Jaye Howard
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jaye Howard Jr.
| image = Jaye Howard 2014.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Howard with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014
| current_team =
| number = 94, 96
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 301
| high_school = Orlando (FL) Jones
| college = Florida
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 114
| pastteams = * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2012}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
| status =
| highlights = * BCS national champion (2009)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 122
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 7.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| pfr = HowaJa00
}}
Jaye Howard Jr. (born December 20, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23010 |title=Jaye Howard Drafted by Seattle Seahawks in the Fourth Round |access-date=June 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050127/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23010 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
College career
While attending the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship, Howard played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2008 to 2011. The coaching staff red-shirted him as true freshman in 2007, and played in nine games in 2008. As a redshirt sophomore in 2009, Howard played in twelve games during the Gators' undefeated regular season. During his 2010 junior year, he appeared in eleven games, starting eight of them, but missing the rest with an ankle injury. As a senior in 2011, Howard started all thirteen games and memorably scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery against the Kentucky Wildcats. He finished his four-year Gators career with 131 tackles and 25.5 for a loss.GatorZone.com, Football History, 2011 Roster, [http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2011&player_id=140 Jaye Howard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040443/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2011&player_id=140 |date=September 24, 2015 }}. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 301
| dash = 4.82
| ten split = 1.68
| twenty split = 2.83
| shuttle = 4.47
| cone drill = 7.32
| vertical = 27.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 10
| bench = 24
| arm span = 33
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jaye-howard/3200484f-5721-9505-bf84-131e5af41ded |title=Jaye Howard Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 26, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=69071&DraftYear=2012 |title=2012 NFL Draft Scout Jaye Howard College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 26, 2024}}
}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
The Seattle Seahawks selected Howard in the fourth round, with the 114th overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was released by the Seahawks on August 31, 2013.{{cite web|title=A closer look at the Seahawks' 53-man roster|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2013/08/31/closer-look-seahawks%E2%80%99-53-man-roster|author=Farnsworth, Clare|website=Seahawks.com|date=August 31, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
Howard was claimed off waivers by the Chiefs on September 1, 2013.{{cite web|title=KC Chiefs with 7 waiver wire claims; 6 more roster cuts made|url=http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2013/9/1/4684182/kansas-city-chiefs-waiver-wire-claim-roster-cuts|author=Thorman, Joel|website=ArrowheadPride.com|date=September 1, 2013|access-date=December 1, 2016}}
On March 9, 2016, Howard signed a two-year $12 million deal to stay with the Chiefs through 2017.{{cite web|title=Derrick Johnson, Jaye Howard staying with Chiefs|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/derrick-johnson-jaye-howard-staying-with-chiefs-0ap3000000643048|author=Patra, Kevin|website=NFL.com|date=March 9, 2016|access-date=December 1, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Chiefs Sign DL Jaye Howard|url=http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Sign-DL-Jaye-Howard/1c751ee3-fc97-4afe-9c6d-45dd867b6edf|website=Chiefs.com|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=December 1, 2016}} He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2016, with a hip injury.{{cite web|title=DL Jaye Howard Placed on Injured Reserve|url=http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/DL-Jaye-Howard-Placed-on-Injured-Reserve/f1fb979d-527d-4828-bf5b-ffb8c449a1d5|author=McMullen, Matt|website=Chiefs.com|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016|archive-date=December 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202102100/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/DL-Jaye-Howard-Placed-on-Injured-Reserve/f1fb979d-527d-4828-bf5b-ffb8c449a1d5|url-status=dead}}
On April 22, 2017, Howard was released by the Chiefs.{{cite web|title=Kansas City Chiefs release Jaye Howard|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/kansas-city-chiefs-release-jaye-howard-0ap3000000801909|author=Bergman, Jeremy|website=NFL.com|date=April 22, 2017}}
=Chicago Bears=
On May 4, 2017, Howard signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears .{{cite web|title=Chicago Bears sign Jaye Howard to one-year deal|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000806566/article/chicago-bears-signing-jaye-howard-to-oneyear-deal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508050505/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000806566/article/chicago-bears-signing-jaye-howard-to-oneyear-deal|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2017|author=Bergman, Jeremy|website=NFL.com|date=May 4, 2017}} He was released on September 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-reach-NFL%E2%80%99s-53-man-roster-limit/b7be2dbe-3ca1-44db-854c-c477b0c70377|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407195353/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-reach-NFL%E2%80%99s-53-man-roster-limit/b7be2dbe-3ca1-44db-854c-c477b0c70377|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2018|author=Mayer, Larry|website=ChicagoBears.com|date=September 2, 2017}}
=NFL statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOT | AST | SCK | FF | FR | FY YDs | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 || KC
| 3 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014 || KC
| 16 || 36 || 24 || 12 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 || KC
| 16 || 57 || 36 || 21 || 5.5 || 1 || 2 || -1 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016 || KC
| 8 || 23 || 18 || 5 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career || 45 || 122 || 83 || 39 || 7.5 || 1 || 2 || -1 || 1 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040443/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2011&player_id=140 Florida Gators bio]
{{2008 Florida Gators football navbox}}
{{Seahawks2012DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Jaye}}
Category:Players of American football from Orlando, Florida
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Jones High School (Orlando, Florida) alumni
Category:Florida Gators football players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players