Gerrard Sheppard
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 16, 1990 Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Towson |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Gerrard Sheppard (born November 16, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Towson.
Early years
[edit]He attended McDonogh High School. He was named to the first-team All-Metro team in his senior year in high school.[1] He also named to the first-team All-State team.[1]
College career
[edit]He played only eight games at Connecticut in 2010 and played in the Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners.[1]
He then transferred to Towson, where he played in every game in 2011 season as a backup wide receiver and was the team's third leading receiver for the season.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.[2] On August 25, 2013, he was waived by the Ravens[3] but was later added to their practice squad on September 2.[4]
In 2019, Sheppard joined the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, but failed to make the final roster.[5] He was re-signed on February 13, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In 2017, Sheppard and his sister Shanae launched Sunset Raw Juice Bar, which has locations in Owings Mills and Fulton.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Towson Profile". towsontigers.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 25, 2013). "Ravens Release 12 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (September 2, 2013). "Ravens sign Gerrard Sheppard, Jonas Gray to practice squad, cut Jordan Devey". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Munz, Jason (January 30, 2019). "AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ McCauley, Mary Carole. "Former Raven Gerrard Sheppard, sister Shanae expand their Sunset Raw Juice Bar business into Fulton". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Towson bio
Media related to Gerrard Sheppard at Wikimedia Commons
- Articles with short description
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- American football wide receivers
- Players of Canadian football from Maryland
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Canadian football wide receivers
- UConn Huskies football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Memphis Express (American football) players
- People from Owings Mills, Maryland
- Players of American football from Maryland
- Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland
- Towson Tigers football players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players