- As a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers who won Superbowl XL (2006), Jerome finally received the championship ring he had been playing his whole life for.
- Attended Mackenzie High School in Detroit, Michigan
- Has played in the NFL for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993-1995) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1996-2006).
- Daughter, Jada, born in February 2005.
- Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
- Selected as the first inductee into the Celebrities Bowling Hall of Fame in 2006.
- Allergic to shellfish.
- Acknowledged to NFL officials that he has a limited partnership in a company seeking to build a $500 million horse racing track and slots parlor. NFL policy prohibits players from advertising or promoting activities "that can reasonably be perceived as constituting affiliation with or endorsement of gambling." (July 6, 2004)
- Selected 10th overall in the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams out of Notre Dame.
- Jerome announced that the 2005-2006 season that culminated with him playing in Superbowl XL in Detroit (his hometown) will be his last.
- Inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Elected into the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor in 2017 (the inaugural year).
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