Jeremy Bridges
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jeremy Bridges
| image = Jeremy Bridges.jpg
| caption = Bridges with the Carolina Panthers in 2008
| number = 73, 72
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|19}}
| birth_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 318
| high_school = Magnolia (MS) South Pike
| college = Southern Mississippi
| draftyear = 2003
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 185
| pastteams = * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2003}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2012}})
| highlights = * Conference USA All-Freshman (1999)
- Second-team All-Conference USA (2001)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 112
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 55
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = BridJe20
}}
Jeremy Eugene Bridges (born April 19, 1980) is an American former professional football guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at Southern Mississippi. Bridges was also a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins.
Early life
Bridges graduated in 1998 from South Pike High School in Magnolia, Mississippi, where he played football and was the Pike County, Mississippi Player of the Year as a senior.
College career
Bridges played college football at Southern Mississippi and graduated with a degree in sports administration.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/8
| weight = 301
| dash = 5.42
| ten split = 1.82
| twenty split = 3.10
| shuttle = 4.77
| cone drill = 8.12
| vertical = 28.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 0
| bench = 25
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=198&DraftYear=2003 |title=Jeremy Bridges College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=January 3, 2025}}
}}
=Philadelphia Eagles=
Bridges was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (185th overall) in the 2003 NFL draft, but was inactive for the entire season.{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Arizona Cardinals (first stint)=
Bridges was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals on September 6, 2004, and made his first ever NFL start on October 10 at the San Francisco 49ers. He spent two seasons with the Cardinals.
=Carolina Panthers (first stint)=
Bridges was signed by the Carolina Panthers as a free agent and started in the final 14 games of the 2006 season. He was released by the Panthers on February 25, 2009.
=Washington Redskins=
Bridges was signed by the Washington Redskins as a free agent on May 3, 2009. He was released during final cuts on September 5.{{Cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/05/hackett-buzbee-among-redskin-cuts/|title = Hackett, Buzbee among Redskin cuts|date = 5 September 2009}}
=Arizona Cardinals (second stint)=
Bridges re-signed with the Cardinals on September 8, 2009.{{cite tweet|user=caplannfl|author=Adam Caplan|number=3849873590|date=8 September 2009|title=#Cardinals sign G Jeremy Bridges cut G Elton Brown.}} He played in all 48 regular-season games from 2009 to 2011, starting 16. He injured his thumb in the 2012 preseason, and was placed on injured reserve. He was waived in November after reaching an injury settlement.{{cite news|title=Panthers sign Jeremy Bridges|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8630881/carolina-panthers-sign-jeremy-bridges-help-struggling-o-line|access-date=14 November 2012|work=ESPN.com|date=14 November 2012}}
=Carolina Panthers (second stint)=
Bridges was signed mid-season by the Panthers on November 14, 2012, "as a stop-gap for their struggling offensive line." He was released three weeks later.{{cite news|title=Panthers place 2 on IR; release OL Bridges|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=8712258|access-date=5 December 2012|work=ESPN.com|date=4 December 2012}}
Personal life
Bridges was arrested prior to the start of training camp for the 2007 season and charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman in a strip club parking lot in Charlotte, North Carolina. After a trial in November 2007, he was found guilty and given a 60-day suspended sentence and one year unsupervised probation; he was also ordered to pay a $500 fine and do 60 hours of community service. The Panthers suspended him for two games for the incident.[http://news14.com/content/top_stories/590044/bridges-found-guilty-of-pointing-gun/Default.aspx Bridges Found Guilty of Pointing a Gun] November 27, 2007
On Sunday, December 7, 2008, Bridges was arrested in Ballantyne, Charlotte, North Carolina and charged with simple assault and battery and communicating threats. The arrest stemmed from a confrontation at a local restaurant. The incident started when Bridges ordered a bottle of Dom Pérignon (wine) from the restaurant bar Saturday night and shook it up, causing the champagne to spew and get other patrons wet. The restaurant manager alleges that Bridges then got into a verbal confrontation with another patron and then a physical confrontation with the bouncer, at which time the police were called. Bridges admits that he shook and opened the champagne bottle, but denies any physical confrontation. He was released on $2,500 bond.[Panthers' Bridges arrested, charged with assault] December 9, 2008 He was inactive for the Panthers' game on December 8, 2008, but it is unclear if he will face any more punishment from either the Panthers or the NFL.[http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/sns-ap-fbn-buccaneers-panthers-inactives,0,2468943.story Panthers OL Jeremy Bridges Inactive After 2nd Arrest in 14 Months] December 8, 2008
References
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[https://www.12news.com/amp/article/news/local/valley/former-nfl-player-owes-107k-in-child-support-in-arizona/75-383098dd-0bb4-45db-b72d-d073046b07f6 Former NFL player owes $107K in child support in Arizona]
External links
- [http://www.azcardinals.com/team/bio.php?PRKey=77 Arizona Cardinals bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720111643/http://www.azcardinals.com/team/bio.php?PRKey=77 |date=2006-07-20 }}
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Category:People from Magnolia, Mississippi
Category:Players of American football from Fort Wayne, Indiana
Category:Players of American football from Mississippi
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