Jessie Tuggle, the Glossary
Jessie Lloyd Tuggle Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 2000.[1]
Table of Contents
66 relations: All-America, All-Pro, American football, Atlanta Falcons, Brett Favre, Canadian Football League, Clay Matthews Jr., Clemson University, College football, College Football Hall of Fame, Defensive end, Grady Jarrett, Griffin High School (Georgia), Griffin, Georgia, Gulf South Conference, Houston Texans, Interception, Justin Tuggle, Kansas State University, Linebacker, National Football League, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Reference, Quarterback sack, Spalding County, Georgia, Super Bowl XXXIII, Tackle (football move), Valdosta State Blazers football, Valdosta State University, 1986 College Football All-America Team, 1987 Atlanta Falcons season, 1987 NFL season, 1988 Atlanta Falcons season, 1988 NFL season, 1989 Atlanta Falcons season, 1989 NFL season, 1990 Atlanta Falcons season, 1990 NFL season, 1991 Atlanta Falcons season, 1991 NFL season, 1992 Atlanta Falcons season, 1992 NFL season, 1993 Atlanta Falcons season, 1993 NFL season, 1993 Pro Bowl, 1994 Atlanta Falcons season, 1994 NFL season, 1995 Atlanta Falcons season, 1995 NFL season, 1995 Pro Bowl, ... Expand index (16 more) »
- Valdosta State Blazers football players
All-America
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport.
See Jessie Tuggle and All-America
All-Pro
All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season.
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.
See Jessie Tuggle and American football
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta.
See Jessie Tuggle and Atlanta Falcons
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, 1969) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Jessie Tuggle and Brett Favre are National Conference Pro Bowl players.
See Jessie Tuggle and Brett Favre
The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.
See Jessie Tuggle and Canadian Football League
Clay Matthews Jr.
William Clay Matthews Jr. (born March 15, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and Clay Matthews Jr.
Clemson University
Clemson University is a public land-grant research university near Clemson, South Carolina.
See Jessie Tuggle and Clemson University
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges.
See Jessie Tuggle and College football
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college American football.
See Jessie Tuggle and College Football Hall of Fame
Defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
See Jessie Tuggle and Defensive end
Grady Jarrett
Grady Jarrett (born April 28, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Jessie Tuggle and Grady Jarrett are National Conference Pro Bowl players.
See Jessie Tuggle and Grady Jarrett
Griffin High School (Georgia)
Griffin High School is located in Griffin, Georgia, United States.
See Jessie Tuggle and Griffin High School (Georgia)
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, United States.
See Jessie Tuggle and Griffin, Georgia
Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Southeastern United States.
See Jessie Tuggle and Gulf South Conference
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston.
See Jessie Tuggle and Houston Texans
Interception
In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the team on defense, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team.
See Jessie Tuggle and Interception
Justin Tuggle
Justin DuJian Tuggle (born January 4, 1990) is an American former Canadian football linebacker. Jessie Tuggle and Justin Tuggle are players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state).
See Jessie Tuggle and Justin Tuggle
Kansas State University
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas.
See Jessie Tuggle and Kansas State University
Linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football.
See Jessie Tuggle and Linebacker
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
See Jessie Tuggle and National Football League
Pro Bowl
The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (since 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players.
See Jessie Tuggle and Pro Bowl
Pro Football Reference (PFR) is an analytics database providing a variety of statistics for American football.
See Jessie Tuggle and Pro Football Reference
Quarterback sack
In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and without clear intent, or when a passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage due to defensive pressure.
See Jessie Tuggle and Quarterback sack
Spalding County, Georgia
Spalding County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.
See Jessie Tuggle and Spalding County, Georgia
Super Bowl XXXIII
Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and defending Super Bowl XXXII champion Denver Broncos and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Atlanta Falcons to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1998 season.
See Jessie Tuggle and Super Bowl XXXIII
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle.
See Jessie Tuggle and Tackle (football move)
The Valdosta State Blazers football program represents Valdosta State University in American football.
See Jessie Tuggle and Valdosta State Blazers football
Valdosta State University
Valdosta State University (VSU or Valdosta State) is a public university in Valdosta, Georgia, United States and is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia.
See Jessie Tuggle and Valdosta State University
The 1986 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1986.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1986 College Football All-America Team
1987 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1987 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1987 Atlanta Falcons season
1987 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1987 NFL season
1988 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1988 Atlanta Falcons season
1988 NFL season
The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1988 NFL season
1989 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1989 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 24th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1989 Atlanta Falcons season
1989 NFL season
The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1989 NFL season
1990 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1990 Atlanta Falcons season
1990 NFL season
The 1990 NFL season was the 71st regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1990 NFL season
1991 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1991 Atlanta Falcons season
1991 NFL season
The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1991 NFL season
1992 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the team's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1992 Atlanta Falcons season
1992 NFL season
The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1992 NFL season
1993 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1993 Atlanta Falcons season
1993 NFL season
The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1993 NFL season
1993 Pro Bowl
The 1993 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1992 season.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1993 Pro Bowl
1994 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1994 Atlanta Falcons season
1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1994 NFL season
1995 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s thirtieth season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1995 Atlanta Falcons season
1995 NFL season
The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1995 NFL season
1995 Pro Bowl
The 1995 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1994 season.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1995 Pro Bowl
1996 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1996 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 31st season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1996 Atlanta Falcons season
1996 NFL season
The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League (NFL) and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1996 NFL season
1996 Pro Bowl
The 1996 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1995 season.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1996 Pro Bowl
1997 Atlanta Falcons season
The Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1997 Atlanta Falcons season
1997 NFL season
The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1997 NFL season
1998 All-Pro Team
The 1998 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Pro Football Writers Association, and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1998.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1998 All-Pro Team
1998 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1998 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 33rd in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1998 Atlanta Falcons season
1998 NFL season
The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1998 NFL season
1998 Pro Bowl
The 1998 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1997 season.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1998 Pro Bowl
1999 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1999 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 34th in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1999 Atlanta Falcons season
1999 NFL season
The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 1999 NFL season
1999 Pro Bowl
The 1999 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1998 season.
See Jessie Tuggle and 1999 Pro Bowl
2000 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2000 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 2000 Atlanta Falcons season
2000 NFL season
The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League (NFL).
See Jessie Tuggle and 2000 NFL season
2013 NFL draft
The 2013 NFL draft was the 78th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players.
See Jessie Tuggle and 2013 NFL draft
2015 NFL draft
The 2015 NFL draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players.
See Jessie Tuggle and 2015 NFL draft
See also
Valdosta State Blazers football players
- Antonio Edwards
- Artie Ulmer
- Brandon Kemp
- Buster Faulkner
- Cedric O'Neal
- Chris Hatcher (American football)
- Christian Matthew
- Dallis Smith
- Dominique Ross
- Don Pumphrey Jr.
- Donatello Brown
- Dusty Bonner
- Edmund Kugbila
- Gary Goff
- Gerald Davis (Canadian football)
- Jeremy Grable
- Jessie Tuggle
- Jody Fortson
- John Brown (offensive lineman)
- Kaleb Nobles
- Kenny Moore II
- Larry Dean (gridiron football)
- Lawrence Virgil
- List of Valdosta State Blazers in the NFL draft
- Mark Catano
- Maurice Leggett
- Mitch Stewart (American football)
- Reggie Rhodes
- Richard Collier
- Roland Rivers III
- Russ Callaway
- Ryan Schraeder
- Seantavius Jones
- Stephen Denmark
- Thomas Incoom
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Tuggle
, 1996 Atlanta Falcons season, 1996 NFL season, 1996 Pro Bowl, 1997 Atlanta Falcons season, 1997 NFL season, 1998 All-Pro Team, 1998 Atlanta Falcons season, 1998 NFL season, 1998 Pro Bowl, 1999 Atlanta Falcons season, 1999 NFL season, 1999 Pro Bowl, 2000 Atlanta Falcons season, 2000 NFL season, 2013 NFL draft, 2015 NFL draft.