Jerald Lee Hawkins was born on October 16,1993 and is an American professional football offensive tackle.
21 Facts About Jerald Hawkins
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Jerald Hawkins played college football at Louisiana State University, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Jerald Hawkins has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and been a member of the Houston Texans, New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints.
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Jerald Hawkins committed to Louisiana State University to play college football.
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Jerald Hawkins was a three-year starter at offensive tackle for LSU from 2013 to 2015.
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Jerald Hawkins started at right tackle his first two years before switching to left for his junior year.
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Jerald Hawkins received the invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all the required combine drills and positional drills.
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Jerald Hawkins was ranked the ninth best offensive tackle prospect available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Jerald Hawkins was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Jerald Hawkins entered training camp in 2017 competing for a backup offensive tackle position with Matt Feiler, Chris Hubbard, and Keavon Milton.
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Jerald Hawkins was named the backup left tackle behind Alejandro Villanueva to begin the regular season.
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On November 26,2017, Jerald Hawkins made his professional debut against the Green Bay Packers.
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On May 30,2018, Jerald Hawkins suffered a torn quad during organized team activities.
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Jerald Hawkins was officially placed on injured reserve on June 5,2018, ruling him out for the 2018 season.
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Jerald Hawkins was released on September 5,2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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On September 16,2020, Jerald Hawkins was signed away from the Texans' practice squad by the Pittsburgh Steelers after Pittsburgh's starting right tackle Zach Banner suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Week 1.
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On July 30,2021, Jerald Hawkins signed with the New England Patriots.
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On December 8,2021, Jerald Hawkins was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.
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Jerald Hawkins was placed on injured reserve on August 6,2022.
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On December 8,2022, Jerald Hawkins signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
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Jerald Hawkins started one game for the Roughriders in 2023.