Shamiel Gary

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Shamiel Gary
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1990-05-31) May 31, 1990 (age 34)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Tulsa (OK) Washington
College: Oklahoma State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:12
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Shamiel Gary (born May 31, 1990) is a former American football safety. He played his first two college football seasons at Wyoming, where he was a Freshman All-American, before transferring to Oklahoma State and redshirting in 2011. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He also played for the Chicago Bears.

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Early life

Shamiel Gary was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 31, 1990, to Gwen Evans and Steven Gary. He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa (OK), where he played safety for head coach Antwain Jimmerson. As a senior, he helped lead the Hornets to a 13-1 record and an Oklahoma 5A State Championship, as he recorded 124 tackles and 8.0 sacks. In the same year he was named the 5A District 3 Defensive Player of the Year.

College career

Out of high school, Gary was recruited by Air Force, Kansas State, and Wyoming. He chose to attend the latter, where he played strong safety for head coach Dave Christensen. On September 5, 2009 in the season opener versus Weber State, Gary recorded 7 tackles and three interceptions. As a true freshman, he started 12 of 13 games at strong safety, tied the team lead in interceptions (3) and ranked fifth on the team in tackles (98). In 2010, he recorded 94 tackles, 5 passes defended and one interception. At the end of his sophomore season he transferred to Oklahoma State to be closer to his family and his grandmother, who was battling Alzheimer's disease. [1] He sat out the 2011 season due to the NCAA transfer rules. In 2012, he started every game for the Cowboys, recording 72 tackles, 6 passes defended, three interceptions and one forced fumble. As a senior, he recorded 47 tackles, 9 passes defended and three interceptions, as he helped lead the Oklahoma State Cowboys to a 10-3 record and a 2nd place in the Big 12 Conference. At the end of the season, the Cowboys were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Missouri by a score of 31-41. [2] Gary recorded one tackle during the game.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Gary was not drafted during the 2014 NFL draft. On May 12, 2014, he was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent. [3] On August 30, 2014, he was released by the Patriots in order to get down to the 53-man active roster limit. [4]

Chicago Bears

On October 8, 2014, Gary was signed by the Chicago Bears to a one-year contract, following injuries to Bears' safeties Chris Conte and Ahmad Dixon. [5] He was waived by the team on October 11, 2014 and then signed to the Bears' practice squad on October 13, 2014.

Miami Dolphins

On January 8, 2015, Gary signed a futures contract with the Miami Dolphins. [6] On August 10, 2015, he was waived by the Dolphins. On November 3, 2015, he was again signed to the Dolphins' practice squad. On November 28, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster. [7]

On September 3, 2016, Gary was released by the Dolphins. [8]

Minnesota Vikings

On September 5, 2016, Gary was signed to the Vikings' practice squad. [9] On September 13, he was released from their practice squad. [10]

Second stint with Patriots

On October 25, 2016, Gary was signed to the Patriots' practice squad. [11] On November 26, 2016, he was released from their practice squad. [12]

Buffalo Bills

On December 1, 2016, Gary was signed to the Bills' practice squad. [13] On December 13, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster. [14] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [15]

NFL statistics

YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFRFR YDSINTIR YDSAVG IRLNGTDPD
2015 MIA 611830.0000000000
Career611830.0000000000

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  1. ↑ "Oklahoma State football: Family brought Shamiel Gary back home to Oklahoma". NewsOK.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Cotton Bowl results: Missouri wins a Texas-sized shootout, 41-31". SBNation.com. January 4, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Patriots sign nine rookie free agents". New England Patriots. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Patriots release OL Jon Halapio, DB Shamiel Gary". It Is What It Is. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Bears sign safety Shamiel Gary". Windy City Gridiron. October 8, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign Futures Player". MiamiDolphins.com. January 8, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. November 28, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ Nogle, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Dolphins 53-man roster: Miami cuts complete". ThePhinsider.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Vikings Sign S Shamiel Gary to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
  10. ↑ "Vikings Sign Cornerbacks Tre Roberson and Julian Wilson to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Patriots trade TE AJ Derby to Denver; Sign Shamiel Gary to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Patriots release DB Shamiel Gary from the practice squad". Patriots.com. November 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ Brown, Chris (December 1, 2016). "Bills add safety to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com.
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