JaCorey Shepherd (born March 29, 1993) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

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and

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. He played college football at

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, and was drafted in the sixth round (191st overall) of the

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by the

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. Shepherd was also a member of the

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, and

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Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Shepherd was selected in the sixth round of the

as the 191st overall pick by the

. On August 10, 2015, Shepherd tore his ACL keeping him out for the rest of the 2015 season. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2016. He was released on September 27, 2016 and re-signed on October 3, and was released again on October 7.

San Francisco 49ers

On October 10, 2016, Shepherd signed a two-year contract with the

. On May 2, 2017, Shepherd was waived by the 49ers.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 5, 2017, Shepherd signed with the

. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

Birmingham Iron

In 2018, Shepherd signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. He was waived before the start of the 2019 regular season, but was re-signed on March 1, 2019. He was waived again on March 25, and re-signed again on March 28. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

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Kansas Jayhawks Player bio

Philadelphia Eagles Player bio
1993 births Living people People from Mesquite, Texas Players of American football from Texas Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex American football cornerbacks Kansas Jayhawks football players Philadelphia Eagles players San Francisco 49ers players Pittsburgh Steelers players Birmingham Iron players {{defensiveback-1990s-stub