Kerry Rhodes Kerry Rhodes ( born August 2 , 1982 ) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisville . Early years . Rhodes was born in Birmingham , Alabama to Jubrella and Jerome Rhodes and began playing football at nine years old . Kerry was a starting quarterback and honor student at Jess Lanier High School in Bessemer . As a junior , he threw more than 1 , 500 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for 500 yards and three scores in 1998 ; guiding Lanier to a 10 - 2 record . During his senior season , Rhodes threw for more than 1 , 600 yards and ran for another 850 . He was also selected Metro Player of the year and first - team All - state in basketball of which he led his team to the 6A title game . College career . In 2000 , he went to the University of Louisville as a quarterback for the Cardinals , but was moved to safety and became one of the team ’ s best defensive players . Kerry finished out his first season at Louisville with 10 tackles , two pass breakups and an interception . As a reserve in 2002 , he had 18 tackles ( 12 solos ) , a forced fumble , two pass deflections , a blocked kick and an interception . Kerry took over chores as a free safety in 2003 and registered a career high with a sack , 82 tackles ( 61 solos ) and three stops for losses . In 2004 , He closed out his college career with 167 tackles ( 101 solos ) , a 12 - yard sack , 18 pass deflections and 11 interceptions for 106 yards in returns . Rhodes was accorded first - team All - Conference USA honors that same year . Although he is clearly one of the great defensive players to have passed through the University of Lousiville Professional career . New York Jets . Rhodes was drafted in the 4th round ( 123rd overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the New York Jets . That same year , he beat out Oliver Celestin for the starting job at strong safety and started in 16 consecutive games in 2005 . In his first professional season , Kerry recorded 108 total tackles ( 85 solo ) , a sack , an interception , 9 pass deflections and a forced fumble . 2006 was a breakout season for the young safety . On September 24 , 2006 , he made a pivotal play against J . P . Losman of the Buffalo Bills , stripping the ball from the quarterback ' s hands and allowing Shaun Ellis to return the fumble for a touchdown . This helped the Jets to a 28 - 20 victory . He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for week 3 . In Week 7 , Rhodes intercepted a pass by Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna . In Week 12 , during the game against the Houston Texans , Rhodes intercepted a pass by quarterback David Carr in the second half . On Sunday , December 10 , 2006 , Kerry received the Sparkplug of the Year Award — the highest honor from the Jets Pack , a fan tailgate . Rhodes ' statistics at the end of the season were of a Pro Bowl caliber , but Ed Reed , Troy Polamalu , and John Lynch proved to be more popular in fan voting and earned the nod ahead of the Jets ' safety . Kerry was named to the 2006 " All Pro " teams by ESPN . com , " Sports Illustrated " and the Associated Press . 2007 Kerry was ranked # 29 out of the top 500 players in the NFL by Peter King for " Sports Illustrated " . On April 9 , 2008 Kerry signed an extension with the Jets for 5 years worth similar to the five - year , $ 37 . 5 million contract that Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders signed in December . Rhodes deal is worth for $ 33 . 5 million , with $ 20 million guaranteed . Arizona Cardinals . On March 6 , 2010 , Rhodes was traded from the New York Jets to the Arizona Cardinals for a 2010 4th round pick and a 2011 7th round pick . Rhodes started and played in all 16 regular season games of the 2010 - 2011 season for the Arizona Cardinals , recording a total of 90 tackles , 78 solo , 12 assists , 1 sack , 12 passes deflected , 4 interceptions returned for a total of 174 yards , longest returned for 66 yards and 4 fumble recoveries . On December 31 , 2010 , Rhodes was awarded The Lloyd Herberg MVP award for the 2010 - 2011 season by the Arizona chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association . On February 4 , 2011 , the Kentucky Chapter of National Football League Players Association Hall announced their new class of 2011 , and Rhodes was the representative of the 2000 class . Rhodes was released by the Cardinals on March 13 , 2013 . Personal . Off the field , Rhodes is a well known athlete , however his antics have often earned the ire of several of his teammates and coaches . He is known for taking advantage of the " New York " lifestyle . He was on the cover of " Essence " in August 2007 for his community and foundation work noted as a 2007 " Do Right Man . " He has been featured nationally on : The Martha Stewart Show , Late Nite with Jimmy Fallon , CNN Health with Sanjay Gupta , The Biggest Loser , TLC ' s Cake Boss alongside New York Giants defenseman Justin Tuck , MTV ( Cribs ) , VH1 , BET , ESPN , NFL Network . Print / Online : GQ , People , Details , Fitness Magazine , Us Weekly , NY Mag , Ocean Drive , Essence , Giant , ESPN The Magazine , " Indulge Magazine " , " King " , " Upscale Magazine " , Sports Illustrated , Vibe , Motor Trend , Monarch Magazine among others . Kerry majored in Communications and minored in Theater Arts at the University of Louisville in Kentucky . Rhodes maintains his own Twitter page as well as a channel on Locker Blogger where he interacts with fans . Videos : Kerry played the role of the Lead Police Officer in Lady Gaga ' s # 1 video " Paparazzi " as well as playing the lead male role in K . Michelle ' s video for her debut single Fallin ' . Endorsement deals have included Under Armour , Sonu Beverages and Karako suits . Kerry joined School of the Legends ( SOTL ) in 2010 . A partner of the NFLPA , the organization specializes in connecting student - athlete s with current and retired players . Rhodes Foundation . In 2006 , Kerry established The Rhodes Foundation to address the Reaffirming Hopes Of Dream Endearing Scholars living in America ’ s impoverished neighborhoods . The foundation ’ s mission supports the educational and financial advancement of young people in underserved high schools nationwide . An event to launch The RHODES Foundation was held on July 19 , 2006 at The 40 / 40 Club in New York sponsored by VIBE , Hpnotiq , MyVibe . tv , Ideal PR , The 40 / 40 Club and UMM . It was attended by fashion and entertainment names including Laveranues Coles , Jessica White , Donell Jones , Anthony Mackie , Camille McDonald from America ' s Next Top Model , Cycle 2 and others . In November 2009 , Kerry had his 3rd Annual Foundation Celebrity Black Tie Dinner and Celebrity Bowling Bash with sponsorship from Cuttita LLP , Heineken , Merrill Lynch , Moddell ' s , Muscle Milk , Pamela James Jewellery , Sean John , Starwood Hotels and Resorts , Under Armour among others . Attendees included numerous celebrities as well as Coach Rex Ryan and wife , and teammates Jerricho Cotchery , Darrelle Revis , Braylon Edwards , Jay Feely , Vernon Gholston among others . In 2007 Kerry together with Ideal PR and The Kerry RHODES Foundation created " Catching With Kids " which operates in New York and Alabama neighborhood schools encouraging students through football and general skills how to advance and " catch " all opportunities against all odds .