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Airese Currie
American football player

Airese Currie

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American football player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Age
42 years
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Biography

Airese K. Currie (born November 16, 1982) is a former professional American and Canadian football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

Currie was also a member of the, BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Early years

Currie attended Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina, and was a letterman in football and track. In track, he was the South Carolina state champion on the 200 and the 400 meter dashes, and ran a personal best of 10.22 seconds on the 100 meter dash.

College career

Currie attended Clemson University and was a letterman in football and track. In track, he was a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, and as a senior, he won the NCAA Regional East title on the 100 meter dash.

Track and field

Currie was also a track star. He was a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, and as a senior, he won the NCAA Regional East title on the 100 meter dash, posting a time of 10.22 seconds.

In 2004, he ran anchor for the Tigers' 4 x 100 meter relay team, which was ranked as the 14th-fastest time of that season. He also ran the 60 meters and 200 meters, posting personal bests of 6.79 seconds and 20.65 seconds, respectively.

Personal bests

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
55 meters6.59Columbia,January 12, 2013
60 meters6.79Chapel Hill,February 22, 2003
100 meters10.22Clemson,May 8, 2004
200 meters20.65Fairfax,May 31, 2003

Professional career

2005 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
HtWt40-yd dash10-yd split20-yd split20-ss3-coneVertBroadBP
5 ft 11 in186 lb4.49 s1.63 s2.65 s4.07 s7.07 s38 in10 ft 5 in
All values from NFL Combine

Chicago Bears

He was selected with the fourth pick of the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Clemson University. He spent his entire rookie season in 2005 with the Chicago Bears on injured reserve. In the 2006 season he was again placed on injured reserve on September 29, 2006 soon after playing his first NFL game. He was released on May 7, 2007.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Currie was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 9, 2009.

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