:Cedric Scott

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1977)}}

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| name = Cedric Scott

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| current_team = Jacksonville Jaguars

| position = Head strength and conditioning coach

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.

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| college = Southern Miss

| draftyear = 2001

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 114

| pastteams =

New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2001}})
Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2002}}); ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
Scottish Claymores ({{NFL Year|2004}})
Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2005}}–{{CFL Year|2006}})

| pastcoaching =

Southern Miss (2009–2011)
Assistant strength and conditioning coach
Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2012}}–{{nfly|2021}})
Assistant strength and conditioning coach
Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2022}}–present)
Director of strength and conditioning

| highlights =

Grey Cup champion (2005)
Third-team All-American (2000)
C-USA Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2000)

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| pfr = ScotCe20

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Cedric A. Scott (born October 19, 1977) is an American professional football coach and former defensive end who is the head strength and conditioning coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Scott played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft. He also played for the Cleveland Browns, as well as in NFL Europa for the Scottish Claymores and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life

Cedric Scott was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, before playing college football at the University of Southern Mississippi for the Golden Eagles. He was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft and also played for the Cleveland Browns before playing with the Scottish Claymores and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was inducted into the University of Southern Mississippi Hall of Fame in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Shadrick |first1=J.P. |title=Shadrick Sighting: Cedric Scott inducted into Southern Mississippi Hall of Fame |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/shadrick-sighting-cedric-scott-inducted-into-southern-mississippi-hall--15897273 |website=Jaguars |access-date=22 February 2021}}

Coaching career

Scott joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as an assistant strength coach in 2012.{{cite web |last1=Simmons |first1=Myles |title=Jaguars announce Urban Meyer's first coaching staff |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/02/11/jaguars-announce-urban-meyers-first-coaching-staff/ |website=NBC Sports |access-date=22 February 2021}} He was promoted to director of strength and conditioning in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Shipley |first1=John |title=Jaguars Name Cedric Scott Head Strength and Conditioning Coach |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-cedric-scott-head-strength-and-conditioning-coach |website=SI.com |access-date=14 August 2022}}

References

Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football defensive ends

Category:Players of Canadian football from Mississippi

Category:Canadian football defensive linemen

Category:Cleveland Browns players

Category:Edmonton Elks players

Category:Jacksonville Jaguars coaches

Category:New York Giants players

Category:Players of American football from Gulfport, Mississippi

Category:Scottish Claymores players

Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players

Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches

Category:Coaches of American football from Mississippi

Category:American strength and conditioning coaches

Category:20th-century American sportsmen