American football player (born 1992)
American football player
Jermauria Rasco (born October 5, 1992) is a former American football linebacker . He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015 after not being selected in that year's NFL draft .[citation needed ] He played college football at LSU .[ 1]
Early life
Rasco grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana .[citation needed ] For high school he attended Evangel Christian Academy , and played on their football team.[citation needed ] During his senior year in 2010, Rasco was a highly ranked high school prospect for colleges. Rivals.com ranked him as the eighth best defensive end recruit nationally, the ninth best prospect in the state of Louisiana , and the 168th ranked player nationally.[citation needed ]
College career
After high school, Rasco committed to play college football for the LSU Tigers .[citation needed ] He played at LSU from 2011 through 2014, playing all four years in 48 games, with 26 starts.[citation needed ] Rasco finished his college career with 154 career tackles , with the most coming his senior season , with 71 tackles in 2014.[citation needed ]
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
On May 8, 2015, Rasco signed with the Green Bay Packers .[ 2] On September 5, 2015, Rasco was waived/injured.[ 3] He was placed on injured reserve until he was released on December 29, 2015.[ 4] [ 5]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On February 5, 2016, Rasco was signed to a futures contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .[ 6] On April 29, 2016, he was waived.[ 7]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On August 15, 2016, Rasco signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers .[ 8] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts.[ 9]
Coaching career
University of Arizona
In March 2019, Rasco joined the University of Arizona Football coaching staff under coach Kevin Sumlin as the team's Defensive Analyst .[ 10]
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
As of 2023, he currently works as the player development coordinator for football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.[ 11]
References
^ "Jermauria Rasco Stats, News and Video - LB" . NFL.com . Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "Packers sign 17 rookie free agents" . www.packers.com . Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "Packers reduce roster to 53" . www.packers.com . Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ Spofford, Mike (September 15, 2015). "How big is Sunday's game? Read Mike's chat transcript" . Packers.com . Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
^ Carriveau, Brian (December 29, 2015). "Green Bay Packers waive rookie OLB Jermauria Rasco" . 247Sports.com . [dead link ]
^ Norton, Andrew (February 5, 2016). "Bucs Sign Four to Reserve/Futures Contracts" . Buccaneers.com . [permanent dead link ]
^ Smith, Scott (April 29, 2016). "Buccaneers Waive Eight Players" . Buccaneers.com . Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
^ "Steelers Sign Rasco" . Steelers.com . August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016 .
^ Labriola, Bob (September 3, 2016). "Steelers cut to 53, trade for CB" . Steelers.com . Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
^ "Jermauria Rasco - Football Coach - University of Arizona Athletics" . Arizona Wildcats . Retrieved July 23, 2023 .
^ "Jermauria Rasco - Player Development Coordinator for Football" . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . Retrieved July 23, 2023 .
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