Jehuu Caulcrick (/ˈdʒeɪjuː ˈkɔːlkrɪk/; born 6 August 1983 in Liberia) is a Liberian coach of American football and former fullback.
Caulcrick also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills, and for nearly five years was a head coach at the high school football level.
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.
Caulcrick witnessed much violence, and stated that they literally were stepping over dead bodies at times.
[2] In an interview with ESPN First Take, Caulcrick stated that as a young child, he was always on the run due to his father's political career.
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.
As a Senior, he was named Western New York Player of the Year after he rushed for 2,161 yards and 28 touchdowns.
[4] In 2004, as a Freshman, Caulcrick was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by Sporting News.
[4] Caulcrick was notably mentioned by sports talk radio personality Mike Valenti in a now-famous 18-minute on-air tirade following the 2006 Notre Dame-Michigan State game, which the Spartans lost 40-37 despite being ahead by 16 points at halftime.
This prompted Valenti to call for an explanation from then-offensive coordinator, Dave Baldwin, as to why Caulcrick was not seen in the second half.
In 2007, as a Senior he had 872 yards on 222 attempts and 21 touchdowns (a then MSU single season record) splitting time with Javon Ringer.
Caulcrick's 39 rushing Touchdowns are second-best in MSU History (4 behind Lorenzo White's record of 43).
[1] After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft, Caulcrick was signed as a free agent by the New York Jets.
Caulcrick spent the first few weeks of the 2010 NFL season on the 49ers' practice squad before being released on 12 October.
[12] He became head coach of Southwestern Central High School's football team prior to the 2015 season,[13] 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.