Shemar Bridges
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Shemar Bridges
| image = 2024, 17, Shemar Bridges.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Bridges with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024
| current_team = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| number = 17
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|26}}
| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 208
| high_school = Potter's House Christian Academy
(Jacksonville, Florida)
| college = Fort Valley State
| undraftedyear = 2022
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2022}})
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
- CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|2024}})
- Frank M. Gibson Trophy ({{CFL Year|2024}})
- Second team All-SIAC (2019)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 =
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Receiving average
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue4 =
| pfr = BridSh00
| cfl = shemar-bridges/167244/
}}
Shemar Bridges (born December 26, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Fort Valley State.
Early life
Bridges grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Potter's House Christian Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/2022/08/17/rookie-wr-shemar-bridges-starred-ravens-preseason-win/50611095/|title=Ravens Rookie WR Shemar Bridges has higher goals|work=York Dispatch|date=August 17, 2022|access-date=August 22, 2022}}
College career
Bridges began his college football career at Tusculum. He redshirted his true freshman season and transferred to Fort Valley State after his redshirt freshman year.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/sports/potters-house-star-alum-shermar-bridges-has-eyes-on-the-nfl/77-b11631b5-0eff-4eb5-962e-c71e25ccefe0|title=Potter's House star alum Shemar Bridges has eyes on the NFL|first=Chris|last=Porter|website=Firstcoastnews.com|date=November 10, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2022}} Bridges was named second team All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a redshirt sophomore after finishing the season with 51 receptions for 765 yards and four touchdowns. He caught 13 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns during his redshirt junior season, which was shortened to two games and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-2022-undrafted-free-agent-tracker-20220501-4qfzwekbdvbpvbmc6vhll6bwx4-story.html|title=Ravens 2022 undrafted-free-agent tracker: Oregon QB, Alabama WR headline signings|work=Baltimore Sun|date=May 1, 2022|access-date=August 14, 2022}} Bridges played in four games as a senior and had 28 receptions for 292 yards and one touchdown.{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/shemar-bridges-damian-swainn-fort-valley-state-rookie-wide-receiver|title=Shemar Bridges Carries Family Torch Trying to Make Ravens Roster|first=Clifton|last=Brown|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=August 14, 2022}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 5/8
| weight = 207
| dash = 4.66
| ten split = 1.59
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle = 4.43
| cone drill = 7.16
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 11
| bench = 11
| arm span = 33 7/8
| hand span = 9 5/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030871&DraftYear=2022 |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Shemar Bridges College Football Profile |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
Bridges signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/ravens-shemar-bridges-lands-with-ravens/|title=Ravens' Shemar Bridges: Lands with Ravens|website=CBS Sports|publisher=RotoWire|date=May 7, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022}} He was waived with an injury designation on August 30, 2022, during final roster cuts.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/shemar-bridges-dropped-with-injury/|title=Shemar Bridges: Dropped with injury|website=CBS Sports|publisher=RotoWire|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022}} On November 30, 2022, Bridges signed to the practice squad.{{cite web |last1=Oestreicher |first1=Kevin |title=Ravens sign WR Shemar Bridges to practice squad |url=https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/2022/11/30/ravens-sign-wr-shemar-bridges-to-practice-squad/ |website=Ravens Wire |date=December 2022 |access-date=14 March 2023}} Bridges signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 16, 2023.{{cite web |title=Ravens' Shemar Bridges: Gets another deal from Baltimore |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/ravens-shemar-bridges-gets-another-deal-from-baltimore/ |website=CBS Sports |date=16 January 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023}} He was waived on August 25.
=Hamilton Tiger-Cats=
Bridges signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 22, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/shemar-bridges-bridgsh01/transactions | title=Shemar Bridges | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=February 25, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ticats.ca/players/shemar-bridges/167244/ Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio]
- [https://fvsusports.com/sports/football/roster/shemar-bridges/3580 Fort Valley State Wildcats bio]
- [https://www.tusculumpioneers.com/sports/fball/2018-19/bios/bridges_shermar_9pbr Tusculum Pioneers bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:Tusculum Pioneers football players
Category:Fort Valley State Wildcats football players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Players of Canadian football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners