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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Carrollton, Georgia, U.S. | January 1, 1979||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Carrollton | ||||||||
College: | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Georgia | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2001: 4th round, 101st pick | ||||||||
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Jamie Henderson (born January 1, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft. [1] He played for the Jets from 2001 to 2003. He is the cousin of football player Reggie Brown. He has two sons, Jalen Lyght Henderson (born 4-2-02) and Jamie Isaiah Henderson (born 10-2-04). Henderson attended Carrollton High School, as well as Reggie Brown, and played for the Carrollton Trojan football team.
On April 3, 2004, Henderson got in a motorcycle accident. He lost control of the bike while making a turn. There was no indication that Henderson was speeding or that alcohol or drugs were involved in the accident. He has since gained full recovery from the accident and held positions at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia and Murray State University as a defensive backs coach. He was a paraprofessional at Carrollton Jr. High School and was helping coach track and football at Carrollton High School, Carrollton, Georgia. [2]