Jermaine Grace
Jermaine Grace (born November 8, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Hollywood, Florida | November 8, 1993||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Miramar (Miramar, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||
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High school
Grace attended Miramar High School in Miami Gardens, Florida. He was rated four-stars by ESPNU, 247Sports and Rivals, and was ranked as the 11th best linebacker nationally by ESPN.
College career
Grace committed to Miami over Tennessee and Louisville. Most of Grace’s contributions during his freshman year came from playing on special teams. In 2015 he led the team with 79 tackles and 6 tackles for loss. Grace along with teammate Al-Quadin Muhammad became entangled in a luxury rental car scandal that resulted in them being dismissed from the school, since it was a violation of NCAA rules.[1]
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
Grace signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2017.[2] He made the Falcons' final roster, playing in five games before being waived on November 14, 2017.[3]
Indianapolis Colts
On November 15, 2017, Grace was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He was waived by the Colts on May 1, 2018.[5]
Cleveland Browns
After being waived by the Colts, Grace was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on May 2, 2018.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2018.[7]
Seattle Seahawks
On September 3, 2018, Grace was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.[8] He was waived/injured on September 14, 2018 and was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on October 15. 2018.
Atlanta Falcons (second stint)
On October 18, 2018, Grace was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on December 31, 2018.[11]
On November 29, 2019, Grace was waived by the Falcons.[12]
Seattle Seahawks (second stint)
On December 5, 2019, Grace was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. He was released by the Seahawks on December 17, 2019.
Cleveland Browns (second stint)
Grace was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 19, 2019.[13] The Browns signed Grace to their reserve/futures list on December 30, 2019.[14] He was waived on July 31, 2020.[15]
New York Giants
On September 22, 2020, Grace was signed to the New York Giants practice squad,[16] but was released two days later.[17]
References
- "Miami Hurricanes NFL Draft Profile: LB Jermaine Grace". StateOfTheU.com. April 21, 2017.
- "2017 NFL Draft: Atlanta Falcons sign Miami's Jermaine Grace as free agent". PalmBeachPost.com. April 29, 2017.
- McFadden, Will (November 14, 2017). "Falcons waive Mike Meyer and Jermaine Grace, add Garrett Grayson to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017.
- "Roster Moves: Colts Claim LB Jermaine Grace". Colts.com. November 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
- "5/1: Colts Make Roster Moves". Colts.com. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- "Browns claim LB Jermaine Grace". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 2, 2018.
- Gribble, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Browns claim 5 players in latest moves to reshaped 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- Boyle, John (September 3, 2018). "Seahawks Claim LB Jermaine Grace Off Waivers; Place J.D. McKissic On Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com.
- Boyle, John (September 14, 2018). "Seahawks Sign Linebacker Mychal Kendricks, Waive/Injured Jermaine Grace". Seahawks.com.
- McFadden, Will (October 18, 2018). "Falcons sign Jermaine Grace to practice squad, waive Richie Brown". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- Conway, Kelsey (December 31, 2018). "Falcons sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- McFadden, Will (November 29, 2019). "Falcons release Jermaine Grace, Ryan Allen". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- "Browns sign LB Jermaine Grace to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 19, 2019.
- "Browns sign 8 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 30, 2019.
- "Browns release 4 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Benton, Dan (September 22, 2020). "Giants sign LB Jermaine Grace to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- Bouda, Nate (September 24, 2020). "Giants Release LB Jermaine Grace From Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 6, 2020.