Aaron Douglas Berry Jr. (born June 25, 1988) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Pittsburgh. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2010. Berry was also a member of the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns of the NFL and the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 25, 1988 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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College career
editBerry's career at the University of Pittsburgh began in 2006 as a key contributor on special teams as well as a reserve cornerback. He played in all 12 games and recorded his first two tackles and two pass breakups in a game against UCF.
As a sophomore in 2007, Berry played in all 12 games and started the last 9 games of the season. Throughout the season, Berry recorded 19 tackles and a team-high of two interceptions and tied for second on the team with five PBUs. One of his best performances on special teams and in the secondary was in the win against Syracuse. He averaged 17.7 yards on six punt returns and his 53-yard return at the end of the third quarter put Pitt at the Orange 13. Berry also had four tackles and broke up three passes including Syracuse's desperation pass to the Pitt 5 with one second left. Berry also had strong performances against Cincinnati, where he intercepted a deep ball at the Pitt 17 with 2:58 left, as well as two key tackles and a four-yard sack at Michigan State.
As a junior in 2008, Berry was named All-Big East second-team. He accumulated 41 tackles, one sack, three interceptions, a team-high of 10 PBUs and 76 yards on 14 punt returns (5.4 avg). One of his three interceptions came in the Sun Bowl vs. Oregon State and matched his career high of three PBUs. He had one interception in the Rutgers game and another against Connecticut that he ran back for 52 yards. In the 2008 game against Notre Dame, Berry had a career high nine tackles and followed it up the next game with 7 vs. Iowa. Berry had a four-yard sack against Buffalo, a season-long punt return for 24-years vs. Syracuse, and three PBUs against Louisville.
During his senior year, Berry was a Jim Thorpe Award candidate. While struggling with a shoulder injury, Berry had a combined total of 31 tackles with 25 solo and 6 assisted tackles. He had one interception during his senior year and returned it for 14 yards.
Professional career
editDetroit Lions
editIn 2010, Berry was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent. He was cut by the Lions on July 23, 2012, a day after his second arrest in a month. In June 2012, he had been arrested for a DUI and other charges. On July 22, he was arrested after pointing a gun at three people.[1]
On August 20, 2012, he was suspended for 3 games.[2]
New York Jets
editBerry signed a two-year contract with the New York Jets on October 1, 2012.[3] During his first season with the Jets, Berry played in seven games and contributed two tackles. He was placed on injured reserve on December 27, 2012.[4]
On July 26, 2013, Berry suffered a torn ACL during training camp and was placed on injured reserve the following day.[5]
Cleveland Browns
editBerry was signed by the Cleveland Browns on June 2, 2014.[6] He was waived on September 9, 2014.[7]
Toronto Argonauts
editBerry played in 13 games for the Toronto Argonauts in 2016.[8]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
editBerry played in two games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2017.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Aaron Berry receives three-game suspension from NFL". NFL.com. August 20, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Berry receives three-game suspension from NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Copeland, Kareem (October 1, 2012). "Aaron Berry signs two-year deal with New York Jets". National Football League. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Vorkunov, Mike (December 28, 2012). "Muhammad Wilkerson will play against Bills, does not have concussion". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (July 27, 2013). "Jets place CB Aaron Berry on IR, sign RB Chad Spann". Fox News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Browns sign Aaron Berry". Cleveland Browns. June 2, 2014. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ Alper, Josh. "Browns get Marlon Moore back from suspension". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Aaron Berry". statscrew.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
External links
edit- Pittsburgh Panthers bio Archived March 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine