Jeremy Ross

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Jeremy Ross
Jeremy Ross Golden Bears.jpg
Ross during his time at California in 2010
No. 10, 12, 13, 15, 16
Position: Return specialist
Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Elk Grove (CA) Laguna Creek
College: California
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:43
Receiving yards:506
Receiving touchdowns:3
Return yards:2,752
Return touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

Jeremy Spencer Ross (born March 16, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at California.

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Ross was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Ross signed with the New England Patriots on July 25, 2011, after going unselected in the 2011 NFL Draft. [1] The Patriots released him on August 30 for final roster cuts before the start the regular season. [2]

Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts signed Ross to the practice squad on September 28, 2011. [3] He was released by the Colts on August 31, 2012.

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers signed Ross to their practice squad on October 17, 2012. [4] He was promoted to the team's active roster on December 1. [5] He committed a crucial muff on a punt return in a playoff-game loss to the San Francisco 49ers on January 12, 2013, which resulted in a 49ers' touchdown.

Ross was released by the Packers on September 23, 2013, after committing a crucial fumble on a kickoff in the first quarter of the previous day's game, which led to a Cincinnati Bengals' touchdown. [6] [7] He played in eight regular-season games for the Packers over the past two seasons, averaged 17.9 yards on nine kickoff returns, 20.5 yards on six punt returns and made one catch for 8 yards.

Detroit Lions

Ross with the Lions in 2014 Jeremy Ross 2014.jpg
Ross with the Lions in 2014

Ross was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions on October 7, 2013. [8] He was promoted off the Lions' practice squad to the active roster on October 19, 2013, following an injury to wide receiver Nate Burleson. [9]

Since signing, he has played a role as a slot receiver and kick returner. He contributed to the Lions' 40-10 Thanksgiving Day victory over his former team, the Packers, on November 28, 2013. In that game, he scored his first career NFL touchdown on a 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford, and he had one run for 24 yards to pick up a first down. [10]

Since signing off the practice squad he has recorded 5 receptions for 59 yards and 1 touchdown, 1 run for 24 yards, 8 punt returns for 159 yards, and 10 kickoff returns for 335 yards.

During a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 8, 2013, Ross scored touchdowns on both a punt return and a kickoff return. This made him the first Lions player to do so since Eddie Payton on December 17, 1977. [11]

On April 20, 2015, the Detroit Lions signed Ross to an exclusive-rights free agent tender. [12]

On September 5, 2015, Ross was among final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season. [13]

Baltimore Ravens

On September 7, 2015, Ross was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad. [14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 10, 2015. [15] On November 17, he was waived by the Ravens. [16]

Oakland Raiders

On November 19, 2015, Ross was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad. On November 25, 2015, Ross was signed to the active roster. [17]

New York Jets

Ross signed with the New York Jets on April 6, 2016. [18] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jets. [19] He was re-signed on September 29, 2016. [20] He was released on October 11, 2016. [21] He was re-signed by the Jets on November 22, 2016. [22] He was released again on December 6, 2016. [23]

Arizona Cardinals

On December 14, 2016, Ross was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. [24] In two games with the Cardinals, Ross caught 4 passes for 37 yards, including one touchdown. It was his first touchdown since September 28, 2014 over two years earlier when Ross scored as a member of the Lions against the Jets.

On February 27, 2017, Ross signed a one-year contract extension with the Cardinals. [25] He was released on September 2, 2017. [26]

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References

  1. ↑ "Reports: Patriots Sign Undrafted Free Agents Corey Woods and Jeremy Ross". PatsPulpit.com. July 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Patriots release LB Marques Murrell and WR Jeremy Ross". Boston.com. August 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Colts put two defensive starters on IR". ESPN.com. September 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Green Bay Packers Sign Jeremy Ross And Drew Vanderlin To Practice Squad". RantSports.com. October 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Packers sign two from practice squad". Packers.com. December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Packers release WR Jeremy Ross". Packers.com. September 23, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ Wilkening, Mike (September 23, 2013). "Packers release Jeremy Ross". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lions to sign Jeremy Ross to practice squad". PrideOfDetroit.com. October 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ Twentyman, Tim (October 19, 2013). "Lions promote WR Jeremy Ross from practice squad; release TE Dorin Dickerson". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ Detroit Lions destroy Green Bay Packers in a Motown Turkey Day showdown Associated Press wire reports, retrieved from nfl.com on December 2, 2013.
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  12. ↑ Wilkening, Mike (April 20, 2015). "Lions WR Jeremy Ross, six other ERFAs re-sign on Monday". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ Rothstein, Michael (September 5, 2015). "Detroit Lions cut 20 players, including Jeremy Ross, Joseph Fauria". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ Downing, Garrett (September 7, 2015). "Ravens Sign Three More To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mink, Ryan (October 10, 2015). "Returner Ross Promoted To Active Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ Downing, Garrett (November 17, 2015). "Ravens Waive Asa Jackson, Jeremy Ross". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Raiders call up return specialist Jeremy Ross from practice squad". Silver And Black Pride. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  18. ↑ Cimini, Rich (April 6, 2016). "Former Raiders WR/KR Jeremy Ross agrees to deal with Jets". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
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  22. ↑ Lange, Randy (November 22, 2016). "Jets Bring Back WR/KR Jeremy Ross". NewYorkJets.com.
  23. ↑ Allen, Eric (December 6, 2016). "Jets Waive C.J. Spiller and Jeremy Ross". NewYorkJets.com.
  24. ↑ Urban, Darren (December 14, 2016). "Cardinals Cut Michael Floyd". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017.
  25. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (February 27, 2017). "Cardinals Re-Sign Jeremy Ross, Gabe Martin". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017.
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