Gerrard Sheppard Explained

Gerrard Sheppard
Number:7, 9, 13, 82, 88
Birth Date:16 November 1990
Birth Place:Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S.
Position:Wide receiver
College:Towson
Undraftedyear:2013
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:210
Pastteams:
Pfr:ShepGe00

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.

College career

He played only eight games at Connecticut in 2010 and played in the Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners.

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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Towson Profile . towsontigers.com . https://archive.today/20130616131908/http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21300&ATCLID=205244232 . 2013-06-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents . baltimoreravens.com . May 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170506035401/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-14-Undrafted-Free-Agents/590e9c6d-3c55-40cd-98b8-32b2a06e1e8b . May 6, 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Ravens Release 12 Players . Mink . Ryan . August 25, 2013 . BaltimoreRavens.com . August 31, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170704212800/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Release-12-Players/5a92c810-039f-4b70-9a51-103d0007dcbe . July 4, 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Ravens sign Gerrard Sheppard, Jonas Gray to practice squad, cut Jordan Devey . Wilson . Aaron . September 2, 2013 . BaltimoreSun.com . September 6, 2013.
  5. News: Munz. Jason. AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?. The Commercial Appeal. January 30, 2019. February 6, 2019.
  6. Web site: Rothstein . Michael . Wickersham . Seth . June 13, 2019 . Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football . January 9, 2024 . ESPN.com.
  7. News: McCauley . Mary Carole . Former Raven Gerrard Sheppard, sister Shanae expand their Sunset Raw Juice Bar business into Fulton . 13 August 2021 . baltimoresun.com.