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]
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^"Vikings Sign S Shamiel Gary to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
^"Vikings Sign Cornerbacks Tre Roberson and Julian Wilson to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
^"Patriots trade TE AJ Derby to Denver; Sign Shamiel Gary to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 25, 2016.
^"Patriots release DB Shamiel Gary from the practice squad". Patriots.com. November 26, 2016.
^Brown, Chris (December 1, 2016). "Bills add safety to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com.
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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 Shamiel GaryPersonal informationBorn 1990 05 31 May 31 1990 age 32 Tulsa OklahomaHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 205 lb 93 kg Career informationHigh school Tulsa OK WashingtonCollege Oklahoma StatePosition SafetyUndrafted 2014Career historyNew England Patriots 2014 Chicago Bears 2014 Boston Brawlers 2014 Miami Dolphins 2015 Minnesota Vikings 2016 New England Patriots 2016 Buffalo Bills 2016 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statistics as of Week 17 2016Total tackles 12Forced fumbles 0Pass deflections 0Interceptions 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early years and high school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 New England Patriots 3 2 Chicago Bears 3 3 Miami Dolphins 3 4 Minnesota Vikings 3 5 Second stint with Patriots 3 6 Buffalo Bills 3 7 NFL statistics 4 ReferencesEarly years and high school career EditShamiel 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 EditOut 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 EditNew England Patriots Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD2015 MIA 6 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 6 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 References Edit Oklahoma State football Family brought Shamiel Gary back home to Oklahoma NewsOK com Retrieved November 26 2015 2014 Cotton Bowl results Missouri wins a Texas sized shootout 41 31 SBNation com January 4 2014 Retrieved November 26 2015 Patriots sign nine rookie free agents New England Patriots Retrieved November 26 2015 Patriots release OL Jon Halapio DB Shamiel Gary It Is What It Is Retrieved November 26 2015 Chicago Bears sign safety Shamiel Gary Windy City Gridiron October 8 2014 Retrieved November 26 2015 PRESS RELEASE Dolphins Sign Futures Player MiamiDolphins com January 8 2015 Retrieved April 14 2017 Dolphins Make Roster Moves MiamiDolphins com November 28 2015 Retrieved April 14 2017 Nogle Kevin September 3 2016 Dolphins 53 man roster Miami cuts complete ThePhinsider com Retrieved April 14 2017 Vikings Sign S Shamiel Gary to Practice Squad Vikings com Vikings Sign Cornerbacks Tre Roberson and Julian Wilson to Practice Squad Vikings com Patriots trade TE AJ Derby to Denver Sign Shamiel Gary to the practice squad Patriots com October 25 2016 Patriots release DB Shamiel Gary from the practice squad Patriots com November 26 2016 Brown Chris December 1 2016 Bills add safety to practice squad Blogs BuffaloBills com Brown Chris December 13 2016 S Ihedigbo to I R LB Albright waived two promoted from practice squad BuffaloBills com Archived from the original on September 7 2017 Brown Chris September 2 2017 Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53 BuffaloBills com Archived from the original on April 10 2018 Sean Taylor Stats ESPN Internet Ventures Retrieved March 7 2014 Retrieved from https 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