Gerrard Sheppard

Gerrard Sheppard
	Sheppard with the Ravens in 2013
No. 7, 9, 13, 82, 88
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	November 16, 1990 (age 33); 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
	Baltimore Ravens (2013–2014); Green Bay Packers (2014); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2016–2017); Memphis Express (2019);
	* 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

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]

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

In 2017, Sheppard and his sister Shanae launched Sunset Raw Juice Bar, which has locations in Owings Mills and Fulton.^[7]

References

^ ^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

Towson bio
Media related to Gerrard Sheppard at Wikimedia Commons

[TW-1] "Towson Profile". towsontigers.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013.

[2] "Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2013.

[3] Mink, Ryan (August 25, 2013). "Ravens Release 12 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. 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.

[5] 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.

[6] Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[7] McCauley, Mary Carole. "Former Raven Gerrard Sheppard, sister Shanae expand their Sunset Raw Juice Bar business into Fulton". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

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