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JERMICHAEL
FINLEY
TIGHT END
TEXAS
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 247
Second NFL Season
Second Packers Season
Born: March 26, 1987
NFL Gm. Played/Started: 14/1
Acquired: D3-08
ADMIN. &
FINLEY COACHES COMMUNITY
LAMBEAU RECORDS &
DRAFT &
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS
Third-round pick in
2008 will look to make
bigger contribution in his
second year with the team…Saw action in two- and threetight
end sets as a rookie as well as on special teams…
Played in 14 games with one start and showed flashes of
PRO
career
his big-play pass-catching ability toward
the end of his rookie campaign with two
receptions of 25-plus yards in the final
two weeks…His 14 games played were
the second most by any rookie on the roster...Was the
youngest player on Green Bay’s roster last season, having
turned only 21 in March 2008…Came to the NFL after
playing only two seasons at the University of Texas, where
he caught 76 passes for 947 yards in just 26 games…
Ranks third in school history in receptions by a tight end
and sixth in receiving yardage, despite playing only two
years…Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from
the league’s coaches as a sophomore and honorable mention
Freshman All-America recognition from The Sporting
News as a freshman.
2008 season
Played in 14 games, second most
among the team’s rookies, with
one start…Caught six passes for 74 yards (12.3 avg.) and
one touchdown…Recorded six special teams tackles, the
most among Packers rookies…On the field for 54.9 percent
of special teams plays, which ranked fourth on the
team and first among rookies…Inactive for opening two
games, vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8) and at Detroit (Sept. 14) as
a healthy scratch…Vs. Dallas (Sept. 21): Made NFL debut,
seeing time on special teams and getting some snaps
on offense…At Tampa Bay (Sept. 28): Registered first
career special teams tackle when he brought down Dexter
Jackson on third-quarter kickoff return…At Tennessee
(Nov. 2): Caught first NFL pass when he hauled in 6-yard
reception from Aaron Rodgers in the second quarter…At
Minnesota (Nov. 9): Posted a career-high three special
teams tackles…Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Started
first career game with Packers opening up in a two-tight
end set…At Chicago (Dec. 22): Caught career-long
35-yard reception on long pass from Rodgers down the
right sideline in the third quarter…Vs. Detroit (Dec.
28): Caught first touchdown pass of his career when he
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►►Played in 14 games in ’08, the
second most among all Packers
rookies, trailing only WR Jordy
Nelson (16).
►►Ranks third in University
of Texas history for career
receptions by a tight end with
76, despite playing only two at a glance…
seasons.
►►Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the
league’s coaches as a sophomore.
►►Became first Packers draftee from the University of Texas
since 1991, and was the highest pick used on a tight end
by the Packers since Bubba Franks was selected in the first
round (14th overall) in 2000.
hauled in 3-yarder from Rodgers in the back right corner
of the end zone late in the first quarter. Also had a 26-yard
reception deep down the left sideline in the second quarter…2008
Draft: Selected in the third round (91st overall),
and was the seventh tight end taken…Highest pick
used on a tight end by the Packers since Bubba Franks was
selected in the first round (14th overall) in 2000…Became
the first player drafted by the Packers from the University
of Texas since wide receiver Johnny Walker was picked
in the eighth round in 1991…Highest selection used by
Green Bay on a UT player since halfback Duke Carlisle in
1964 (60th overall selection)…Was the first player from
UT to ever enter the draft following sophomore season.
college
Productive player in his two seasons
with the Longhorns, catching 76 passes
for 947 yards and five touchdowns in 26 games…His
76 receptions rank third in school history among tight
ends despite playing only two years, and his 947 yards
rank sixth in school annals…Caught four-or-more passes
10 times during his career…Majored in kinesiology…
Sophomore season (2007): Started all 13 games
and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the
league’s coaches…Named UT’s Outstanding Tight End…
Caught 45 passes (second on UT’s single-season tight end
list) for 575 yards (third on single-season TE list) and two
touchdowns…Posted a reception in 12 of 13 games and
three-or-more grabs in nine of 13 contests…Helped Longhorns
average 462.0 yards of total offense, which ranked
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