Ligarius Jennings
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Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | November 3, 1977 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Wenonah (Birmingham) | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2001: undrafted | ||||||||
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Ligarius Terez Jennings (born November 3, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers. An undrafted free agent out of college, he played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2001 to 2002 and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2002 and 2004.
Ligarius Jennings was named after Quintus Ligarius, a Roman general who was a character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.[1] Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Jennings attended Wenonah High School.[2] Jennings played football and baseball at Wenonah and was part of an undefeated football season as a senior.[3]
At Tennessee State University, Jennings played at cornerback for Tennessee State Tigers football from 1997 to 2000.[4] Jennings made 25 tackles and two interceptions in 1997. In 1998, Jennings had 49 tackles, 11 passes defended, three fumble recoveries, and three interceptions. As a junior in 1999, Jennings had 47 tackles, one sack, one interception, and 15 passes defended. As a senior in 2000, Jennings had 61 tackles and two interceptions.[5] Jennings had a total of 176 tackles and seven interceptions at Tennessee State, and he was in the All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) second-teams in 1999 and 2000.[6][5] Jennings was part of OVC championship teams in 1998 and 1999.[7][8] Jennings graduated from Tennessee State with a B.B.A. in business information systems.[3]