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Former Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy Posts Career Night Against Former Team

The Crimson Tide product and Cleveland Browns receiver recorded over 200 yards against the Denver Broncos, who traded him this offseason.

Hunter De Siver

Dec 2, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) scores a touchdown in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
Dec 2, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) scores a touchdown in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
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In sports, going head-to-head against a team for the first time since they traded you is something that athlete marks on the calendar before the season even begins. These revenge games are always fun and they're even more exciting when the player shines.

This was the case for former Alabama standout and current Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy who recorded a career-high 235 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions in a 41-32 loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday night.

Jeudy was occasionally lined up against Crimson Tide teammate and two-time NFL Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Surtain II in addition to former Alabama and current Denver Broncos cornerback Levi Wallace.

Coming into Monday night, Jeudy's best receiving yards mark of the season was 142 on Nov. 17 against the New Orleans Saints and his career-best was 154 yards last year against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Jeudy was traded from Denver to Cleveland on March 9 and agreed to a three-year extension 10 days later. Prior to Monday night's game, he was asked about his return to Denver.

"My feelings? I just want to go back up there and whip their ass...You always want to beat the opposing team that you used to play for, you know, that's just the competitive nature of us athletes," Jeudy said via the ESPN broadcast.

Jeudy, the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, came into this season looking to become one of the premier pass-catchers in the league. Last season, he logged 54 receptions for 758 yards and two touchdowns. He had high expectations this past season as in 2022 he had career-bests in every stat category despite missing two games.

He had a relatively slow start with Cleveland as he recorded at least 70 yards in just two of his first seven games. However, he's broken that mark in each of the last five games including Monday night. Jeudy aims to continue his recent hot streak for the rest of the season, fulfilling his expectations as an NFL breakout star.

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Hunter De Siver
HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.

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