:Gerrard Sheppard
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Gerrard Sheppard
| image = Gerrard Sheppard Ravens stadium Practice 2013.jpg
| caption = Sheppard with the Ravens in 2013
| current_team =
| number = 7, 9, 13, 82, 88
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|16}}
| birth_place = Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S.
| position = Wide receiver
| college = Towson
| undraftedyear = 2013
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 210
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2017}})
- Memphis Express ({{AAF Year|2019}})
| status =
| cflstatus =
| 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.{{cite web | title=Towson Profile | work=towsontigers.com | url=http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21300&ATCLID=205244232 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616131908/http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21300&ATCLID=205244232 | archive-date=2013-06-16 | url-status=dead }} He also named to the first-team All-State team.
College career
Professional career
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web | title=Ravens Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents | work=baltimoreravens.com | url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-14-Undrafted-Free-Agents/590e9c6d-3c55-40cd-98b8-32b2a06e1e8b | access-date=May 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506035401/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-14-Undrafted-Free-Agents/590e9c6d-3c55-40cd-98b8-32b2a06e1e8b | archive-date=May 6, 2017 | url-status=dead }} On August 25, 2013, he was waived by the Ravens{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Release-12-Players/5a92c810-039f-4b70-9a51-103d0007dcbe |title=Ravens Release 12 Players |last=Mink |first=Ryan |date=August 25, 2013 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704212800/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Release-12-Players/5a92c810-039f-4b70-9a51-103d0007dcbe |archive-date=July 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }} but was later added to their practice squad on September 2.{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-sign-gerrard-sheppard-jonas-gray-to-practice-squad-cut-jordan-devey-20130902,0,5452852.story?track=rss |title=Ravens sign Gerrard Sheppard, Jonas Gray to practice squad, cut Jordan Devey |last=Wilson |first=Aaron |date=September 2, 2013 |website=BaltimoreSun.com |access-date=September 6, 2013}}
In 2019, Sheppard joined the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, but failed to make the final roster.{{cite news|last=Munz|first=Jason|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/2019/01/30/aaf-memphis-express-sets-roster-alliance-football-training-camp-mettenberger-singletary-hackenberg/2699085002/|title=AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2019}} He was re-signed on February 13, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}
Personal life
In 2017, Sheppard and his sister Shanae launched Sunset Raw Juice Bar, which has locations in Owings Mills and Fulton.{{cite news |last1=McCauley |first1=Mary Carole |title=Former Raven Gerrard Sheppard, sister Shanae expand their Sunset Raw Juice Bar business into Fulton |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/howard-magazine/bs-mg-ho-sunset-juice-bar-20210410-ras2imbvjjgypis2xbcyfqv2xq-story.html |access-date=13 August 2021 |work=baltimoresun.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130616131908/http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21300&ATCLID=205244232 Towson bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Players of Canadian football from Maryland
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Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Memphis Express (American football) players
Category:Sportspeople from Owings Mills, Maryland
Category:Players of American football from Maryland