Skarino Gerald Rashard Everett (born June 25, 1994) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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South Alabama South Alabama is the various parts of southern Alabama. Although it is not a strictly defined geographic region, it generally includes all Alabama counties south of the Black Belt. In that view, ''South Alabama'' consists of just the two counties ...

, and was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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Early years

Everett was born in

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, to Alicia Wise and Gerald Everett. He attended

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. He played three seasons of high school basketball for the Eagles and did not play

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for the Eagles until his senior year.

College career

Everett attended

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in 2012 and 2013 and the

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(UAB) in 2014. After the UAB football program was shut down, he transferred to the

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in 2015 where he played for coach Joey Jones's

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team from

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. In his two years at South Alabama, he had 41 receptions for 575 yards and eight

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and earned first-team All-

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notice as a junior and 49 receptions for 717 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. Everett received an invitation to the

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Collegiate statistics

Professional career

Everett received an invitation to the

. He helped the South defeat the North 16–15 and made one catch for six yards. Unfortunately, he tied

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, who stands at 5'8", for the smallest hand of any pass catcher at the Senior Bowl. He attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine drills. Everett also attended South Alabama's Pro Day and opted to re-try the short shuttle and broad jump, but was unable to beat his combine numbers in both categories. NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second or third round pick in the draft. He was ranked the fourth-best tight end in the draft by

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and NFL media analyst

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, the fifth-best tight end by NFLDraftScout.com, and was ranked the sixth-best tight end in the draft by ''

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''.

Los Angeles Rams

Everett was drafted in the second round with the 44th overall pick by the

, in the

. He was the fourth tight end selected in the draft and first player ever to be drafted from South Alabama.

2017 season

On June 13, 2017, the Rams signed Everett to a four-year, $6.04 million contract that includes $3.27 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.53 million. Everett made his NFL debut in the Rams' season-opener against the

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and caught his first NFL reception on a 39-yard pass from quarterback

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during a 46–9 victory. The following game, he caught a season-high three receptions for 95 yards in the Rams' 27–20 loss to the

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. On October 15, 2017, Everett recorded his first NFL touchdown on a four-yard reception from Goff in a 27–17 road victory against the

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. Everett finished his rookie year with 16 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns. He made his playoff debut in the Wild Card Round against the

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. He had a four-yard reception in the 26–13 loss.

2018 season

Everett was a significant contributor in the Rams' narrow 54–51 victory over the

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on ''Monday Night Football'' in Week 11, catching two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. In the 2018 season, Everett finished with 33 receptions for 320 yards and three touchdowns. In the

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, he had two receptions for 50 yards in the 26–23 overtime victory over the

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. Everett was targeted once in

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but had no receptions in the 13–3 loss to the

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2019 season

During Week 5 on ''Thursday Night Football'' against the

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, Everett finished with 136 receiving yards, marking his first 100-plus yard game in his NFL career, but the Rams narrowly lost by a score of 29–30. Overall, he appeared in 13 games in the 2019 season and recorded 37 receptions for 408 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

2020 season

In Week 4 of the 2020 season, Everett recorded his first career rushing touchdown in the 17–9 victory over the

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. In the 2020 season, Everett appeared in 16 games and recorded 41 receptions for 417 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Seattle Seahawks

On March 21, 2021, Everett signed a one-year contract with the

. He played in 15 games with 12 starts, recording a career-high 48 catches for 478 yards and four touchdowns.

Los Angeles Chargers

On March 22, 2022, Everett signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Postseason

References

External links

Los Angeles Chargers bio

South Alabama Jaguars bio

Gerald Everett
on

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