Gerrard Sheppard

Gerrard Sheppard
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Sheppard with the Ravens in 2013
No. 88 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-11-16) November 16, 1990
Owings Mills, Maryland
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College: Towson
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
CFL status: International
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Gerrard Sheppard (born November 16, 1990) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Towson.

Early years

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

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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Towson Profile". towsontigers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents". baltimoreravens.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ Mink, Ryan (August 25, 2013). "Ravens Release 12 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (September 2, 2013). "Ravens sign Gerrard Sheppard, Jonas Gray to practice squad, cut Jordan Devey". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
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