Jacques Cesaire
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| Position: | Assistant defensive line coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 30, 1980 Gardner, Massachusetts | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Gardner (MA) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern Connecticut State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||
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Jacques E. Cesaire (born August 30, 1980) is a former American football defensive end who spent all nine of his National Football League seasons with the San Diego Chargers. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Southern Connecticut State. He is currently the assistant defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills.
Early years[]
Jacques started his high school football career at St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg, Ma in 1994. For his junior year he transferred to Gardner High School of Massachusetts. Cesaire graduated from Gardner High School in Gardner, Massachusetts, in 1998. While there, he lettered in football, basketball, and track. He is of Haitian descent.[1]
College career[]
Cesaire played football at Southern Connecticut State University. In 2002, he was named the Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Lineman of the year. Cesaire also was a first team NCAA Division II All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and a first team all NE-10 pick.
Professional career[]
Cesaire was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He was one of many successful Chargers undrafted free agents that year, along with Antonio Gates, Kris Dielman, Stephen Cooper, and Kassim Osgood.
His best years came between 2006 and 2008 where he had 8.5 total sacks while playing a key role in the Chargers defense. Cesaire's biggest contribution came in the leadership department.[2]
Cesaire was released on August 31, 2012 after 9 seasons with the Chargers. In total he started 66 of 109 games, recording 217 tackles and 12.5 sacks while forcing three fumbles. Cesaire was mostly appreciated for being a great leader and having a great locker room mentality.[3]
On January 21, 2013, Cesaire announced his retirement.[4]
After retirement[]
Buffalo Bills[]
On February 7, 2020, Cesaire was hired as the assistant defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills[5] this followed a five year stint coaching defensive line at the University of San Diego.
References[]
- ^ "Chart: Haitian Americans in the NFL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/jacques-cesaire/142681?q=jacques-cesaire
- ^ http://prod.www.chargers.clubs.nfl.com/news/article-1/Chargers-Own-a-Rich-History-of-Undrafted-Free-Agents/f82c447c-a821-4960-a08d-7172cbb341f4
- ^ http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/608/jacques-cesaire
- ^ "Bills hire Jacques Cesaire as assistant defensive line coach". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
External links[]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Haitian descent
- American football defensive ends
- Buffalo Bills coaches
- People from Gardner, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Massachusetts
- Southern Connecticut State Owls football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- San Diego Toreros football coaches
- Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts