Editing Gerard Warren

{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Gerard Warren
| image       = File:Gerard Warren Raiders.jpg
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = Warren with Oakland Raiders in 2009
| number      = 94, 61, 92, 98
| position    = [[Defensive tackle]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lake City, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lbs  = 330
| high_school = [[Union County High School (Florida)|Union County (FL)]]
| college     = [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (1997–2000)
| draftyear   = 2001
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 3
| pastteams   =
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2004}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
| highlights  =
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2001|2001]])
* Second-team  [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2000 College Football All-America Team|2000]])
* 2× Second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1999 All-SEC football team|1999]], [[2000 All-SEC football team|2000]])
| statleague  = NFL
| statlabel1  = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 339
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2  = 36.5
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3  = 7
| statlabel4  = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4  = 5
| statlabel5  = [[Pass deflections]]
| statvalue5  = 18
| pfr         = WarrGe20 
}}

'''Gerard Thurston Warren''' (born July 25, 1978) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive tackle]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for eleven seasons.  He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Florida]].  He was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] third overall in the [[2001 NFL draft]], and also played professionally for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Oakland Raiders]] and [[New England Patriots]] of the NFL.

== Early life ==

Warren was born in [[Lake City, Florida]]. He attended [[Union County High School (Florida)|Union County High School]] in [[Lake Butler, Union County, Florida|Lake Butler, Florida]], where he played for the Union County Tigers high school football team.<ref name=fhsaa12042007>"[http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204  FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322032439/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204 |date=March 22, 2012 }}," Florida High School Athletic Association (December 4, 2007).  Retrieved May 26, 2011.</ref>  He finished his high school career with 36 sacks, and was ranked among the top ten defensive linemen nationally.  During his four years in high school, the Union County High School Tigers had an overall win–loss record of 49–4 and won three consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996.<ref name=fhsaa12042007/>  Warren was named to the Prep Stars and ''[[USA Today]]'' high school [[All-America]] teams.  In 2007, ten years after he graduated from high school, the [[Florida High School Athletic Association]] (FHSAA) recognized Warren as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.<ref name=fhsaa12042007/>

== College career ==

Warren attended the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach [[Steve Spurrier]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] team from [[1998 Florida Gators football team|1998]] to [[2000 Florida Gators football team|2000]].<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf  2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 97, 125, 186 (2011).  Retrieved August 31, 2011.</ref>  As a junior team captain in 2000,<ref name=ufmediaguide/>  Warren posted 76 tackles and 4.5 quarterback sacks at defensive tackle and was a second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) selection and a second-team  [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref name=ufprofile>GatorZone.com, Football History, 2000 Roster, [http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html  Gerard Warren] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902024316/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html |date=September 2, 2011 }}.  Retrieved April 11, 2011.</ref>  He finished his three-season career as a Gator with 159 tackles, 9.5 sacks, and 30 tackles for a loss in 35 games and 22 starts.<ref name=ufprofile/>

== Professional career ==

=== Cleveland Browns ===

Warren was drafted by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the third overall selection in the [[2001 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2038  2001 National Football League Draft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122533/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2038 |date=September 24, 2015 }}.  Retrieved March 22, 2012.</ref>  He played in 15 games as a rookie in [[2001 Cleveland Browns season|2001]], all starts, and finished with 61 tackles and five sacks.<ref name="pfrprofile">{{Cite web |title=Gerard Warren Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarrGe20.htm |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>  In [[2002 Cleveland Browns season|2002]], Warren started all 16 games, recording 40 tackles, two sacks, and two forced fumbles.  He started 15 games for the Browns in [[2003 Cleveland Browns season|2003]], picking up 32 tackles and a career-high 5.5 sacks.  In his final season in Cleveland, [[2004 Cleveland Browns season|2004]], Warren played in and started 13 games, missing three to injury, and finished with 19 tackles and four sacks.

=== Denver Broncos ===

In March 2005, Warren was traded to the [[Denver Broncos]] for a fourth-round pick in the [[2005 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/03/02/Gerard-Warren-traded-to-Broncos/UPI-35521109809108/|title=Gerard Warren traded to Broncos|work=[[United Press International]]|date=March 2, 2005|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref> In addition to Warren, the Broncos also acquired defensive linemen [[Michael Myers (American football)|Michael Myers]], [[Ebenezer Ekuban]], and [[Courtney Brown (defensive end)|Courtney Brown]] from the Browns, leading some to dub the new Broncos defensive line the "Browncos."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2007/08/19/ekubans-loss-a-big-one/|title=Ekuban's loss a big one|work=[[The Denver Post]]|first=Bill|last=Williamson|date=August 19, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref> Warren finished the [[2005 Denver Broncos season|2005]] season with 42 tackles and three sacks in 16 starts. In [[2006 Denver Broncos season|2006]], Warren started 15 games and recorded 30 tackles and 2.5 sacks on the season.

=== Oakland Raiders ===

In August 2007, during the preseason, Warren was traded by the Broncos to the [[Oakland Raiders]] in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick in the [[2008 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-08-20-broncos-raiders-trade_N.htm|title=Broncos trade DT Gerard Warren to Raiders|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=August 20, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref> In [[2007 Oakland Raiders season|2007]], Warren played in 12 games (five starts) for the Raiders, posting 22 tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble. Warren started all 16 games in the [[2008 Oakland Raiders season|2008]] season, finishing with 39 tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble. In his final season with the Raiders, [[2009 Oakland Raiders season|2009]], Warren again started all 16 games and finished the year with 35 tackles and two sacks. He was released by the Raiders on March 11, 2010.

=== New England Patriots ===

On April 24, 2010, during the final day of the [[2010 NFL draft]], Warren signed with the [[New England Patriots]]. Despite being a late free agent signing, Warren made the Patriots' roster and began the season as a starter at defensive end before moving to [[nose tackle]] in Week 6. After two games at nose tackle, Warren moved back to defensive end but did not start the team's Week 8 game against the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He returned to the starting lineup in Week 12 against the [[Detroit Lions]] on [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day]], and went on to start four of the team's final five games after Thanksgiving. Warren finished the regular season with 28 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 16 games (10 starts).  The Patriots re-signed him on August 8, 2011, after he had been a free agent for most of the offseason.  During the 2011 season, he played in eleven games, all off the bench, and compiled a sack and 15 tackles.<ref name=pfrprofile/>  Afterward, he again became a free agent,<ref>Roshan Bhagat, "[http://www.footballsfuture.com/2012/fa/dl.html  2012 NFL Free Agent Defensive Linemen]," Football's Future (undated).  Retrieved March 22, 2012.</ref> but he re-signed with the Patriots on April 30, 2012.<ref>Mary Paoletti, " [https://archive.today/20120903234734/http://www.necn.com/04/30/12/Paoletti-Warren-to-re-sign-with-Patriots/landing_sports.html?blockID=699496&feedID=3352  Paoletti: Warren to re-sign with Patriots],"  Comcast SportsNet New England (April 30, 2012).  Retrieved April 30, 2012.</ref> He was again released on August 26, 2012.

== NFL statistics ==
=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="4"| Tackles
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sack !! FF !! FR
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] || [[2001 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 15 || '''61''' || '''48''' || '''13''' || 5.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| '''16''' || 39 || 29 || 10 || 2.0 || '''2''' || '''2'''
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| '''16''' || 32 || 24 || 8 || '''5.5''' || 0 || '''2'''
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 13 || 18 || 12 || 6 || 4.0 || '''2''' || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| '''16''' || 19 || 14 || 5 || 3.0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 15 || 30 || 22 || 8 || 2.5 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| 12 || 22 || 20 || 2 || 4.0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] || [[2008 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16''' || 39 || 31 || 8 || 4.0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] || [[2009 Oakland Raiders season|OAK]]
| '''16''' || 35 || 25 || 10 || 2.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] || [[2010 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| '''16''' || 28 || 17 || 11 || 3.5 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] || [[2011 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 12 || 12 || 8 || 4 || 1.0 || 0 || 1
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Gerard Warren Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2551/gerard-warren|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> || 163 || 335 || 250 || 85 || 36.5 || 7 || 5
|}

=== Postseason ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="4"| Tackles
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sack !! FF !! FR
|-
! [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]] || [[2002 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]] || [[2005 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]] || [[2010 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]] || [[2011 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| '''3''' || '''7''' || '''3''' || '''4''' || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career || 7 || 11 || 4 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|}

== Personal life ==
Gerard Warren is the second-cousin of Mahailya Reeves, the weightlifting sensation from Lake Butler, who, at only 15 years of age, recently set a Florida women's bench press record of 355 pounds.<ref name=ESPNSports>
{{cite web|title=Weightlifting phenom Mahailya Reeves, 15, is raising the bar|date=February 5, 2019 |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/25931357/weightlifting-phenom-mahailya-reeves-15-raising-bar|publisher=ESPN}}
</ref>

== See also ==

{{Portal|American football|Biography|College football}}
* [[2000 College Football All-America Team]]
* [[Florida Gators football, 1990–99]]
* [[List of Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks]]
* [[List of Florida Gators football All-Americans]]
* [[List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft]]
* [[List of New England Patriots players]]

== References ==

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== External links ==
{{Commons}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902024316/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html  Gerard Warren] – Florida Gators player profile
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100430141543/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=34192  Gerard Warren] – New England Patriots player profile

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[[Category:Players of American football from Lake City, Florida]]