{"id":1889,"date":"2008-12-16T08:25:20","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T13:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2008-12-16T08:25:20","modified_gmt":"2008-12-16T13:25:20","slug":"jerricho-cotchery-luxury-tailgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2008\/12\/16\/jerricho-cotchery-luxury-tailgate\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerricho Cotchery Luxury Tailgate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/JetsWiki\/images\/8\/8e\/Cotchery2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"169\" \/><strong>By Tyson Rauch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jerricho Cotchery is known for his game breaking skills on the field and he  is quickly making a big impact off the field as well.\u00a0 Mr. Cotchery hosted  his first &#8220;Luxury Tailgate Party&#8221; last night in Union New Jersey and it could  not have been more impressive.\u00a0 The event was put together by the Cotchery  Foundation with the proceeds to benefit underprivileged children.<\/p>\n<p>The luxury tailgate included a silent auction, a live auction with CBS Sports  Samantha Ryan as the auctioneer, as well as celebrity bartenders who were more  than cordial donating all of their tips to the foundation.\u00a0 In addition to  the auctions, some of Jerricho&#8217;s teammates showed up to take pictures and sign  autographs for the Gang Green fans.\u00a0 The list of players included D&#8217;  Brickashaw Ferguson, Damien Woody, Dustin Keller, Laveranues Coles, Wallace  Wright, Bryan Thomas, Brad Smith, Chansi Stuckey, Kellen Clemens and Brett  Ratliff.\u00a0 All of the players were truly into the event smiling for the  cameras and urging the fans in attendance to donate money to the  foundation.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the evening I was able to speak to Jerricho for a couple of  minutes and he could not have been more appreciative\u00a0 of the support from  his teammates and the fans.\u00a0 It was apparent how much the cause meant to  him and how determined he was to give back to the community.\u00a0 I have met  many professional athletes over the years and Mr. Cotchery has to be one of the  classiest gentlemen I have ever met.<\/p>\n<p>Please take a second to check out his  foundation:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cotcheryfoundation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.cotcheryfoundation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/graphics\/Articles\/cotchery\/cotchtailgate1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/graphics\/Articles\/cotchery\/cotchtailgate2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/graphics\/Articles\/cotchery\/cotchtailgate3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyson Rauch Jerricho Cotchery is known for his game breaking skills on the field and he is quickly making a big impact off the field as well.\u00a0 Mr. Cotchery hosted his first &#8220;Luxury Tailgate Party&#8221; 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