Jacques Cesaire

Jacques E. Cesaire (born August 30, 1980) is a former American football defensive end who spent all nine of his National Football League seasons with the San Diego Chargers. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Southern Connecticut State. He is currently the assistant defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills.

Jacques Cesaire
Buffalo Bills
Position:Assistant defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1980-08-30) August 30, 1980
Gardner, Massachusetts
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Gardner (MA)
College:Southern Connecticut State
Undrafted:2003
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Lineman of the year. (2002)
  • First team NCAA Division II All-America selection (AFCA)
  • First team all NE-10 pick.
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:217
Sacks:12.5
Forced fumbles:3
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Jacques started his high school football career at St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg, Ma in 1994. For his junior year he transferred to Gardner High School of Massachusetts. Cesaire graduated from Gardner High School in Gardner, Massachusetts, in 1998. While there, he lettered in football, basketball, and track. He is of Haitian descent.[1]

College career

Cesaire played football at Southern Connecticut State University. In 2002, he was named the Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Lineman of the year. Cesaire also was a first team NCAA Division II All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and a first team all NE-10 pick.

Professional career

Cesaire was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He was one of many successful Chargers undrafted free agents that year. Along with Antonio Gates, Kris Dielman, Stephen Cooper, and Kassim Osgood.

His best years came between 2006 and 2008 where he had 8.5 total sacks while playing a key role in the Chargers defense. Cesaire's biggest contribution came in the leadership department.[2]

Cesaire was released on August 31, 2012 after 9 seasons with the Chargers. In total he started 66 of 109 games, recording 217 tackles and 12.5 sacks while forcing three fumbles. Cesaire was mostly appreciated for being a great leader and having a great locker room mentality.[3]

On January 21, 2013, Cesaire announced his retirement.[4]

After retirement

Buffalo Bills

On February 7, 2020, Cesaire was hired as the assistant defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills[5] this followed a five year stint coaching defensive line at the University of San Diego.

References
  1. "Chart: Haitian Americans in the NFL". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/jacques-cesaire/142681?q=jacques-cesaire
  3. http://prod.www.chargers.clubs.nfl.com/news/article-1/Chargers-Own-a-Rich-History-of-Undrafted-Free-Agents/f82c447c-a821-4960-a08d-7172cbb341f4
  4. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/608/jacques-cesaire
  5. "Bills hire Jacques Cesaire as assistant defensive line coach". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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