By LARRY VAUGHT
HOOVER, Ala. — Jeremy Jarmon’s NFL career is over, but the former University of Kentucky defensive lineman has a new career at UK.
Coach Joker Phillips announced here Wednesday at the Southeastern Conference Football Media Days that Jarmon is the new assistant director of football operations at Kentucky. The job came open when former UK receiver Tommy Cook left to take a job at Kent State.
“You always have guys on your list if somebody leaves,” said Phillips.
Jarmon’s UK career was cut short when he was banned by the NCAA from playing because of a failed drug test due to an over the counter supplement he bought and took. Jarmon played wih the Washington Redskins before signing with Denver. He recently decided to end his NFL career.
“This is big for our program,” Phillips said. “It’s huge to get a young man like Jeremy Jarmon around our program. It’s huge to have him part of the program. He understands how we do things and he’s just a couple of months removed from being a NFL player.”
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Glad to have Jeremy on staff – We were pulling for him to make the roster at:
(U.K. -NFL )- (Denver). Jeremy is a great addition to our staff. We need more like him.
Sorry to see Tommy Cook leave – We need both of these guys.
Good luck Jeremy!
Having been gone for the day, I decided to check here before going to the DVR and watching Joker’s segment at SEC Media Days. Well, my day has now been made! I think adding Jeremy Jarmon to the staff is a HUGE positive for Kentucky football. Jeremy is a young man I so enjoyed with at each and every women’s clinic during his football career — and just so respect the well-rounded, intelligent young man he is (and what a bum rap Jeremy got from the NCAA).
There are just so many positives, actually. One is obviously in regard to Jarmon’s having been in the NFL (and how I wish he were still with the Broncos, though) and the advantage for recruiting. Another is how Jeremy can help the current players who have legitimate chances of becoming professionals themselves — how much he can teach them about the path of getting there and hopefully becoming successful. Still another is that the coaches had noted how Jeremy the player, upon leaving Kentucky, would be, while so talented, missed even more as a leader. He was a young man who had been willing to stand up and help teammates to do the right thing — and how he will be, again, able to lead our players in the right direction.
Jeremy, as you well know, Larry, is just such an IMPRESSIVE, mature, well-spoken young man. Yes, as LoveSEC-Fball just said, Jeremy is absolutely a “GREAT” addition to this staff. Thanks, Larry! GO CATS!!!
P.S. Yes, Tommy Cook will be missed, too, and best of look to Cook.
Oops — make that “enjoyed TALKING with” as a correction. I should have proofread earlier! GO CATS!!!
In life, timing is everything. Injuries forced him out of the NFL, but a new opportunity was available for him in a direction that he wanted to go. Good for him and I hope he has a great career. I saw a short tv interview the other night of him. He was very articulate and beaming with positivity. I think he will be a great addition to the program.