Jerron Cage

Jerron Cage is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.[1][2]

Jerron Cage
New Orleans Saints
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:Cincinnati, Ohio
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Winton Woods
(Cincinnati, Ohio)[1]
College:Ohio State (2017–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Cage was ranked as a four–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of Winton Woods High School.[1][3] He committed to Ohio State on July 21, 2015, over offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Louisville.[4][5] His first start for Ohio State was in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship in place of fellow defensive tackle Tommy Togiai, who tested positive for COVID-19.[6] On October 31, 2021, Cage recovered a fumble by Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford and took it 57 yards for a touchdown.[7][8] Prior to the 2023 NFL Draft, he accepted an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl.[9]

Professional career

Cage signed with the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft.[2][10][11]

Personal life

Cage's son, Jerron Jr., was born in June 2020.[12][13][14]

References
  1. Snodgrass, John. "Winton Woods' Jerron Cage becomes an Ohio State Buckeye". Cincinnati.com.
  2. Benatar, Orri. "Former Buckeyes Cameron Brown and Jerron Cage sign with NFL teams". NBC4i.com.
  3. "Jerron Cage Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
  4. "Jerron Cage 247". 247Sports.com.
  5. "Jerron Cage — Football". OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
  6. Baird, Nathan. "Ohio State football's Jerron Cage inspired by a teammate's emotional phone call and his son's 'pure happiness'". Cleveland.com.
  7. Lind, Andrew. "Jerron Cage Gives Ohio State Nation-Leading Sixth Defensive Touchdown Of The Season". SI.com.
  8. Strom, Griffin. "OHIO STATE DEFENSIVE TACKLE JERRON CAGE SCORES TOUCHDOWN ON SECOND QUARTER SCOOP-AND-SCORE AGAINST PENN STATE". ElevenWarriors.com.
  9. Hope, Dan. "TANNER MCCALISTER AND JERRON CAGE ACCEPT INVITATIONS TO HULA BOWL". ElevenWarriors.com.
  10. Hodge, Garrick. "JERRON CAGE SIGNING WITH NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AS UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT". ElevenWarriors.com.
  11. Means, Stephen. "Saints sign Ohio State's Jerron Cage as undrafted free agent". Cleveland.com.
  12. Rabinowitz, Bill. "'I needed to be more': With son as motivation, Ohio State's Cage eager for big senior year". BuckeyeXtra.com.
  13. Birmingham, Jeremy. "Fatherhood plays huge role in return to Ohio State for Jerron Cage". On3.com.
  14. Hope, Dan. "FATHERHOOD DRIVING JERRON CAGE TO FINISH CAREER STRONG IN SIXTH YEAR AT OHIO STATE". ElevenWarriors.com.


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