1 9 9 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁football ▁line back er ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( N FL ). ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Corn hus k ers ▁as ▁a ▁line back er ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁safety . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Ger ry ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Si oux ▁F alls , ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁and ▁ran ▁track ▁for ▁Washington ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Ger ry ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁high ▁school ▁champion ▁in ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁during ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁state - record ▁ 2 1 . 5 2 ▁seconds . ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁Ger ry ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meter ▁race . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁playing ▁football , ▁Ger ry ▁had ▁ 6 4 ▁tack les , ▁including ▁ 1 3 ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss , ▁eight ▁pass ▁break ups , ▁five ▁inter ception s ▁and ▁two ▁forced ▁f umb les . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁to ▁play ▁college ▁football . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁In ▁Ger ry ' s ▁fresh man ▁year ▁he ▁had ▁ 3 2 ▁tack les , ▁including ▁ 1 8 ▁stops . ▁In ▁Ger ry ' s ▁s oph om ore ▁season ▁he ▁switched ▁from ▁line back er ▁to ▁safety . ▁Ger ry ▁started ▁every ▁game ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁H usk ers ▁with ▁five ▁inter ception s ▁and ▁was ▁second ▁on