[1] Azumah attended Saint Peter-Marian High School receiving football honors as a Central Massachusetts and Shriners All-Star.
Azumah won the Corsac Award for top offensive player in the legendary Thanksgiving Day game against St. John's Shrewsbury.
Azumah attended the University of New Hampshire where he was a four-year starter on offense for Chip Kelly as an All-American tailback.
This annual award is bestowed upon UNH senior student-athletes who excel both in athletic competition and the classroom, in addition to possessing sportsmanship, great character, and passion for sports.
[3] He was Walter Payton Award recipient as the top offensive player in Division 1-AA football, while also earning honors as a unanimous All-American, All-Atlantic Ten Conference selection, and ECAC All-Star.
The Chicago Bears created the Brian Piccolo award to honor a teammate's courage, loyalty, teamwork and dedication.
On January 19, 2002, during the divisional playoff game versus the Philadelphia Eagles, Azumah intercepted then quarterback Donovan McNabb and returned the ball 39 yards for a touchdown.
[13] Notable UNH teammates of Jerry Azumah are Jason Ball (San Diego Chargers), Dan Kreider (Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals) Randal Williams (Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders) and Ryan Day (Ohio State Head Football Coach).
[14] Azumah started his television broadcasting career on Comcast SportsNet Chicago in 2006 as a post game analyst and feature reporter.
ASAP is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization and provides scholarships for disadvantaged students that attend private, secondary education.
Currently, Azumah is serving as the president of Bears Care, which was founded in 1989 and supports youth athletics, education, medical research and treatment programs for breast and ovarian cancer.
[20] In 2023, Azumah joined the board of Gilda's Club, which is a community organization for people with cancer, as well as their families and friends.