Jake Gervase
No. 43 – Los Angeles Rams | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Davenport, Iowa | September 18, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Assumption (Davenport, Iowa) | ||
College: | Iowa | ||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Jake Gervase (born September 18, 1995) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
College career[]
Gervase was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes for five seasons, joining the team as a walk-on and redshirting his true freshman season. He finished his collegiate career with 153 total tackles and seven interceptions in 44 games played.[1]
Professional career[]
Gervase signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2019.[2] Gervase was waived on August 31, 2019 as part of final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the Rams' practice squad the following day.[3] Gervase was promoted to the Rams active roster on October 19, 2019.[4] He made his NFL debut the following day in a 37-10 against the Atlanta Falcons, playing one snap on defense and 13 on special teams.[5]
On July 25, 2020, Gervase was waived by the Rams.[6] He re-signed with the Rams on August 14, 2020.[7] He was waived on September 4, 2020.[8] He was re-signed to their practice squad on November 3, 2020.[9] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 18,[10] and restored to the practice squad on November 28.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on December 19 for the team's week 15 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] On January 25, 2021, Gervase signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[13]
On August 31, 2021, Gervase was waived by the Rams. He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 24, 2021.[14] He was signed to the active roster on January 12, 2022.
References[]
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (September 2, 2019). "Meet the Rams' 2019 practice squad: What to know about all 10 players". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (May 14, 2019). "Rams finalize undrafted free agent class with 22 total signings". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ Han, Jamie (September 1, 2019). "Rams sign 10 practice squad players". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (October 19, 2019). "Rams Promote DB Jake Gervase From Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (October 21, 2019). "Rams Week 7 snap counts: Big shakeup on defense and more 2-TE sets". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (July 25, 2020). "Rams cut Jake Gervase, Ethan Wolf, Greg Dortch, Nate Trewyn". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Rams activate Terrell Lewis, make 2 other roster moves". Rams Wire. 2020-08-14. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Rams sign S Jake Gervase to practice squad, cut LB Daniel Bituli". Rams Wire. NBC Sports. November 4, 2020.
- ^ Klein, Gary (November 18, 2020). "Positive coronavirus test disrupts Rams' preparations for Tampa Bay". LATimes.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (November 28, 2020). "Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of 49ers matchup". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (December 19, 2020). "Rams promote Jake Gervase from practice squad as COVID-19 replacement". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (January 25, 2021). "Rams sign quarterback Devlin Hodges and safety Jake Gervase to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com.
- ^ "Rams Transactions". TheRams.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Iowa
- Sportspeople from Davenport, Iowa
- American football safeties
- Iowa Hawkeyes football players
- Los Angeles Rams players