Gerald Rashard Everett (born June 25, 1994) is an American professional
football
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tight end
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. He played
college football
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at
South Alabama, and was selected by the
Los Angeles Rams
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in the second round of the
2017 NFL draft
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. He has also played for the
Seattle Seahawks
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,
Los Angeles Chargers
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, and
Chicago Bears
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.
Early life
Gerald Rashard Everett was born on June 25, 1994, in
Atlanta, Georgia
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. He attended and graduated from
Columbia High School Columbia High School may refer to:
*Columbia High School (Huntsville, Alabama)
*Columbia High School (Georgia)
*Columbia High School (Florida)
*Columbia High School (Idaho)
*Columbia High School (Illinois)
*Columbia High School (Mississippi), a Mis ...
in
Decatur, Georgia
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. He grew up playing youth sports at Gresham Park Recreation Complex. He played three seasons of
high school basketball
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and ran track for the Eagles and did not play
football
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for the Eagles until his senior year.
College career
Everett attended
Hutchinson Community College in 2013 and the
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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(UAB) in 2014. After the UAB football program was shut down, he transferred to the
University of South Alabama
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in 2015 where he played for coach Joey Jones's
South Alabama Jaguars football
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team from
2015
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January
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to
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
. In his two years at South Alabama, he had 41
receptions for 575 yards and eight
touchdowns
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and earned first-team All-
Sun Belt
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notice as a junior and 49 receptions for 717 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. Everett received an invitation to the
Senior Bowl
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.
Statistics
Professional career
Pre-draft
Everett received an invitation to the
Senior Bowl
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. He helped the South defeat the North 16–15 and made one catch for six yards. Unfortunately, he tied
Donnel Pumphrey, who stands at 5'8", for the smallest hand of any pass catcher at the Senior Bowl. He attended the
NFL Combine
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and completed all of the required combine drills. Everett also attended South Alabama's
Pro Day
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and opted to re-try the short shuttle and broad jump, but was unable to beat his combine numbers in both categories. NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second or third round pick in the draft. He was ranked the fourth-best tight end in the draft by
ESPN
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and NFL media analyst
Mike Mayock
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, the fifth-best tight end by NFLDraftScout.com, and was ranked the sixth-best tight end in the draft by ''
Sports Illustrated
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''.
Los Angeles Rams
2017 season
Everett was selected in the second round with the 44th overall pick by the
Los Angeles Rams
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, in the
2017 NFL draft
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. He was the fourth tight end selected in the draft and first player ever to be drafted from South Alabama.
On June 13, 2017, the Rams signed Everett to a four-year, $6.04 million contract that includes $3.27 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.53 million.
Everett made his NFL debut in the Rams' season-opener against the
Indianapolis Colts
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and caught his first NFL reception on a 39-yard pass from quarterback
Jared Goff
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during a 46–9 victory. The following game, he caught a season-high three receptions for 95 yards in the Rams' 27–20 loss to the
Washington Redskins
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. On October 15, 2017, Everett recorded his first NFL touchdown on a four-yard reception from Goff in a 27–17 road victory against the
Jacksonville Jaguars
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.
Everett finished his rookie year with 16 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns. He made his playoff debut in the
Wild Card Round against the
Atlanta Falcons
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. He had a four-yard reception in the 26–13 loss.
2018 season
Everett was a significant contributor in the Rams' narrow 54–51 victory over the
Kansas City Chiefs
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Established in 1959 ...
on ''
Monday Night Football
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'' in Week 11, catching two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. In the 2018 season, Everett finished with 33 receptions for 320 yards and three touchdowns.
In the
NFC Championship, he had two receptions for 50 yards in the 26–23 overtime victory over the
New Orleans Saints
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. Everett was targeted once in
Super Bowl LIII
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but had no receptions in the 13–3 loss to the
New England Patriots
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.
2019 season
During Week 5 on ''
Thursday Night Football
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'' against the
Seattle Seahawks
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, Everett finished with 136 receiving yards, marking his first 100-plus yard game in his NFL career, but the Rams narrowly lost by a score of 29–30. Overall, he appeared in 13 games in the 2019 season and recorded 37 receptions for 408 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
2020 season
In Week 4 of the 2020 season, Everett recorded his first career rushing touchdown in the 17–9 victory over the
New York Giants
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. In the 2020 season, Everett appeared in 16 games and recorded 41 receptions for 417 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Seattle Seahawks
On March 21, 2021, Everett signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks. He played in 15 games with 12 starts, recording a career-high 48 catches for 478 yards and four touchdowns.
Los Angeles Chargers
On March 22, 2022, Everett signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the
Los Angeles Chargers
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. In
2022
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, Everett played in 16 games with 11 starts and set new career highs for receptions (58) and yardage (555) while equaling his career best in touchdown catches (four). Against the Jaguars in an
American Football Conference
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Wild Card Game, Everett caught six passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in the Chargers' 31–30 loss. The
following season, he started 10 games and played in 13 and caught 46 passes for 376 yards and three touchdowns.
Chicago Bears
On March 15, 2024, Everett signed a two-year contract with the
Chicago Bears
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. In the 2024 season, he appeared in 17 games and started four. He had eight receptions for 36 yards. On February 21, 2025, Everett was released by the Bears.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Postseason
References
External links
South Alabama Jaguars bio
Gerald Everetton
Twitter
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1994 births
Living people
American football tight ends
Hutchinson Blue Dragons football players
Players of American football from Lithonia, Georgia
Seattle Seahawks players
South Alabama Jaguars football players
UAB Blazers football players
21st-century African-American sportsmen
Los Angeles Chargers players
Chicago Bears players