Jehuu Caulcrick

Caulcrick is the son of Bonita Karr and Jerome Blamo. He was born in Liberia. Living in Libera when civil war broke out, Caulcrick had seen his adopted brother killed and his grandfather shot in the leg while trying to protect his grandchildren. He also read in the newspaper about his father, a politician, being assassinated. In Liberia, he and his family went from refugee camp to refugee camp. Caulcrick witnessed much violence, and stated that they literally were stepping over dead bodies at times. Caulcrick learned the game of American football while attending high school at Clymer Central School, one of the smallest high schools in Western New York, and the smallest football playing school in New York state. He wanted to play soccer, but they did not have a team so he went to football practice one day and was hooked from the start. He also participated in track & field, where he won Class title in the shot put. He was a three-time all-state and All-Western New York selection. He was also named to PrepStar's All-Eastern Team. Going into college, Superprep rated him the second best fullback in the nation, and Rivals.com ranked him 5th best. ==College career==

At Michigan State, he was moved to linebacker before being moved back to his high school position of tailback and part-time fullback due to his large size (255 pounds). He graduated with a major in sociology. He split game time with Javon Ringer. Caulcrick was redshirted in 2003. Statistics ==Professional career==

Pre-draft Sports Illustrated listed Jehuu Caulcrick as a "bruising" runner. On NFLDraftscout.com, Caulcrick was rated 9 out of 98 fullbacks going into the NFL. He was waived during final cuts on 30 August 2008 and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad. On 23 December 2008, he was waived from the practice squad. On 26 December 2008, he was re-signed to the practice squad, only to be waived again a day later. Caulcrick was then re-signed to a future contract following the end of the 2008 season. He was released during final cuts on 5 September 2009 and re-signed to the practice squad a day later. However, Caulcrick was again released when the team re-signed Danny Woodhead to the practice squad. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Caulcrick was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad on 29 December 2009. San Francisco 49ers After his contract with the Buccaneers expired at season's end, Caulcrick was signed to a future contract by the San Francisco 49ers on 12 January 2010. Caulcrick spent the first few weeks of the 2010 NFL season on the 49ers' practice squad before being released on 12 October. On 20 October, the 49ers re-signed Caulcrick to the practice squad. Buffalo Bills On 20 November 2010, the Buffalo Bills called Caulcrick up from the practice squad. For him to make the 53 man roster, the Bills released WR Paul Hubbard. Caulcrick was the second fullback on the Bills roster, along with veteran Corey McIntyre. On 3 September 2011, he was cut by the Bills. ==Post-playing career==

After his time with the Bills, Caulcrick retired from professional football. Caulcrick, now resides in Warren, Michigan and works as an executive for Crossfire, which is a recruiting firm in southeast Michigan. He spent the 2012 season as an assistant coach for the Westfield/Brocton High Schools high school football team. He became head coach of Southwestern Central High School's football team prior to the 2015 season, serving in that position for 4¾ seasons until he accepted a position with the NFL, working to test the safety of player equipment, in October 2019. The position requires him to relocate to Detroit, Michigan. Caulcrick's overall record at Southwestern was 31–11. As of 2023, Caulcrick works as a sideline reporter for the Michigan State Spartans football broadcasts and as color commentator for the modern Michigan Panthers of the USFL, both on WJR. ==References==