Jake Gervase

Jake Gervase (born September 18, 1995) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.

Jake Gervase
No. 39 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Assumption
(Davenport, Iowa)
College:Iowa
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Gervase was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes for five seasons, joining the team as a walk-on and redshirting his true freshman season. He finished his collegiate career with 153 total tackles and seven interceptions in 44 games played.[1]

Professional career

Gervase signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2019.[2] Gervase was waived on August 31, 2019 as part of final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the Rams' practice squad the following day.[3] Gervase was promoted to the Rams active roster on October 19, 2019.[4] He made his NFL debut the following day in a 37-10 against the Atlanta Falcons, playing one snap on defense and 13 on special teams.[5]

On July 25, 2020, Gervase was waived by the Rams.[6] He re-signed with the Rams on August 14, 2020.[7] He was waived on September 4, 2020.[8] He was re-signed to their practice squad on November 3, 2020.[9] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 18,[10] and restored to the practice squad on November 28.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on December 19 for the team's week 15 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] On January 25, 2021, Gervase signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[13]

References
  1. DaSilva, Cameron (September 2, 2019). "Meet the Rams' 2019 practice squad: What to know about all 10 players". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. DaSilva, Cameron (May 14, 2019). "Rams finalize undrafted free agent class with 22 total signings". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. Han, Jamie (September 1, 2019). "Rams sign 10 practice squad players". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. Comeaux, Jonathan (October 19, 2019). "Rams Promote DB Jake Gervase From Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. DaSilva, Cameron (October 21, 2019). "Rams Week 7 snap counts: Big shakeup on defense and more 2-TE sets". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. Williams, Charean (July 25, 2020). "Rams cut Jake Gervase, Ethan Wolf, Greg Dortch, Nate Trewyn". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. "Rams activate Terrell Lewis, make 2 other roster moves". Rams Wire. 2020-08-14. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. September 4, 2020.
  9. "Rams sign S Jake Gervase to practice squad, cut LB Daniel Bituli". Rams Wire. NBC Sports. November 4, 2020.
  10. Klein, Gary (November 18, 2020). "Positive coronavirus test disrupts Rams' preparations for Tampa Bay". LATimes.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  11. DaSilva, Cameron (November 28, 2020). "Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of 49ers matchup". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  12. DaSilva, Cameron (December 19, 2020). "Rams promote Jake Gervase from practice squad as COVID-19 replacement". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  13. Jackson, Stu (January 25, 2021). "Rams sign quarterback Devlin Hodges and safety Jake Gervase to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com.
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