Jeffrey Lionell Cumberland (born May 2, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2010. He played college football at Illinois.
 Cumberland (86) with the Jets in 2012 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 2, 1987 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Brookhaven (Columbus, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College: | Illinois (2006–2009) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Early life
editCumberland was selected to the Ohio News Network/Ohio High Magazine All-Ohio team.[1] He was an PrepStar All-American in high school.[1] He was ranked as the 11th-best prospect from the state of Ohio.[1]
College career
editIn 2006, Cumberland was selected as an honorable mention freshman All-America by The Sporting News.[1] He played for the University of Illinois.
Professional career
edit| 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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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
249 lb (113 kg) |
4.45 s | 1.54 s | 2.61 s | 4.789 s | 6.89 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
20 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
New York Jets
editCumberland went undrafted and would later sign with the New York Jets. He only appeared in one game during his rookie season in 2010 and caught one pass for three yards.
Cumberland made his NFL debut against the Buffalo Bills on January 2, 2011.[3] Cumberland suffered a torn achilles tendon on September 25, 2011 against the Oakland Raiders. He was placed on the injured reserve list the following day.[4] In the 2011 season, he appeared in three games and had two receptions for 35 yards on the season.
In the 2012 season, Cumberland appeared in 15 games and recorded 29 receptions for 359 yards and three touchdowns.
In the 2013 season, Cumberland appeared in 15 games and recorded 26 receptions for 398 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.
Cumberland and the Jets agreed on a new three-year contract on March 7, 2014.[5] In the 2014 season, he appeared in all 16 regular season games and recorded 23 receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns.
In the 2015 season, Cumberland appeared in 15 games but only had five receptions for 77 yards.
On March 9, 2016, Cumberland was released by the Jets.[6]
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers
editOn April 4, 2016, Cumberland signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers.[7] He suffered a torn Achilles in the Chargers' second preseason game, ending his season.[8]
On April 12, 2017, Cumberland re-signed with the Chargers on a one-year contract.[9] He was released on September 2, 2017.[10] He was re-signed on November 7, 2017.[11]
NFL career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | ||||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 2010 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | NYJ | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 2012 | NYJ | 15 | 29 | 359 | 12.4 | 39 | 3 |
| 2013 | NYJ | 15 | 26 | 398 | 15.3 | 47 | 4 |
| 2014 | NYJ | 16 | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 28 | 3 |
| 2015 | NYJ | 15 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 44 | 0 |
| 2016 | SD | 0 | Did not play due to injury | ||||
| 2017 | LAC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 88 | 1,121 | 12.7 | 47 | 10 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Illinois Fighting Illini Profile". fightingillini.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Football".
- ^ Orr, Conor (January 2, 2011). "Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie, LaDainian Tomlison among Jets inactives". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (September 26, 2011). "Jets will elevate TE Josh Baker from practice squad to replace Jeff Cumberland". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ David Smith, Michael (March 7, 2014). "Jets, Jeff Cumberland agree to three-year deal". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Lange, Randy (March 9, 2016). "Jeremy Kerley, Jeff Cumberland Released". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (April 4, 2016). "Chargers Sign Veteran TE Jeff Cumberland". Chargers.com. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Eric D. (August 20, 2016). "Chargers TE Jeff Cumberland out for season with Achilles injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (April 12, 2017). "Bolts Bring Back Jeff Cumberland". Chargers.com.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (September 2, 2017). "Los Angeles Chargers Cut Down Roster to 53". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (November 7, 2017). "Chargers Announce Flurry of Transactions". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from ESPN
- Fighting Illini bio