Ashley Sheppard

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Ashley Sheppard
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1969-01-21) January 21, 1969 (age 54)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 1993  / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Ashley Guy Sheppard (born January 21, 1969) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and St. Louis Rams. He was drafted by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson University. Sheppard first enrolled at North Pitt High School in Bethel, North Carolina before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia. [1]

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Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Sheppard was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 106th pick in the 1993 NFL Draft and signed with the team on July 17, 1993. [2] [1] [3] He played in seventeen games for the Vikings from 1993 to 1994. [1] He was released by the Vikings on August 27, 1995. [4]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Sheppard signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 28, 1995. [5] He played in two games for the Jaguars during the 1995 season. [1] He was released by the Jaguars on September 18, 1995. [6]

St. Louis Rams

Sheppard was signed by the St. Louis Rams on November 20, 1995. [7] He was released by the Rams on December 6 and re-signed by the team on December 13, 1995. [8] [9] He played in two games for the Rams in 1995. [1]

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  2. ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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  4. ↑ "NFL TRANSACTIONS". The Washington Post . August 28, 1995. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". Observer-Reporter . Associated Press. August 28, 1995. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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