Characters of Jerry Maguire: where are they now?
Rod Tidwell - Played well the season after signing his free agent contract (72 catches, 980 yards, 6 TD), but suffered a series of leg and hamstring injuries the following year and was released by the Cardinals in a salary cap move, voiding the final two years of the deal. Played for five more seasons in a limited role with the Bears, Patriots and Eagles before retiring in 2004. His 11-year career totals: 580 catches, 7,365 yards, 41 TD, $7.8 million earnings. Tidwell is now an account manager at a Phoenix area pest control company and a popular motivational speaker at local high schools. He and Marcee divorced in 2007.
Marcee Tidwell - regional sales manager for a national beer distributor based in Phoenix. Her daughter majors in business at ASU. Was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show featuring successful black women in 2011.
Dorothy - divorced Jerry in 2000 after discovery of an extramarital affair with a flight attendant. Employed by a Big 5 accounting firm since 2001. Her home was broken into multiple times by a stalker convinced she was the Joey Lauren Adams character from the film "Chasing Amy". The stalker received a prison sentence after a five-hour hostage standoff with police in 2004, but was recently paroled. Dorothy was unharmed and now lives with her second husband, Phil, at an undisclosed location on the West Coast.
Jerry - rehired by SMI after the departure of Bob Sugar in 2002, made partner in 2010. His active client list currently includes Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Ray Rice and Johnny Manziel. Married to his 4th wife, Ariana, a former model and Jets cheerleader. They have homes in NYC and Miami. His and Dorothy’s daughter (b. 1999) is currently enrolled in the sports management graduate program at Hofstra.
Frank Cushman - Retired from the NFL in 2010 after a 14-yr All-Pro career with Denver and Dallas. Left SMI for agent Leigh Steinberg in 2001, precipitating a series of SMI client losses that culminated in a complete overhaul of SMI upper management, including the firing of Bob Sugar. Returned to SMI in 2005. Jerry Maguire did not handle his account. Currently color man for the #1 pro football announcing team on CBS.
Matt Cushman - kicked to death by a donkey on his ranch in 2005. He was 64.
Bob Sugar - fired from SMI in 2001 after the loss of the Cushman account and several other high profile defections. Formed his own agency in Miami, specializing in football and basketball players from Florida schools. Hasn't represented a 1st round pick since Rex Grossman in 2003 and received an 18-month NCAA ban in 2007 after paying strip club tabs for multiple Florida State players. Pals with Vanilla Ice and can occasionally be seen as a construction extra on the HGTV show "Vanilla Ice Project".
Tyson Tidwell - High school football star, attended University of Arizona on scholarship as a cornerback, but entered the NFL draft early after being suspended over a sexual assault charge filed by a 22-yr old woman following a campus party. The charges were dropped and Tidwell was drafted in the fifth round by the Ravens in 2011. His best year was 2014 with four interceptions, one returned for a TD. Baltimore released him in 2015 after a highly publicized domestic battery incident where he dragged his girlfriend by her hair through a casino parking garage. He is signed with Dallas for the coming season. Jerry Maguire is his agent.
Avery Bishop - married a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins in 1999, divorced in 2004 with an undisclosed out of court settlement. Lives in Palm Springs with her second husband, a retired NFL player and TV personality. She is active in charity work.
Chad the Nanny - San Francisco social worker who often handles cases involving the children of homeless families. Has more than 5,000 Facebook friends. He still likes jazz.
Ray Boyd - resident in neurosurgery Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. He lives with his boyfriend, Adam, and two cats. Nobody will play Trivial Pursuit with him.
Laurel Boyd – resident nurse working in the LA area. Married a hospital IT administrator in 1998. They live in Orange County.
Tee Pee - served 14 months for theft of $550,000 from his brother-in-law's accounts, losing the entire sum to Nigerian con men claiming to be representatives of a Saudi prince. Participated in the Million Man March and active in Black Lives Matter, he is currently serving time in Maricopa County Jail for non-payment of child support.
"You didn't come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya?"