Gerald Rivers
| No. 48 Houston Texans | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 22, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Avondale Estates, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Cedar Grove (GA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Gerald Rivers (born June 22, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He signed as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 2013. He played college football for Ole Miss.
Early years
Rivers ranked as the No. 68 DE in the nation by Scout.com and was rated the No. 74 DE in the nation by ESPN.com. Rivers participated in the DeKalb County Coaches Association All-Star game. He posted 81 tackles, nine sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior.[1][2]
College career
In 2011 Rivers Played in every game with five starts and made 13 total tackles and was tied for third on the team with 4.5 TFLs and second with 2.0 sacks. The previous season, 2010, he played in 10 games with five starts and tied for fourth on the team with 2.5 sacks and finished with 14 total tackles, including 3.0 TFLs while earning an earning second letter. In 2009 he saw action in five games ... Made four stops (three solo) with one TFL on the year and earned first letter.[3][4]
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2⅝ in | 248 lb | 4.56 s | 1.59 s | 2.65 s | 4.46 s | 7.19 s | 39½ in | 10 ft 8 in | 20 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Regional Pro Day[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis Rams
Rivers was signed as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2013 he is signed for 3 years/$1.49 million with the St. Louis Rams. Rivers made the team on August 29. 2013.
He was released by the Rams in December 2013.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rivers was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 16, 2013.[6] The Jaguars released Rivers on August 29, 2014.[7]
Miami Dolphins
On September 2, 2014, Rivers was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad. On September 30, 2014, he was released from practice squad.
Denver Broncos
On October 15, 2014, Rivers was signed to the Broncos' practice squad. On December 4, 2014, he was released. On December 10, 2014, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On January 12, 2015, he was signed a future contract. On September 5, 2015, he was waived.
New York Giants
On September 9, 2015, Rivers was signed by the New York Giants and was placed on the practice squad.[8] On September 16, 2015, he was released by the Giants.[9]
Second stint with Rams
On October 27, 2015, Rivers was signed to the Rams' practice squad. On November 17, 2015, he was released by the Rams.[10]
Houston Texans
On November 24, 2015 Rivers was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[11] On August 30, 2016, Rivers was placed on injured reserve.[12]
References
- ↑ CBS Sports
- ↑ St. Louis Rams bio
- ↑ CBS Sports
- ↑ St. Louis Rams bio
- ↑ "2010 Great Blue North Draft". NFL Draft Scout.com.
- ↑ http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2013/12/16/5217606/jaguars-gerald-rivers-mike-brewster-roster-news
- ↑ Cut day: C Mike Brewster, QBs Ricky Stanzi and Stephen Morris waived
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 9, 2015). "Giants sign LB Jasper Brinkley, add 2 to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 16, 2015). "Giants add three players to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ Lyons, Joe (November 17, 2015). "Rams report: Team makes multiple moves to fill out roster". STLToday.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (November 24, 2015). "Texans cut Zac Dysert from practice squad, sign Dalton Freeman, Gerald Rivers". Chron.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com.