Rico Gathers

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Rico Gathers
No. 80
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-07) January 7, 1994 (age 30)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Riverside Academy
(Reserve, Louisiana)
College: Baylor
NFL draft: 2016  / round: 6 / pick: 217
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:45
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Rickadon
Birth nameRico Gathers
Genres Hip hop
Occupation
  • Rapper
Years active2018–present

Ricardo Darnell Gathers (born January 7, 1994) is an American rapper and former professional football tight end. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college basketball at Baylor University and did not play college football.

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Early life

Gathers attended Riverside Academy. He was named Louisiana Mr. Basketball while at Riverside Academy in Reserve, Louisiana. [1] As a sophomore, he contributed to his team winning the state title, while averaging 19.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and earning Most Outstanding Player honors at the state tournament.

As a junior, he averaged 20.7 points, 16.2 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game. As a senior, he helped his team reach the Class 2A state championship game, while averaging 22 points, 17 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

College career

Gathers accepted a basketball scholarship from Baylor University. He became a starter at power forward as a junior, averaging 11.6 points (second on the team), 11.6 rebounds (led the team), 1.2 steals and one block and in 29.9 minutes per game. At the end of the season, he received All-Big 12 Conference, honorable-mention All-American and Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors. [2] He led the conference in double-doubles with 17 and recorded a school record 28 rebounds in a win over Huston-Tillotson. [3]

As a senior, he averaged 11.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. He finished as Baylor's All-Time leading rebounder. He also was the first player ever to reach over 1,000+ points and 1,000+ rebounds in school history.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6+1⁄4 in
(1.99 m)		273 lb
(124 kg)		35 in
(0.89 m)		11.2 in
(0.28 m)		4.66 s1.71 s2.79 s4.56 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		16 reps
All values from Baylor pro day. [4]

Although he had not played a down of football since middle school as a 13-year-old, [5] Gathers informed Baylor head coach Art Briles that he would be joining the Bears football team for the 2016 season. [6] However, he later decided to forgo playing for Baylor and entered the 2016 NFL draft after the Baylor men's basketball team lost in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to Yale. [5]

Dallas Cowboys

Gathers was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (217th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft, [7] based on the potential he showed during his pre-draft workout. [8] In rookie minicamp the team considered playing him at defensive end, but decided to keep him at tight end instead. On September 3, he was released and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2017. [11]

After a strong training camp and preseason, Gathers made the Cowboys' initial 53-man roster in 2017. However, he suffered a concussion in the preseason, and was placed on the injured reserve on September 4, which made him eligible to return in week 8 at the earliest. [12] Despite practicing with the squad since week 9, after week 13, he was shut down for the season. [13] It was later revealed that he also suffered jaw and neck injuries as well. [14]

In 2018, the Cowboys made the unconventional move of keeping him as the fourth tight end to avoid losing him to waivers, even though he was arrested on the eve of cuts for marijuana possession. [15] He was the fourth-string tight end behind Geoff Swaim, Blake Jarwin and rookie Dalton Schultz. In Week 5, he recorded his first professional catch against the Houston Texans. [16] He finished with 3 receptions for 45 yards.

On June 14, 2019, it was announced that Gathers was suspended for the first game of the season, after violating the NFL's policy and program on substances of abuse. [17] On August 5, Gathers was waived by the Cowboys. [18]

Cleveland Browns

On August 11, 2019, he was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Browns. [19] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on August 31, 2019. [20] He was waived by the Browns on September 10, after being reinstated from the suspension. [21]

Personal life

Gathers' father is the cousin of the late Hank Gathers, an All-American and former Loyola Marymount star. [22] Gathers is married and has a child. [23] During his time away from football, he self-taught himself to create, arrange and produce hip-hop music under the pseudonym Rickadon. [24]

On August 31, 2018, he was arrested for possession of marijuana in Frisco, Texas. [25]

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  2. ↑ "Sooners' Hield Leads All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Honors". Big 12 Conference . March 8, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
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  24. ↑ "Cowboys TE Rico Gathers Uses Music to Heal Off the Field". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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