Jeremy Ebert

Jeremy Ebert (born April 6, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.

Jeremy Ebert
Ebert with the Atlanta Falcons
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-06) April 6, 1989
Hilliard, Ohio
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Hilliard (OH) Darby
College:Northwestern
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:18
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Ebert was born in Willard, Ohio. Since then he has lived in Brooklyn, Ohio, Perrysburg, Ohio and Hilliard, Ohio where he attended Hilliard Darby High School.

College career

During college, he played for Northwestern Wildcats as a wide-receiver and was an All-Big Ten selection his senior year.

Professional career

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots selected Ebert in the seventh round (235th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was released on August 31 during the final cuts of the pre-season.

Philadelphia Eagles

Ebert was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 13.

Second stint with Patriots

On November 27, Ebert tweeted that he was "heading back to where it all began" and was signed to the Patriots' practice squad the next day.[1]

On April 29, 2013, it was announced that Ebert was released by the Patriots.[2]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Ebert was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on May 22, 2013.

He was later released on August 30 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. He was promoted to the active roster on September 14. He registered his first career reception in Week 2 against the Oakland Raiders.

He was involved in numerous roster transactions over the season, and was signed to the active roster on November 23.

He was released on May 12, 2014.

Atlanta Falcons

Ebert signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 22, 2014.

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References
  1. "Patriots sign RB James Develin to 53-man roster; Sign WR Jeremy Ebert to practice squad". Patriots.com. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4742901/source-patriots-release-wr-ebert
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