Jermauria Rasco (born October 5, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015 after not being selected in that year's NFL draft.[citation needed] He played college football at LSU.[1]
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 5, 1992 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| College: | LSU |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
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Rasco grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana.[citation needed] For high school he attended Evangel Christian Academy, and played on their football team.[citation needed] During his senior year in 2010, Rasco was a highly ranked high school prospect for colleges. Rivals.com ranked him as the eighth best defensive end recruit nationally, the ninth best prospect in the state of Louisiana, and the 168th ranked player nationally.[citation needed]
College career
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After high school, Rasco committed to play college football for the LSU Tigers.[citation needed] He played at LSU from 2011 through 2014, playing all four years in 48 games, with 26 starts.[citation needed] Rasco finished his college career with 154 career tackles, with the most coming his senior season, with 71 tackles in 2014.[citation needed]
Professional career
editGreen Bay Packers
editOn May 8, 2015, Rasco signed with the Green Bay Packers.[2] On September 5, 2015, Rasco was waived/injured.[3] He was placed on injured reserve until he was released on December 29, 2015.[4][5]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editOn February 5, 2016, Rasco was signed to a futures contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] On April 29, 2016, he was waived.[7]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn August 15, 2016, Rasco signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[8] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts.[9]
Coaching career
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University of Arizona
editIn March 2019, Rasco joined the University of Arizona Football coaching staff under coach Kevin Sumlin as the team's Defensive Analyst.[10]
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
editAs of 2023, he currently works as the player development coordinator for football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Jermauria Rasco Stats, News and Video - LB". NFL.com. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign 17 rookie free agents". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "Packers reduce roster to 53". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (September 15, 2015). "How big is Sunday's game? Read Mike's chat transcript". Packers.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Carriveau, Brian (December 29, 2015). "Green Bay Packers waive rookie OLB Jermauria Rasco". 247Sports.com.[dead link]
- ^ Norton, Andrew (February 5, 2016). "Bucs Sign Four to Reserve/Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Smith, Scott (April 29, 2016). "Buccaneers Waive Eight Players". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "Steelers Sign Rasco". Steelers.com. August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Labriola, Bob (September 3, 2016). "Steelers cut to 53, trade for CB". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jermauria Rasco - Football Coach - University of Arizona Athletics". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Jermauria Rasco - Player Development Coordinator for Football". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
External links
edit- LSU Tigers bio
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio Archived March 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine