Jeremy Lincoln

{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jeremy Lincoln

| number = 39, 25

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|4|7}}

| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 180

| high_school = Thomas DeVilbiss

| college = Tennessee

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 80

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1992|1995}})
• St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1996}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1997}})
• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
• Green Bay Packers (2000)*
• Detroit Lions (2000)

| highlights =

• First-team All-SEC (1991)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 224

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 8

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = LincJe20

}}

Jeremy Arlo Lincoln (born April 7, 1969) is an American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1992 NFL Draft with the 80th overall pick.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Lincoln played football and ran track at DeVilbiss High School (Toledo, Ohio), where he was part of the 1987 Ohio High School state championship track team before attending the University of Tennessee. He is most famous for the blocked field goal attempt in the last seconds of the Vols' "Miracle in South Bend" victory against Notre Dame where he blocked the field goal with his butt.{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Brad |date=2013-07-10 |title=100 Days of Vols #52 - A Football Miracle |url=https://www.rockytoptalk.com/2013/7/10/4508620/100-days-of-vols-52-a-football-miracle |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Rocky Top Talk |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Strange |first=Mike |date=September 16, 2016 |title=Jeremy Lincoln's rear end big in Miracle at South Bend |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2016/09/16/jeremy-lincolns-rear-end-big-in-miracle-at-south-bend/91075076/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US}}