Jayice Pearson (born August 17, 1963) is an American former

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(NFL)

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College career

Pearson played for the

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Professional career

Pearson played for the

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and

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between 1986 and 1993.

Sportscasting career

Pearson began broadcasting NFL games in 2003 after spending several years calling college football for

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, often paired with

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games. Pearson worked for

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, calling games as a member of one of the lower tier broadcast teams. He eventually became a regular middle-tier broadcaster in 2005, working alongside

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and later

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. Pearson left Fox following the 2008 season to return to ESPN to call

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games on

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and

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with

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. In 2010, Pearson was an analyst for college football games on

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. On December 26, 2010, he was part of the Little Caesars Bowl game coverage between Florida International and Toledo. Pearson was part of the afternoon radio show on 610 Sports in Kansas City called "The Drive" with

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and Carrington Harrison from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Central until 2015 when he left the show being replaced with Ben Heisler as producer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson, J. C. 1963 births Living people American football cornerbacks College football announcers Kansas City Chiefs players Minnesota Vikings players NFL announcers Washington Huskies football players Players of American football from Oceanside, California