JAY RATLIFFRatliff, Jeremiah JeromeHeight: 6-4 Weight: 301 Born: August 29, 1981 St. Petersburg, FL High School: Lowndes (Valdosta, GA); Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Auburn | Lettered |
| 2002 | Auburn | Lettered |
| 2003 | Auburn | Lettered |
| 2004 | Auburn | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (224th overall) 2005 Dallas Cowboys |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL | 66 | DE | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | 90 | DE | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2007 DAL NFL | 90 | NT-DE | 15 | 14 |
| 2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL | 90 | NT | 16 | 16 |
| 2009 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2009 DAL NFL | 90 | NT | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2010 DAL NFL | 90 | NT | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 90 | NT | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 90 | NT | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 96 | DT-NT | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 90 | LDT | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 90 | NT | 2 | 2 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 122 | 102 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/2005 | 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 7/29/2005 | 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/1/2005 | 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/27/2013 | 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 10/16/2013 | 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 11/6/2013 | 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/5/2015 | 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL |
| Activated | 9/30/2015 | 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 10/22/2015 | 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 2008 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| 2008 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC |
| 2009 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 2009 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC |
| 2010 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| 2011 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| 2011 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 274 | 0 | 0.0 | 260 | 25.3 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 234 | 0 | 0.0 | 207 | 19.9 | 27 | 5.6 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 540 | 0 | 0.0 | 460 | 44.1 | 80 | 18.4 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 7.6 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1128 | 0 | 1005 | 123 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| 2007 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2007 DAL NFL | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL | 7.5 | 56.5 |
| 2009 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2009 DAL NFL | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| 2010 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2010 DAL NFL | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 6.5 | 31.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35.0 | 220.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2007 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2009 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2010 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2007 DAL NFL | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2009 DAL NFL | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2010 DAL NFL | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Chicago Bears (NFL)2013 CHIB NFL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Chicago Bears (NFL)2014 CHIB NFL | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Chicago Bears (NFL)2015 CHIB NFL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 282 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 56 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2007 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2009 DAL NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2010 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 2 | 22 | 161 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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