Nathan Gerry

Nathan "Nate" Gerry (born February 23, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as a linebacker and later a safety.[1]

Nathan Gerry
Gerry in 2019
No. 47 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-23) February 23, 1995
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Washington
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
College:Nebraska
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 184
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:106
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:3
Pass deflections:8
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Gerry grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and played high school football and ran track for Washington High School. Gerry was the 200-meter high school champion in South Dakota during his junior and senior years and set a state-record 21.52 seconds. As a senior, Gerry also won the 100 meter race.[2] In his senior year playing football, Gerry had 64 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, five interceptions and two forced fumbles. He committed to the University of Nebraska to play college football.

College career

In Gerry's freshman year he had 32 tackles, including 18 stops. In Gerry's sophomore season he switched from linebacker to safety. Gerry started every game and led the Huskers with five interceptions and was second on the team for tackles with 88. Gerry started every game in 2015 and led the Huskers with 79 tackles and 4 interceptions. He also had 7 pass breakups. In 2016, Gerry was named Third Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Second Team All-Big Ten by the media.[3]

He was ruled ineligible for his final game with the Huskers, the Music City Bowl versus Tennessee Volunteers.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 218 lb
(99 kg)		 4.58 s 30.5 in
(0.77 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Gerry was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round, 184th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] He signed a four-year rookie contract with the Eagles on May 12, 2017.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2017.[9] On February 4, 2018, Gerry won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles.[10]

In week 5 of the 2019 season against the New York Jets, Gerry recorded an interception off Luke Falk and returned it for a 51 yard touchdown in the 31–6 win. [11] In week 11 against the New England Patriots, Gerry recorded a team high 10 tackles and sacked Tom Brady once in the 17–10 loss. [12]

References
  1. "Nathan Gerry". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  2. Gratz, Rebecca. "Former Husker safety Nate Gerry runs a 4.58 in 40 at combine". Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. "Combine Player Profiles – Nate Gerry". National Football League. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  5. Smith, Alex (April 29, 2017). "Gerry An Interesting Fit At Linebacker". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  6. "Gerry signs pro deal with Eagles". 247Sports.com. May 12, 2017.
  7. "Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  8. "Eagles Announce 10-Man Practice Squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 3, 2017.
  9. George, David (October 19, 2017). "Eagles Place S Chris Maragos On Injured Reserve; Promote LB Nathan Gerry To Active Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  10. "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  11. "Defense dominates, Eagles rout Jets 31-6". www.espn.com. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  12. "Edelman's TD pass leads Patriots over Eagles 17-10". www.espn.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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