Number: 25|
Jamar Fletcher, a former first-round pick of the Miami Dolphins, was acquired in a trade for David Boston on March 16, 2004. Fletcher is looking forward to a fresh start in San Diego. Fletcher loves to cook. He is an admitted neat freak and insists on doing his own cleaning and laundry. Fletcher likes to watch movies and frequents drive-in theaters. He also likes to bowl and play video games. Jamar’s brother, Jason, a former college football player at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, is his agent and negotiates all of Jamar’s contracts. 2003: Had season-high three tackles
at Tennessee Nov. 9...placed on "Reserve-Injured" list Dec. 1 after suffering
fractured left forearm in Nov. 27 game at Dallas. 2002: Tied for second on Dolphins’ defense with 13 passes defensed...tallied first-career interception off Peyton Manning and season-high 10 tackles at Indianapolis Sept. 15...intercepted Chris Chandler pass and batted down season-high three others in Monday Night Football win over Chicago Dec. 9...interception return against Bears was career-long 30 yards. 2001: Started first-career game against New York Jets Nov. 18...first-round choice of Dolphins in 2001 NFL Draft with 26th overall selection.College: Set school records with 21 career interceptions and 57 passes defensed...set school and Big Ten Conference records with 459 interception return yards and five touchdowns...recorded seven interceptions each of his three seasons to lead all Big Ten defenders...only player to lead conference in picks three consecutive years...left school after junior season to enter NFL Draft...recipient of Jim Thorpe Award as nation’s top defensive back and Big Ten Defensive Player of Year following junior season...three-time first-team All-America and first-team all-conference choice...earned Big Ten Defensive Player of Week honors against Purdue after intercepting two passes off Drew Brees and returning one 52 yards for late fourth quarter touchdown in 31-24 victory...set conference record with three touchdown returns in 1998...46-yard interception return for touchdown late in fourth quarter helped Badgers edge UCLA 38-31 in Rose Bowl... redshirted as true freshman in 1997 ...played at Wisconsin from 1998-2000... majored in behavioral science and law. Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri...All-America defensive back and quarterback at Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis...three-year team captain and team MVP as senior...resides in San Diego. |
Fletcher
to Chargers to complete deal
03.16.04 - The San Diego Chargers have acquired cornerback Jamar Fletcher,
a former first-round pick from the Miami Dolphins, to complete the trade
for wide receiver David Boston .
A first-round choice in 2001 with the 26th overall selection, the 5-9, 186-pound Fletcher had his best season for the Dolphins in 2002 when he had 39 tackles and a pair of interceptions while starting four of 16 games. “Jamar played behind a pair of Pro Bowl players in Miami,” said Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith. “We think he’s a player with a lot of upside and a change of scenery will help jump-start his career.” Fletcher was selected in the first-round after an All-America career at the University of Wisconsin in which he set a school-record with 21 interceptions. He made himself available for the NFL Draft after his junior season when he earned the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back and was named the Big Ten Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. He earned All-America honors after each of his three seasons and all three years he led the Big Ten with seven interceptions. Fletcher was born Aug. 28, 1979 in St. Louis and graduated from Hazelwood East High School before attending Wisconsin. |