Shaun Jolly (born October 17, 1998) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and was signed as an

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by the

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in .

Personal life and high school

Shaun Jolly was born on October 17, 1998, in

Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,703 according to the 2020 US Census. Stone Mountain is in the eastern part of DeKalb County and is a suburb of Atlanta that encompasses nearly 1.7 square mil ...

. Jolly attended

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and had a successful high school tenure, being named to the Georgia all-star team.

College career

Jolly was rated as a two-star cornerback by

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and chose to attend

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...

. Jolly redshirted his freshman year and never played a down that season. In his next year, Jolly played in eleven games in defensive and special teams roles, including playing in the New Orleans Bowl against Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football, Middle Tennessee. Jolly was highly rated in his sophomore year, being named a second-team All-American and first-team all Sun Belt Conference, Sun Belt for having five interceptions on the year and two interceptions returned for touchdowns. In Jolly's junior year he was named an honorable All-American and started all twelve games with 41 tackles and six pass breakups. In Jolly's senior and final year, he started all nine of the games he appeared in and was first-team All-Sun Belt.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, Jolly was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

. Jolly did not make the active roster but was signed to the practice squad.

Los Angeles Rams

Jolly was signed from the practice squad of the Browns to the active roster of the

References

Living people 1998 births Los Angeles Rams players Cleveland Browns players People from Stone Mountain, Georgia Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Appalachian State Mountaineers football players {{defensiveback-1990s-stub