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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Warren was born in <a href="/facts/Lake_City%2c_Florida/lUstWLA2">Lake City, Florida</a>. He attended <a href="/facts/Union_County_High_School_(Florida)/j5lVtQE2">Union County High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Lake_Butler%2c_Union_County%2c_Florida/nmmSv671">Lake Butler, Florida</a>, where he played for the Union County Tigers high school football team.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> He finished his high school career with 36 sacks, and was ranked among the top ten defensive linemen nationally. During his four years in high school, the Union County High School Tigers had an overall win–loss record of 49–4 and won three consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Warren was named to the Prep Stars and <i><a href="/facts/USA_Today/mMa7JSPN">USA Today</a></i> high school <a href="/facts/All-America/kF5YB2Ib">All-America</a> teams. In 2007, ten years after he graduated from high school, the <a href="/facts/Florida_High_School_Athletic_Association/jDB5D9Jr">Florida High School Athletic Association</a> (FHSAA) recognized Warren as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="college-career">College career</h2> <p>Warren attended the <a href="/facts/University_of_Florida/zGg0HXXs">University of Florida</a> in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach <a href="/facts/Steve_Spurrier/YU8uXssB">Steve Spurrier</a>'s <a href="/facts/Florida_Gators_football/AjHtBKSp">Florida Gators football</a> team from <a href="/facts/1998_Florida_Gators_football_team/7BtjyV6o">1998</a> to <a href="/facts/2000_Florida_Gators_football_team/0sq9vxL8">2000</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> As a junior team captain in 2000,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Warren posted 76 tackles and 4.5 quarterback sacks at defensive tackle and was a second-team <a href="/facts/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams/GKo179Mt">All-Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) selection and a second-team <a href="/facts/College_Football_All-America_Team/YbY3VuAe">All-American</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> He finished his three-season career as a Gator with 159 tackles, 9.5 sacks, and 30 tackles for a loss in 35 games and 22 starts.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="professional-career">Professional career</h2> <h3>Cleveland Browns</h3> <p>Warren was drafted by the <a href="/facts/Cleveland_Browns/dK1hEX4q">Cleveland Browns</a> with the third overall selection in the <a href="/facts/2001_NFL_draft/HTYM8omf">2001 NFL draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> He played in 15 games as a rookie in <a href="/facts/2001_Cleveland_Browns_season/Y8H99QpQ">2001</a>, all starts, and finished with 61 tackles and five sacks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> In <a href="/facts/2002_Cleveland_Browns_season/CAlVToJ9">2002</a>, Warren started all 16 games, recording 40 tackles, two sacks, and two forced fumbles. He started 15 games for the Browns in <a href="/facts/2003_Cleveland_Browns_season/zp936ST1">2003</a>, picking up 32 tackles and a career-high 5.5 sacks. In his final season in Cleveland, <a href="/facts/2004_Cleveland_Browns_season/f7NXhS3c">2004</a>, Warren played in and started 13 games, missing three to injury, and finished with 19 tackles and four sacks. </p> <h3>Denver Broncos</h3> <p>In March 2005, Warren was traded to the <a href="/facts/Denver_Broncos/dVY51Yl2">Denver Broncos</a> for a fourth-round pick in the <a href="/facts/2005_NFL_draft/GpvsdqYb">2005 NFL draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> In addition to Warren, the Broncos also acquired defensive linemen <a href="/facts/Michael_Myers_(American_football)/qQmwkQFa">Michael Myers</a>, <a href="/facts/Ebenezer_Ekuban/QE1x17Uo">Ebenezer Ekuban</a>, and <a href="/facts/Courtney_Brown_(defensive_end)/Dc5Tw52f">Courtney Brown</a> from the Browns, leading some to dub the new Broncos defensive line the "Browncos."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Warren finished the <a href="/facts/2005_Denver_Broncos_season/PcIaYotu">2005</a> season with 42 tackles and three sacks in 16 starts. In <a href="/facts/2006_Denver_Broncos_season/Q1STnawc">2006</a>, Warren started 15 games and recorded 30 tackles and 2.5 sacks on the season. </p> <h3>Oakland Raiders</h3> <p>In August 2007, during the preseason, Warren was traded by the Broncos to the <a href="/facts/Oakland_Raiders/Aa6gxoI6">Oakland Raiders</a> in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick in the <a href="/facts/2008_NFL_draft/4rYnpyMu">2008 NFL draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> In <a href="/facts/2007_Oakland_Raiders_season/MGgBUyrK">2007</a>, Warren played in 12 games (five starts) for the Raiders, posting 22 tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble. Warren started all 16 games in the <a href="/facts/2008_Oakland_Raiders_season/ECVu1fAd">2008</a> season, finishing with 39 tackles, four sacks, and one forced fumble. In his final season with the Raiders, <a href="/facts/2009_Oakland_Raiders_season/wqHpHyJE">2009</a>, Warren again started all 16 games and finished the year with 35 tackles and two sacks. He was released by the Raiders on March 11, 2010. </p> <h3>New England Patriots</h3> <p>On April 24, 2010, during the final day of the <a href="/facts/2010_NFL_draft/F3X6LDr4">2010 NFL draft</a>, Warren signed with the <a href="/facts/New_England_Patriots/llUpwNsL">New England Patriots</a>. Despite being a late free agent signing, Warren made the Patriots' roster and began the season as a starter at defensive end before moving to <a href="/facts/Nose_tackle/clGvpjh9">nose tackle</a> in Week 6. After two games at nose tackle, Warren moved back to defensive end but did not start the team's Week 8 game against the <a href="/facts/Minnesota_Vikings/BvYzMuoJ">Minnesota Vikings</a>. He returned to the starting lineup in Week 12 against the <a href="/facts/Detroit_Lions/eA6TkKzH">Detroit Lions</a> on <a href="/facts/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day/Yxbl59KS">Thanksgiving Day</a>, and went on to start four of the team's final five games after Thanksgiving. Warren finished the regular season with 28 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 16 games (10 starts). The Patriots re-signed him on August 8, 2011, after he had been a free agent for most of the offseason. During the 2011 season, he played in eleven games, all off the bench, and compiled a sack and 15 tackles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Afterward, he again became a free agent,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> but he re-signed with the Patriots on April 30, 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> He was again released on August 26, 2012. </p> <h2 id="nfl-statistics">NFL statistics</h2> <h3>Regular season</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Team</th><th rowspan="2">GP</th><th colspan="4">Tackles</th><th colspan="2">Fumbles</th></tr><tr><th>Comb</th><th>Solo</th><th>Ast</th><th>Sack</th><th>FF</th><th>FR</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2001_NFL_season/PtzUswGm">2001</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2001_Cleveland_Browns_season/Y8H99QpQ">CLE</a></th><td>15</td><td>61</td><td>48</td><td>13</td><td>5.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2002_NFL_season/RxVNHotB">2002</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2002_Cleveland_Browns_season/CAlVToJ9">CLE</a></th><td>16</td><td>39</td><td>29</td><td>10</td><td>2.0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2003_NFL_season/KrSabB8Q">2003</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2003_Cleveland_Browns_season/zp936ST1">CLE</a></th><td>16</td><td>32</td><td>24</td><td>8</td><td>5.5</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2004_NFL_season/vm08Rpbl">2004</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2004_Cleveland_Browns_season/f7NXhS3c">CLE</a></th><td>13</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>4.0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2005_NFL_season/8KunE4EH">2005</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2005_Denver_Broncos_season/PcIaYotu">DEN</a></th><td>16</td><td>19</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>3.0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2006_NFL_season/Ke3I0E7o">2006</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2006_Denver_Broncos_season/Q1STnawc">DEN</a></th><td>15</td><td>30</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>2.5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2007_NFL_season/S6Ho4NFw">2007</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2007_Oakland_Raiders_season/MGgBUyrK">OAK</a></th><td>12</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>2</td><td>4.0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2008_NFL_season/1p413qVm">2008</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2008_Oakland_Raiders_season/ECVu1fAd">OAK</a></th><td>16</td><td>39</td><td>31</td><td>8</td><td>4.0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2009_NFL_season/t5UTfmrs">2009</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2009_Oakland_Raiders_season/wqHpHyJE">OAK</a></th><td>16</td><td>35</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>2.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2010_NFL_season/lSzwwVCy">2010</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2010_New_England_Patriots_season/KGTDQxwm">NE</a></th><td>16</td><td>28</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>3.5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2011_NFL_season/IS7PqVu7">2011</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2011_New_England_Patriots_season/33kmL1rm">NE</a></th><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>1.0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Career<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></th><th>163</th><th>335</th><th>250</th><th>85</th><th>36.5</th><th>7</th><th>5</th></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Postseason</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Team</th><th rowspan="2">GP</th><th colspan="4">Tackles</th><th colspan="2">Fumbles</th></tr><tr><th>Comb</th><th>Solo</th><th>Ast</th><th>Sack</th><th>FF</th><th>FR</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2002%25E2%2580%259303_NFL_playoffs/6nogDNsA">2002</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2002_Cleveland_Browns_season/CAlVToJ9">CLE</a></th><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2005%25E2%2580%259306_NFL_playoffs/GhthKecR">2005</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2005_Denver_Broncos_season/PcIaYotu">DEN</a></th><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2010%25E2%2580%259311_NFL_playoffs/A6BHhGqK">2010</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2010_New_England_Patriots_season/KGTDQxwm">NE</a></th><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/2011%25E2%2580%259312_NFL_playoffs/7bx2frYC">2011</a></th><th><a href="/facts/2011_New_England_Patriots_season/33kmL1rm">NE</a></th><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Career</th><th>7</th><th>11</th><th>4</th><th>7</th><th>0.0</th><th>0</th><th>0</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Gerard Warren is the second-cousin of Mahailya Reeves, the weightlifting sensation from Lake Butler, who, at only 15 years of age, recently set a Florida women's bench press record of 355 pounds.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>American football portal</li><li>Biography portal</li><li>College football portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2000_College_Football_All-America_Team/pxhDJNDL">2000 College Football All-America Team</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Florida_Gators_football%2c_1990%25E2%2580%259399/AjHtBKSp">Florida Gators football, 1990–99</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Cleveland_Browns_first-round_draft_picks/rsxAwIFt">List of Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Florida_Gators_football_All-Americans/waCJTXcC">List of Florida Gators football All-Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Florida_Gators_in_the_NFL_draft/LyEryC0w">List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_New_England_Patriots_players/74o1cl6x">List of New England Patriots players</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gerard Warren. <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110902024316/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html">Gerard Warren</a> – Florida Gators player profile</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100430141543/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=34192">Gerard Warren</a> – New England Patriots player profile</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," Florida High School Athletic Association (December 4, 2007). Retrieved May 26, 2011. <a href="http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204" target="_blank">http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," Florida High School Athletic Association (December 4, 2007). Retrieved May 26, 2011. <a href="http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204" target="_blank">http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," Florida High School Athletic Association (December 4, 2007). Retrieved May 26, 2011. <a href="http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204" target="_blank">http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1204</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 97, 125, 186 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. <a href="http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 97, 125, 186 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011. <a href="http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>GatorZone.com, Football History, 2000 Roster, Gerard Warren Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2011. <a href="http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html" target="_blank">http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>GatorZone.com, Football History, 2000 Roster, Gerard Warren Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2011. <a href="http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html" target="_blank">http://web.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000&bio=warren.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023. <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm" target="_blank">https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 2001 National Football League Draft Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 22, 2012. <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2038" target="_blank">http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2038</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Gerard Warren. Retrieved March 22, 2012. <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarrGe20.htm" target="_blank">https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarrGe20.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Gerard Warren traded to Broncos". United Press International. March 2, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2010. <a href="http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/03/02/Gerard-Warren-traded-to-Broncos/UPI-35521109809108/" target="_blank">http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/03/02/Gerard-Warren-traded-to-Broncos/UPI-35521109809108/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Williamson, Bill (August 19, 2007). "Ekuban's loss a big one". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 8, 2010. <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2007/08/19/ekubans-loss-a-big-one/" target="_blank">http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2007/08/19/ekubans-loss-a-big-one/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Broncos trade DT Gerard Warren to Raiders". USA Today. Associated Press. August 20, 2007. 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