Jerrell Gavins

Jerrell Gavins
No. 24     Ottawa Redblacks
Date of birth (1988-10-24) October 24, 1988
Place of birth Miami, Florida
Career information
Status Active
CFL status International
Position(s) DB
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg)
College Boise State
High school South Miami
Career history
As player
2013 Tampa Bay Storm
2014–present Ottawa Redblacks
CFL East All-Star 2015
Career stats

Jerrell Gavins (born October 24, 1988) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at El Camino College and Boise State.

College career

Gavins played for El Camino College in 2008[1] and joined Boise State as a walk-on in 2009.[2] Gavins had three interceptions in the first three games of the 2011 season, but he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the rest of the season. He was granted an injury hardship and returned for a fifth year in 2012. Gavins finished his Boise State career with six interceptions.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Gavins received a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4] On May 30, 2013, Gavins signed with the Tampa Bay Storm.[5]

Gavins signed with the Ottawa Redblacks in November 2013.[6]

On July 7, 2014, Gavins was fined $1,400, the CFL's maximum fine, for a hit on Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy.[7] Gavins became the first Redblack to be fined for an on-field transgression.[8] He admitted fault for the hit.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elcamino.edu/athletics/2008fallfiles/2008footballroster.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.obnug.com/2010/8/27/1653820/numerical-roster-countdown-day-10
  3. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jerrell-gavins-1.html
  4. ↑ http://www.idahopress.com/sports/boise/bsf-football/former-bsu-idaho-isu-players-sign-with-nfl-teams/article_bbecb962-afd9-11e2-af9d-001a4bcf887a.html
  5. ↑ http://www.tampabaystorm.com/news/detail/the-storm-bolsters-defense
  6. ↑ http://www.ottawaredblacks.com/article/jerrellgavins
  7. ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-fines-odell-willis-and-jerrell-gavins
  8. ↑ http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/local-sports/redblacks-jerrell-gavins-admits-fault-accepts-cfl-fine
  9. ↑ http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/07/08/hit-on-qb-a-hit-to-wallet-for-ottawa-redblacks-gavins


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