Sherrod Gideon (born February 21, 1977) is a former

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and

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. He played

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. He was drafted in the 6th round (200th overall) in the

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by the

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, he was the first player picked after

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Early years and college

Gideon was born in

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and attended Greenwood High School. Gideon attended college at

. In 1996, he appeared in 11 games, recording 33 receptions for 500 yards and one touchdown. In 1997, he appeared in 12 games, recording 53

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for 1,008 yards and nine

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s. He also returned 33 punts for 347 yards. That season the Golden Eagles defeated the

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, 41-7 in

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with Gideon being named the game's MVP. For the season, he finished 1st in

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in receiving yards and yards-per-reception (18.7). In 1998, he appeared in 11 games, recording 66 receptions for 1,186 for 13 touchdowns. He also returned five punts for 33 yards. He also finished 1st in C-USA with receiving touchdowns. After the season, he was named ''

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'' and College Sporting News All-America honorable mention. In 1999, he appeared in eight games, recording 40 receptions for 520 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned six punts for 41 yards. For his career he recorded 193 receptions for 3,214 yards and 30 touchdowns. His 1,186 receiving yards in 1998 stands as the Southern Mississippi single-season receiving yardage record. In 2004, Gideon was named to Conference USA's first All-Decade team.

Professional career

2000 NFL Draft

National Football League

Gideon was selected in the sixth round (200th overall) in the

by the

. He spent time in 2000, on the

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of the

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. On October 2, 2001, the

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signed Gideon to the team's practice squad. On February 8, 2002, he was signed by the

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. rod.www.texans.clubs.nfl.com/team/transactions.html Texans TransactionsRetrieved April 24, 2016 He was released on September 18.

Canadian Football League

In 2003, Gideon appeared in 13 games for the

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. For the season he caught 34 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns. He was 1-of-1 for 10 yards passing, he ran the ball one time for one yard. In 2004, he appeared in 10 games. He recorded 10 receptions for 181 yards. On June 9, 2005 Gideon was released by the

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Coaching career

In 2009, Gideon joined Leflore County High School as the football team's

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. In June 2011, he was named LeFlore's

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. He was then head coach at Greenville High School and is mow the head coach at Yazoo City High School. between 2023-2024 Gideon change schools one more and went to leake central high school as a safety education teacher and a football varsity coach

References

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