Jamaal Jay Fudge (born May 17, 1983) is a former American football defensive back. On December 5, 2012, he signed a one-year contract for the 2013 Arena Football League season with the Jacksonville Sharks now he is now the head coach at North Florida educational institute [1] He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Clemson.

Jamaal Fudge
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Fudge in 2008 with the Atlanta Falcons
No. 42, 23, 29, 27
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-17) May 17, 1983 (age 41)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Edward H. White
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:Clemson
Undrafted:2006
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:27
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Career Arena League statistics
Total tackles:46
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:4
Pass deflections:3
Interceptions:2
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Fudge has also played for the Atlanta Falcons.

Early life

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Fudge attended Edward H. White High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He along with Dee Webb were elected to Ed White's Sports Wall of Fame in the same year.

Professional career

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Jacksonville Jaguars

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Fudge was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He was cut by the Jaguars in training camp 2008.

Atlanta Falcons

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Fudge was signed by the Atlanta Falcons after he was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on September 7, 2009, after spending the 2008 season with Atlanta. He was re-signed on October 20, when Brian Williams was placed on injured reserve.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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In October 2011, Fudge signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the team's practice roster.[2]

Jacksonville Sharks

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Fudge signed with the Jacksonville Sharks for the 2013 season.[3]

Coaching career

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Fudge continues to coach in the greater Jacksonville area as the head coach of football for North Florida Educational Institute.

References

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  1. ^ "jaxsharks.com: News". www.jaxsharks.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Transactions - November 2011 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2014. Transactions - November 2011
  3. ^ "Sharks Build Depth with Three Wednesday Additions". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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