Jerry Woods is a former

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the

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Biography

Woods was born Jerry Lee Woods on February 13, 1966 in

Dyersburg, Tennessee Dyersburg is a city and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in northwest Tennessee, northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 16,164 at the 2020 census, down 5.72% from the 2010 census. ...

. He grew up in Racine, Wi. Attended Park High School where he was a 3 sport athlete. All State & All County pole vaulter and football player. He was also an honor student. 1989 Graduate of Northern Michigan University. Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology with a minor in Drawing & Design. 4 year starting Defensive Back. 2x Kodak All American, national player of the year nominee, 2x All Conference, Specialist of the Year, team MVP, 3x Most Valuable Defensive Back, 1988 Dean's List honoree, 2001 NMU College Hall of Fame inductee, 2x team captain. Served 2 terms on Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Career

Woods was drafted in the seventh round of the

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by the

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and spent that season with the team. He spent the next season with the

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. Played 4 years professional football, 2 in the National Football League (Green Bay Packers & Detroit Lions), World League of American Football (Barcelona Dragons) and Arena Football League (Tampa Bay Storm) as a Defensive Back & Special Teams player. Previously employed at Graco, Inc (Minneapolis). Since '98 he's been employed at Cummins, Inc (Minneapolis). Both of his parents, Mary Koonce-Johnson (Kenosha, Wi) & Jere Woods (Missouri) retired from Chrysler, Inc.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Jerry 1966 births Living people American football defensive backs Barcelona Dragons players Detroit Lions players Green Bay Packers players Tampa Bay Storm players Northern Michigan Wildcats football players People from Dyersburg, Tennessee

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