bay Packers]], and [[Cleveland Browns]].
 
'''Jermaine Rasheed Whitehead''' (born March 12, 1993) is ana former [[American football]] [[free safety]] who is currently a free agent. He played [[college football]] at [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], and was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2015. He haswas also been a member of the [[Baltimore Ravens]], [[Green Bay Packers]], and [[Cleveland Browns]].
In November 2019, Whitehead became embroiled in a racism controversy, after hurling racist slurs and threats to multiple Twitter users who criticized his performance.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001073390/article/browns-cut-jermaine-whitehead-after-social-media-posts</ref>
 
==College career==
Whitehead attended [[Auburn University]], where he played on the [[Auburn Tigers football]] team from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Auburn Tigers: Jermaine Whitehead |url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html |titleaccess-date=AuburnNovember Tigers:10, Jermaine2016 Whitehead|workwebsite=AuburnTigers.com |accessdatearchive-date=NovemberSeptember 104, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904035740/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
===College statistics===
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! Total || 48 || 33 || 218 || 133 || 85 || 1.0 || 15 || 9 || 82 || 9.1 || 33 || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| colspan="15"|<small>Source: [http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html AuburnTigers.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904035740/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html |date=September 4, 2016 }}</small>
|}
 
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| arm span = 31
| hand span = {{fraction|9|+3|/8}}
| note = All values are from [[NFL Scouting Combine|NFL Combine]]<ref>{{citeCite web |title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Jermaine Whitehead |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jermaine-whitehead?id=2552697 |titleaccess-date=NFLOctober Events:25, Combine2016 Player Profiles – Jermaine Whitehead|workwebsite=NFL.com|accessdate=October 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |title=Jermaine Whitehead – Auburn, FS : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=119825&draftyear=2015&genpos=fs |titleaccess-date=JermaineOctober Whitehead – Auburn25, FS2016 : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|workwebsite=NFLDraftScout.com|accessdate=October 25, 2016}}</ref>
}}
 
===San Francisco 49ers===
After going undrafted in the [[2015 NFL Draftdraft]], Whitehead signed with the [[San Francisco 49ers]] on May 5, 2015.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=May 5, 2015 |title=49ers announce undrafted free agent signings |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-undrafted-free-agent-signings-15250596|title=49ers announce undrafted free agent signings|work=49ers.com|access-date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=October 25, 2016 |website=49ers.com}}</ref> On September 5, 2015, he was released by the 49ers during final team cuts.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 5, 2015 |title=49ers release 14 players, set 53-man roster |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-release-14-players-set-53-man-roster-15818511 |titleaccess-date=49ersOctober release 14 players25, set2016 53-man roster|workwebsite=49ers.com|date=September 5, 2015|accessdate=October 25, 2016}}</ref> Whitehead was signed to the 49ers' [[practice squad]] the following day.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 6, 2015 |title=San Francisco 49ers sign 9 players to the practice squad |url=http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/san-francisco-49ers-sign-9-players-to-the-practice-squad/4d3ddf12-1485-455d-bb21-6238e8a46266 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005759/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/san-francisco-49ers-sign-9-players-to-the-practice-squad/4d3ddf12-1485-455d-bb21-6238e8a46266 |titleurl-status=Sandead Francisco 49ers sign 9 players to the practice squad|work=49ers.com|archive-date=SeptemberNovember 67, 20152017 |accessdateaccess-date=October 25, 2016 |website=49ers.com}}</ref>
 
===Baltimore Ravens===
On December 23, 2015, the [[Baltimore Ravens]] signed Whitehead off the 49ers' practice squad.<ref>{{citeCite web |last=Downing |first=Garrett |date=December 23, 2015 |title=Ravens sign defensive back Jermaine Whitehead |url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/ravens-sign-defensive-back-jermaine-whitehead/4f5fe8b3-2a10-4670-813d-ca865bd3b244 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510071948/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/ravens-sign-defensive-back-jermaine-whitehead/4f5fe8b3-2a10-4670-813d-ca865bd3b244 |titleurl-status=Ravensdead sign defensive back Jermaine Whitehead|last=Downing|first=Garrett|work=BaltimoreRavens.com|archive-date=DecemberMay 2310, 20152017 |accessdateaccess-date=October 25, 2016 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}</ref> He was inactive for the last two games of the season. On April 19, 2016, Whitehead was re-signed by the Ravens.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Green Bay Packers: Jermaine Whitehead |url=http://www.packers.com/team/roster/jermaine-whitehead/ede73ecc-7a1b-4e56-a316-7fdee497302c |titleaccess-date=GreenNovember Bay10, Packers:2016 Jermaine Whitehead|workwebsite=Packers.com|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> He was released by the Ravens on May 13, 2016.<ref>{{citeCite web |last=Mink |first=Ryan |date=May 13, 2016 |title=Ravens sign first-round pick Ronnie Stanley |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-sign-first-round-pick-ronnie-stanley-17147725|title=Ravens sign first|access-rounddate=October pick25, Ronnie2016 Stanley|last=Mink|first=Ryan|workwebsite=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=May 13, 2016|accessdate=October 25, 2016}}</ref>
 
===Green Bay Packers===
Whitehead was signed by the [[Green Bay Packers]] on May 18, 2016.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-s-jermaine-whitehead-17163700|title=Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead|work=Packers.com|access-date=May 18, 2016|accessdate=October 25, 2016 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 3, 2016 |title=Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan |url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402184923/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3 |titleurl-status=Packers keepdead six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan|work=Packers.com|archive-date=SeptemberApril 32, 20162018 |accessdateaccess-date=October 25, 2016 |website=Packers.com}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 5, 2016 |title=Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-ls-goode-claim-rb-pressley-17624159|title=Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley|work=Packers.com|access-date=September 5, 2016|accessdate=October 25, 2016 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> On October 24, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=October 24, 2016 |title=Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-promote-wr-allison-s-whitehead-to-active-roster-17952592|title=Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster|work=Packers.com|access-date=October 2425, 2016 |accessdatewebsite=October 25, 2016Packers.com}}</ref> Whitehead made his NFL debut against the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in Week 8. On November 7, 2016, he was released by the Packers and was re-signed back to the practice squad.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=November 7, 2016 |title=Packers sign FB Kerridge to active roster |url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-daily-news-story/article-1/packers-sign-fb-kerridge-to-active-roster/272a9b38-bea8-4ca4-a4cf-1b56496f5bd2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907033958/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-daily-news-story/article-1/packers-sign-fb-kerridge-to-active-roster/272a9b38-bea8-4ca4-a4cf-1b56496f5bd2 |titleurl-status=Packers sign FB Kerridge todead active roster|work=Packers.com|archive-date=NovemberSeptember 7, 20162017 |accessdateaccess-date=November 7, 2016 |website=Packers.com}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |date=November 9, 2016 |title=Packers sign S Whitehead to the practice squad |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-s-whitehead-to-the-practice-squad-18047855|title=Packers sign S Whitehead to the practice squad|work=Packers.com|access-date=November 9, 2016 |accessdatewebsite=November 9, 2016Packers.com}}</ref> He signed a futures contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=January 24, 2017 |title=Packers sign eight free agents |url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-eight-free-agents/c28d35fc-65e5-4752-9416-f9f8b7fcf977 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019192623/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-eight-free-agents/c28d35fc-65e5-4752-9416-f9f8b7fcf977 |websiteurl-status=Packers.comdead |archive-date=JanuaryOctober 2419, 2017 |website=Packers.com}}</ref>
 
On September 2, 2017, Whitehead was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53 |url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-announce-roster-moves-to-reduce-roster-to-53/94349c91-be80-4c10-b860-36a5a83c78cd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085345/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-announce-roster-moves-to-reduce-roster-to-53/94349c91-be80-4c10-b860-36a5a83c78cd |websiteurl-status=Packers.comdead |archive-date=SeptemberMay 27, 20172018 |website=Packers.com}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 3, 2017 |title=Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-lb-brooks-claim-lb-odom-place-ol-barclay-on-ir-19311378 |website=Packers.com|date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=October 21, 2017 |title=Packers sign S Jermaine Whitehead to active roster |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-s-jermaine-whitehead-to-active-roster-19615868 |website=Packers.com|date=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
 
Whitehead was re-signed on March 14, 2018.<ref>{{citeCite web |last=Hodkiewicz |first=Wes |date=March 12, 2018 |title=Negotiating window opens today for pending NFL free agents |url=https://www.packers.com/news/negotiating-window-opens-today-for-pending-nfl-free-agents-20440160|title=Negotiating window opens today for pending NFL free agents|last=Hodkiewicz|first=Wes|work=Packers.com|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=May 19, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519153727/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-daily-news-story/article-1/negotiating-window-opens-today-for-pending-nfl-free-agents/d8742ef7-d15c-43be-9959-72d670a9f2b1 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |access-date=May 19, 2018 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> In Week 9 against the [[New England Patriots]], Whitehead was ejected after slapping center [[David Andrews (American football)|David Andrews]] in the [[Face mask (gridiron football)|face mask]]. He was then released by the Packers on November 6, 2018.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Packers place WR Geronimo Allison on IR, release S Whitehead |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-wr-geronimo-allison-on-ir-release-s-whitehead |website=Packers.com |access-date=November 67, 2018 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104201/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-wr-geronimo-allison-on-ir-release-s-whitehead |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
===Cleveland Browns===
On November 7, 2018, Whitehead was claimed off waivers by the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{citeCite web |date=November 7, 2018 |title=Browns claim DBs Phillip Gaines, Jermaine Whitehead |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-claim-dbs-phillip-gaines-jermaine-whitehead |website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> On September 29, 2019, he had his first NFL career [[interception]] and forced [[fumble]] in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Kerr |first1first=Jeff |date=September 29, 2019 |title=Browns at Ravens final score: Nick Chubb goes for three touchdowns as Cleveland takes over first place in AFC North |work=CBS Sports |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-at-ravens-final-score-nick-chubb-goes-for-three-touchdowns-as-cleveland-takes-over-first-place-in-afc-north/ |accessdateaccess-date=29 September 2019 |publisher=CBS Sports |date=29 September, 2019}}</ref> Whitehead was waived on November 54, 2019 after posting racist"several threatening and threateningracist messages for people who criticized tweetshim" following the team's loss to the [[Denver Broncos]], a game in which he missed a number of crucial [[Tackle (football move)#Gridiron football|tackles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=November 4, 2019 |title=Browns cut safety Whitehead after social media posts |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001073390/article/browns-cut-jermaine-whitehead-after-social-media-posts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104153534/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001073390/article/browns-cut-jermaine-whitehead-after-social-media-posts |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |access-date=November 4, 2019 |website=NFL.com |language=en}}</ref> Whitehead later apologized for the messages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaydos |first=Ryan |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Ex-Browns defensive back Jermaine Whitehead apologizes for threatening critics on social media |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/browns-jermaine-whitehead-apologizes-threats-social-media |access-date=November 7, 2019 |website=[[Fox News]]}}</ref>
 
==NFL career statistics==
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
===|+Regular season=== statistics
|-
! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Team !! rowspan=2|GP !! rowspan=2|GS !! colspan=5 |Tackles !! colspan=6 |Interceptions !! colspan=4 |Fumbles
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|-
! rowspan="2"|[[2018 NFL season|2018]] !! [[2018 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 7 || 02 || 20 || 18 || 2 || 1.0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
![[2018 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 7 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
![[2019 NFL season|2019]] !! [[2019 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
!colspan=2| Total !! 26 !! 0 !! 35 !! 27 !! 8 !! 1.0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
| 8|| 8 || 41 || 31 || 10 || 0.0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
!colspan=2| Total !! 2634 !! 010 !! 3576 !! 2758 !! 818 !! 1.0 !! 0 !! 35 !! 01 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 01 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|-
| colspan="19"|<small>Source: [http://www.nfl.com/player/jermainewhitehead/2552697/careerstats NFL.com]</small>
|}
 
==Racism controversy==
After a Week 9 game against the [[Denver Broncos]] current Browns radio analyst and former NFL cornerback [[Dustin Fox]] tweeted during the game that Whitehead's tackling performance was "a joke". Jermaine Whitehead responded by sending threats and racist tweets, demeaning Fox as a "[[Boy#Race|boy]]" and calling him a "[[Cracker (term)|cracker]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Browns S Whitehead tweets threats, racial slur after loss |url=https://news.yahoo.com/browns-whitehead-tweets-threats-racial-041801295.html |website=news.yahoo.com |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=4 November 2019 |date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
 
Whitehead later posted an apology on Instagram for his game performance, but not for his racist tweets or threats.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trotter |first1=Jake |title=Browns: Whitehead's social posts 'unacceptable' |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/28003188/browns-say-safety-jermaine-whitehead-threatening-social-posts-unacceptable |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=4 November 2019 |language=en |date=3 November 2019}}</ref> He was waived the following day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Browns waive S Jermaine Whitehead |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-waive-s-jermaine-whitehead |website=www.clevelandbrowns.com |accessdate=4 November 2019 |language=en |date=4 November 2019}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html Auburn Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904035740/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html |date=September 4, 2016 }}
*[http://www.packers.com/team/roster/jermaine-whitehead/ede73ecc-7a1b-4e56-a316-7fdee497302c Green Bay Packers bio]
*[http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jermaine_whitehead_742628.html Auburn Tigers bio]
 
{{Cleveland Browns roster navbox}}
 
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