Shemar Bridges
 Bridges with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 | |
| No. 17 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 26, 1997 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Potter's House Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) |
| College: | Fort Valley State |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | American |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
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
[edit]Bridges grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Potter's House Christian Academy.[1]
College career
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3] Bridges played in four games as a senior and had 28 receptions for 292 yards and one touchdown.[4]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.66 s | 1.59 s | 2.69 s | 4.43 s | 7.16 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
[edit]Bridges signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022.[6] He was waived with an injury designation on August 30, 2022, during final roster cuts.[7] On November 30, 2022, Bridges signed to the practice squad.[8] Bridges signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 16, 2023.[9] He was waived on August 25.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit]Bridges signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 22, 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ravens Rookie WR Shemar Bridges has higher goals". York Dispatch. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Porter, Chris (November 10, 2021). "Potter's House star alum Shemar Bridges has eyes on the NFL". Firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "Ravens 2022 undrafted-free-agent tracker: Oregon QB, Alabama WR headline signings". Baltimore Sun. May 1, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (August 12, 2022). "Shemar Bridges Carries Family Torch Trying to Make Ravens Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Shemar Bridges College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Ravens' Shemar Bridges: Lands with Ravens". CBS Sports. RotoWire. May 7, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "Shemar Bridges: Dropped with injury". CBS Sports. RotoWire. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ Oestreicher, Kevin (December 2022). "Ravens sign WR Shemar Bridges to practice squad". Ravens Wire. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Ravens' Shemar Bridges: Gets another deal from Baltimore". CBS Sports. January 16, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Shemar Bridges". Footballdb.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.