Jarrett Bush
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Jarrett Bush with U.S. Sailors and Marines CROP.jpg
| caption = Bush in 2011
| current_team =
| number = 24
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|21}}
| birth_place = Vacaville, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 200
| undraftedyear = 2006
| high_school = Vacaville (CA) Wood
| college = Utah State
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
- Green Bay Packers (2006–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2017}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 181
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 4
| cfl = jarrett-bush/162488/
| pfr = B/BushJa20
}}
Jarrett Lee Bush (born May 21, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006, but was claimed by the Green Bay Packers as a waiver-wire pickup following the 2006 preseason and has played through the 2014 regular season. With Green Bay, Bush won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bush also played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Utah State and American River College.
Early life
Bush attended Vaca Pena Middle School and Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California. He played both defensive back and wide receiver.
Professional career
=Carolina Panthers=
Bush was originally with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006, but was waived following the preseason.
=Green Bay Packers=
Bush was claimed off of waivers by the Green Bay Packers one day after being cut by Carolina. He played mainly as a third or fourth cornerback and on special teams during his career with the Packers.
On March 13, 2009, the Tennessee Titans signed Bush to an offer sheet.[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3979484&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines Titans sign Bush to offer sheet] The Packers matched the Titans offer on March 16.[http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/41333162.html&source= Packers will match Bush offer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317235542/http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/41333162.html |date=March 17, 2009 }}
On February 6, 2011, during Super Bowl XLV, after Pro-Bowl cornerback Charles Woodson suffered a broken collar bone, Bush would have to fill a cornerback slot as well as continue his special teams duties. In the second quarter, the Pittsburgh Steelers were on the Green Bay 49 yard line with a 2nd and 11. Bush made a great read and drove on a Ben Roethlisberger pass intended for Michael Wallace over the middle, resulting in the Packers second interception of the game. This would prove pivotal in the game, as the ensuing drive resulted with a touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Greg Jennings.[https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=310206009&period=2= ESPN Box Score Super Bowl XLV] Bush ended Super Bowl XLV with one interception, one hit on quarterback, one pass defended, and five total tackles of which four were solo.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041346/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=310206009= ESPN Box Score]{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201102060pit.htm |title=Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=December 15, 2017}}
Following the 2014 season, the Packers did not re-sign Bush. Bush was then suspended by the NFL for 10 games for an illegal substance violation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/08/21/jarrett-bush-packers-suspension-10-games-news-update|title = Bush suspended 10 games for substance violation}} No other NFL team signed Bush following the suspension.
=Calgary Stampeders=
Bush signed with Calgary's practice roster on November 10, 2016, the same day the Stampeders signed Bush's former Packer teammate Jarrett Boykin.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions-2016/ | title=TRANSACTIONS – 2016 | publisher=cfl.ca | access-date=August 24, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824185410/https://www.cfl.ca/transactions-2016/ | archive-date=August 24, 2017 }} Bush made the active roster for the 2017 CFL season, and recorded 2 special teams tackles during his first game played, but was demoted back to the practice roster after two weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/players/jarrett-bush/162488/|title = Jarrett Bush}} After two more weeks on the practice roster, Bush was released on July 18. This was to make room for Reggie Begelton, a wide receiver who had been cut by Calgary after sustaining an injury in the preseason.{{cite web| url = http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/07/18/healthy-reggie-begelton-returns-to-stampeders-surprises-teammates| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170720053607/http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/07/18/healthy-reggie-begelton-returns-to-stampeders-surprises-teammates| archive-date = 2017-07-20| title = Healthy Reggie Begelton returns to Stampeders, surprises teammates {{!}} STAMPEDERS}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | {{tooltip|GP|Games played}} | {{tooltip|COMB|Combined tackles}} | {{tooltip|TOTAL|Total tackles}} | {{tooltip|AST|Assisted tackles}} | {{tooltip|SACK|Sacks}} | {{tooltip|FF|Forced fumbles}} | {{tooltip|FR|Fumble recoveries}} | {{tooltip|FR YDS|Fumble return yards}} | {{tooltip|INT|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|IR YDS|Interception return yards}} | {{tooltip|AVG IR|Average interception return}} | {{tooltip|LNG|Longest interception return}} | {{tooltip|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdown}} | {{tooltip|PD|Passes defensed}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GB | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | GB | 14 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | GB | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | GB | 16 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | GB | 16 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | GB | 16 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | GB | 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | GB | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | GB | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 137 | 179 | 159 | 29 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 28 |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Jarrett Bush}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125163241/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Jarrett-Bush/71224e26-edaa-4265-86f7-5efde7c8b0f4 Green Bay Packers bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180936/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bush_jarrett00.html Utah State bio]
- {{Twitter}}
{{Super Bowl XLV}}
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