:Jerald Sowell
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jerald Sowell
| number = 27, 33
| position = Fullback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|21}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 237
| high_school = Baker HS (LA)
| college = Tulane
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 231
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers (1997)*
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1997|2005}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2006}})
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 244
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.0
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 148
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 1,194
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 5
| pfr = SoweJe00
}}
Jerald Monye Sowell (born January 21, 1974) is a former American football fullback. He played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Tulane.
Playing career
He holds the record for the longest play in Tulane football history, breaking off a 98-yard run against the defending national champions Alabama in 1993. Although Tulane lost the game 31–17, Sowell recorded 138 rushing yards to become the first player to run for over 100 yards against Alabama since Florida's Errict Rhett in 1991.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/09/04/No-2-Alabama-31-Tulane-17/8227747115200/|title=No. 2 Alabama 31, Tulane 17|work=United Press International|date=September 4, 1993|access-date=April 4, 2022}}
Sowell was drafted with the 30th pick in the seventh round in the 1997 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1997 |title=NFL.com - NFL Draft |website=www.nfl.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030402115819/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1997 |archive-date=2003-04-02}} However, he never played with the Packers as he was traded to the New York Jets in his rookie year. He did not have a standout season as a Jet until the 2003 season, in which he had 47 catches. Sowell then had two more good seasons with the Jets as a receiver catching 45 and 28 passes respectively. He has 135 career special team tackles which is a Jets record. Sowell was released by the Jets after the 2005 season. He then played one year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Green Bay Packers 1997 NFL draft picks}}
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Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Baker High School (Louisiana) alumni
Category:Tulane Green Wave football players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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