Aaron Berry Aaron Douglas Berry , Jr . ( born June 25 , 1988 ) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2010 . He played college football at Pittsbugh . College career . He played cornerback at the University of Pittsbugh . His career at the University of Pittsburg in 2006 started off as being a key contributor to special teams as well as a reserve cornerback . He played in all 12 games and recorded his first two tackles and two pass breakups in a game against UCF . As a true sophomore in 2007 again Aaron was seen as a player that needed to be on the field playing in all 12 games and starting the last 9 games of the season . Throughout the season , Berry recorded 19 tackles and a team - high of two interceptions and tied for second on the team with five PBUs . One of his best performances on special teams and in the secondary was in the win against Syracuse . He averaged 17 . 7 yards on six punt returns and his 53 - yard return at the end of the third quarter put Pitt at the Orange 13 . After his teammate scored on a one yard TD to give Pitt the lead for good at CB , Berry had four tackles and broke up three passes including Syracuse ’ s desperation pass to the Pitt 5 with one second left . Along with this game , Aaron had impressive performances against Cincinnati , where he intercepted a deep ball at the Pitt 17 with 2 : 58 left as well as two key tackles and a four - yard sack at Michigan State . As a junior in 2008 , Aaron was named All - Big East second team . He accumulated 41 tackles , one sack , three interceptions , a team - high of 10 PBUs and 76 yards on 14 punt returns ( 5 . 4 avg ) . One of his three interceptions came in the Sun Bowl vs . Oregon State and matched his career high of three PBUs . He had one pick in the Rutgers game and another against Connecticut that he ran back for 52 yards . In the 2008 game against Notre Dame , Berry had a career high nine tackles and followed it up the next game with 7 vs . Iowa . With only a few more games left in the season , Aaron had a four - yard sack against Buffalo , a season - long punt return for 24 - years vs . Syracuse , and three PBUs against Louisville . For his senior year , Aaron earned national attention for his punt return game and strong ball skills to compliment his tackling ability . Aaron was named All - American and was a Jim Thorpe Award candidate due to his pass coverage and run support . While struggling with a shoulder injury , Aaron had a combined total of 31 tackles with 25 solo and 6 assisted tackles . He had one interception his senior year and returned it for 14 yards . Coming out of college , Berry ran a 4 . 49 and impressed teams by his hard - charging defensive demeanor that is always looking to get to the ball . Although under - sized , Berry plays a big game and effectively reads receivers and positions himself well against opponents Professional career . Detroit Lions . In 2010 , He was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent . He was cut by the Lions in 2012 on July 23 . Though Berry was not with any team as of August 20 , 2012 , he was still suspended for 3 games . If any team were to sign him , he would not be available until Week 4 . New York Jets . Berry signed a two - year contract with the New York Jets on October 1 , 2012 . During his first season with the Jets , Berry played in seven games and contributed two tackles . He was placed on injured reserve on December 27 , 2012 .