Jerry Mackey

Jerry Joseph Mackey (born September 20, 1984 in New York City) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Syracuse.

Jerry Mackey
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1984-09-20) September 20, 1984
New York City
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
College:Syracuse
Undrafted:2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Mackey has also been a member of the New York Jets.

Early years

PrepStar All-American … Rated the No. 8 prospect in New York by SuperPrep … New York Sportswriters Association First-Team Class AA All-State as a senior and junior … All-Nassau County and All-Long Island as a senior … Received the Bill Piner Award as outstanding linebacker in Nassau County in 2001 … Had 85 tackles, 51 solo, one sack, two forced fumbles and three fumbles recoveries as a senior

College career

Mackey was a 3-year starter at Syracuse at the Linebacker position. His sophomore year, he posted a career high 106 tackles. Though Mackey suffered a major shoulder injury late in his junior campaign and registered just 29 tackles that year. Mackey wore jersey #57 at Syracuse.

Personal

Jerry is the nephew of former NFL tight end John Mackey.

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