Gerald Alexander (born June 28, 1984) is an American
football safety for the Detroit Lions in the
National Football League. He was selected from Boise
State in the 2nd round of the 2007 NFL Draft as the
61st overall selection. He was one of the players
who helped lead Boise State to their improbable
fiesta bowl win over Oklahoma.
Gerald played all 16 games of his rookie season when
safety Daniel Bullocks suffered a season-ending knee
injury during a preseason game against the
Indianapolis Colts. During that 2007 season Gerald
recorded 81 tackles, 59 solo and 22 assisted. He
also had 2 sacks, interceptions and fumbles
recoveries.
