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JARRAD PAGE #44

Jarrad Page #44
PositionSafety
Height6-0
Weight225
Years Experience4
Birthdate10/19/1984
HometownSan Leandro, CA
CollegeUCLA
Current statusInjured Reserve
Games Started34
Games Played48

Pro Career

Versatile safety enters his fourth season with Kansas City … Enters the 2009 campaign owning a string of 32 consecutive starts at free safety … Intelligent performer is seemingly always around the football and has displayed an uncanny knack for making big plays in critical situations … Including the playoffs, five of his 11 career interceptions have come inside the five-yard line … Clinched a 12-10 win at Oakland (10/21/07) by picking off QB Duante Culpepper with just 46 seconds remaining … Although still a youthful performer himself, has taken on a leadership role in the Kansas City secondary … Former seventh-round pick possesses an outstanding vertical leap and is a sure tackler … Fearless performer has the ability and the mentality to deliver bone-jarring hits to receivers crossing the middle of the field … Has surprising closing speed for a man his size and isn’t afraid to cover receivers down the field … Has played in 48 games (34 starts) ... Owns 185 tackles (160 solo), a sack (-3.0 yards), 10 INTs, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 22 passes defensed and one QB pressure … Also has 17 special teams tackles, a special teams fumble recovery and a four-yard rush on special teams … Owns one postseason start, registering five tackles (four solo), an INT and one special teams stop.

Transactions: Signed a restricted free agent tender (5/29/09) ... Signed with Kansas City (7/26/06) ... Originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick (228th overall) by the Chiefs in the 2006 NFL Draft.

2008

Started all 16 games at free safety for a second consecutive year … Totaled a career-high 83 tackles (77 solo) to rank third on the squad … Registered a career-best four INTs and tied for the team lead with 10 passes defensed … Added two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, a tackle for loss and a special teams tackle … Amassed five tackles, a pass defensed and returned a WR Wes Welker fumble for eight yards at New England (9/7) ... Registered four tackles, a pass defensed and forced a RB Michael Bush fumble vs. Oakland (9/14) ... Posted four tackles and interception off Jake Delhomme at Carolina (10/5) ... Recorded seven tackles vs. Tennessee (10/19) ... Had an interception off Brett Favre at the N.Y. Jets (10/26) ... Recovered a RB Earnest Graham fumble in the end zone vs. Tampa Bay (11/2) ... Accumulated six tackles, a pass defensed and intercepted a Drew Brees pass vs. New Orleans (11/16) ... Amassed seven tackles vs. Buffalo (11/23) ... Tallied five tackles and one pass defensed at Oakland (11/30) ... Registered nine tackles at Denver (12/7) ... Tallied four tackles, two passes defensed and forced a RB Darren Sproles fumble vs. San Diego (12/14) ... Tied a career high with 10 tackles and intercepted a Chad Pennington pass vs. Miami (12/21) ... Produced six tackles at Cincinnati (12/28).

2007

Started all 16 games at free safety … Was second among defensive backs and sixth on the squad with 64 tackles (50 solo) ... Also recorded three interceptions, six passes defensed, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Had seven special teams tackles and recovered an onside kick … Tallied six tackles and intercepted a Matt Schaub pass in the end zone at Houston (9/9) ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) and two passes defensed at San Diego (9/30). Also forced and recovered a RB Michael Turner fumble … Recovered an onside kick vs. Cincinnati (10/14) ... Totaled four tackles and intercepted a Daunte Culpepper pass with 46 seconds remaining to seal a 12-10 victory at Oakland (10/21) ... Posted an INT off Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/18) ... Posted five tackles vs. Oakland (11/25) ... Had five tackles and one special teams stop vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Totaled four tackles at the N.Y. Jets (12/30).

2006

Played in 16 games (two starts) as a reserve safety and on special teams … Had 38 tackles (33 solo), a sack (-3.0 yards), six passes defensed and one QB pressure … Tied for second on the club with three interceptions, the second-highest total by an NFL rookie on the season … Added nine special teams tackles, a four-yard rush on a fake punt and a special teams fumble recovery … Had a four-yard rush on a fake punt vs. Cincinnati (9/10) ... Recovered a RB Maurice Hicks fumble on a kickoff return vs. San Francisco (10/1) ... Amassed three tackles as a reserve safety at St. Louis (11/5) ... Made his first NFL start at free safety at Miami (11/12), recording six solo tackles and a pass defensed … Posted seven tackles, a pass defensed and picked off Aaron Brooks in the end zone with 32 seconds left to preserve a 17-13 victory vs. Oakland (11/19) ... Compiled three tackles, a sack of Andrew Walter and intercepted two Walter passes in the end zone at Oakland (12/23) ... Notched five tackles, an INT off Peyton Manning at the Kansas City two-yard line and added one special teams stop in an AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/6/07). Started that contest when the club opened in a nickel formation.

College Bio

Appeared in 49 games (45 starts) at UCLA … Collected 249 tackles (169 solo), 15.5 tackles for loss (-39.0 yards), a sack (-9.0 yards), nine INTs for 116 yards with two TDs, seven passes defensed, four fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles … Also returned three punts for 55 yards … Started 57 games as a centerfielder on the UCLA baseball team from 2004-05 … Registered four home runs, 37 runs scored, 27 RBI and 10 stolen bases for the Bruins … Started all 12 games at strong safety in 2005 as a senior … Finished second on the squad with 72 tackles (53 solo) ... Also had an INT, a sack (-9.0 yards), two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Added a 38-yard carry … Appeared in 12 contests (11 starts) as a junior in 2004 … Ranked second on the team with 79 tackles (46 solo) ... Added three INTs with a TD, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three punt returns for 55 yards … Named honorable mention all-conference … Started 12 games at strong safety as a sophomore in 2003, producing 55 tackles (37 solo), 5.5 stops for loss, three INTs with a TD, three passes defensed and two fumble recoveries … Earned honorable mention All-Pac 10 … Saw action in 13 games (10 starts) as a true freshman in 2002 … Totaled 43 tackles (33 solo), a tackle for loss, two INTs with a TD and six passes defensed … A first-team freshman All-America selection and a freshman all-conference pick by The Sporting News … Became the first Bruins safety to start at least 10 games as a freshman since S Kenny Easley (’77) ... Majored in Political Science at UCLA.

Personal Bio

• A three-year letterman at San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California.

• Was a second-team all-state choice and was selected to play in the 2002 North-South Shrine All-Star Game.

• Amassed 99 tackles, including 4.0 stops for loss, 2.0 sacks and five interceptions with a TD.

• Added 84 carries for 1,014 yards with 16 TDs and 18 catches for 432 yards with four scores.

• Earned all-state honors as a junior.

• Also lettered in baseball and basketball.

• Was selected three times in the Major League Baseball amateur draft: Milwaukee (5th round - 2002), Colorado (32nd round - 2005) and L.A. Angels (7th round - 2006).

• Has served as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s “Power to End Stroke” Campaign.

• Is an alum of the Boys & Girls Clubs and contributes to their RBI baseball and flag football programs.

• Full name: Jarrad Matthew Page (first name pronounced Jared).

• Single.