Ishmael Zamora

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Ishmael Zamora
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-26) November 26, 1995 (age 27)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Alief (TX) Elsik
College: Baylor
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Ishmael Carlos Zamora (born November 26, 1995) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Baylor and is currently a free agent.

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Early life and college

Zamora attended Alief Elsik High School, where he was ranked the 231st best high school football prospect and 32nd wide receiver according to ESPN. [1] He decided to play football for Baylor University. At Baylor, he was redshirted as a freshman in 2014. As a redshirt freshman in 2015 he caught nine passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016 he finished second on the team in receptions (63), receiving yards (809) and receiving touchdowns (8) behind K. D. Cannon. Zamora averaged 6.5 receptions per game in 2016, which ranked second in the Big 12 Conference. [2]

After a video circulated in the news showing him beating a dog with a belt, Zamora was charged with misdemeanor animal abuse and suspended for three games during Baylor's 2016 season. [3] [4] The episode heavily affected his stock in the NFL draft, [5] [6] [7] and he reportedly was not invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine. [8]

Professional career

Zamora signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [9] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [10] On March 6, 2019, Zamora was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On April 10, 2019, Zamora was traded to the Washington Valor. On April 19, 2019, Zamora was placed on reassignment.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ishmael Zamora – Football Recruiting – Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ Gutierrez, Paul (May 9, 2017). "Former Baylor WR Ishmael Zamora among Raiders' 18 UDFAs". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Baylor to discipline WR Ishmael Zamora after dog abuse". USA Today. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Baylor suspends Ishmael Zamora three games for beating dog". Sports Illustrated. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ Jenkins, Sally (March 2, 2017). "Who are Joe Mixon, Chad Kelly and Ishmael Zamora? NFL teams want to know". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ Grosbard, Adam (April 5, 2017). "Baylor WR Ish Zamora trying to put off-field issues behind him as he receives interest from NFL teams". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Carpenter, Les (April 9, 2017). "Can 9 seconds of video showing abuse of a dog end any NFL hopes for Baylor's Ishmael Zamora?". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ Samuel, Ebenezer (February 4, 2017). "Why Oklahoma's Joe Mixon, Baylor's Ishmael Zamora reportedly aren't invited to NFL Scouting Combine". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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