Mardy Gilyard

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Mardy Gilyard
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Gilyard while with the St. Louis Rams.
No. 3 Montreal Alouettes
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-12-02) December 2, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth: Daytona Beach, Florida
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Career information
High school: Bunnell (FL) Flagler–Palm Coast
College: Cincinnati
NFL draft: 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice roster
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-American (2008-KR, 2009-WR)
  • 2× First-team Big East (2008, 2009)
  • 2× Big East Special Teams POY (2008, 2009)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2012
Receiving yards: 78
Receiving average: 9.8
Touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics as of 2014
Receptions: 29
Receiving yards: 309
Receiving TDs: 8
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Marshawn "Mardy" Gilyard (born December 2, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.

Early years

Gilyard attended Flagler Palm Coast High School in Palm Coast, Florida, where he was a first-team Class 5A all-state selection. He capped his career with over 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns and was named MVP of the Florida Coast All-Star Game.

Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Gilyard was not ranked among the nation's best wide receiver prospects.[1] He committed to Cincinnati on February 2, 2005.

College career

Gilyard played cornerback as a freshman in 2005. He finished the season with seven tackles. As a sophomore in 2006 he was redshirted due to academic reasons. In 2007 Gilyard started 7 of 12 games at wide receiver for the Bearcats. He finished the season with 36 receptions for 536 yards and 3 touchdowns. In 2008 he recorded 81 receptions for 1,276 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a senior in 2009 he was an All-American after he had 87 receptions for 1,191 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was selected to play in the 2010 Senior Bowl and was the offensive player of the game after he had 103 yards on five receptions and a touchdown.[2]

Gilyard finished his college career with 204 receptions for 3,003 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11⅞ in 187 lb 32¼ in 9⅛ in 4.52 s 1.53 s 2.62 s 4.14 s 6.78 s 39 in 9 ft 8 in
Values from NFL Combine [3]

St. Louis Rams

Gilyard was drafted with the 1st pick in the 4th round (99th overall) by the St. Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL Draft.[4] On June 28, 2010, Gilyard signed a four-year $2.32 million contract with a signing bonus of $552,000.

In his rookie season, he saw action in 11 games (including two starts), totaling six receptions for 63 yards (a 10.3 average) and 16 kick returns for 356 yards (a 22.3 average)[5]

He was released by the Rams in the final cutdown after the fourth preseason game in the 2011 preseason.

New York Jets

The New York Jets claimed Gilyard off waivers on September 4, 2011.[6] However, he was waived by the Jets on September 9.[7]

Philadelphia Eagles

Gilyard worked out for the Philadelphia Eagles in September 2011 and met with the team again on January 5, 2012.[8] He was signed to a futures contract the following day. On August 31, 2012 Gilyard was released by the Eagles. On September 11, 2012, he was signed by the Eagles. In six games with the Eagles, his only stats were two punts returned for 15 yards.[9] On November 23, 2012, he was released to make room for Greg Salas.

Second stint with the Jets

Gilyard was signed to the Jets' active roster on November 28, 2012.[10] The Jets waived Gilyard on December 24, 2012.[11] In two games with the Jets, he caught two passes for 15 yards.[12]

Kansas City Chiefs

Gilyard was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9, 2013.[13] On July 25, 2013, Gilyard was released by the Kansas City Chiefs.[14]

Montreal Alouettes

On October 3, 2013 Gilyard signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[15] For the season, he caught two passes for 16 yards.[16]

Jacksonville Sharks

On October 31, 2013, Gilyard was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com Profile
  2. ↑ Cincy's Gilyard has 103 yards receiving, TD; Florida's Tebow shaky
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  4. ↑ Mardy Gilyard Selected By St. Louis Rams In Fourth Round Of NFL Draft
  5. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilyMa00.htm
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  9. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilyMa00.htm
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  12. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilyMa00.htm
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  15. ↑ http://cfl.ca/article/brink-inked-quarterback-joins-als-practice-roster
  16. ↑ http://en.montrealalouettes.com/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2014/team/montreal
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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