| No. 00 – Montreal Alouettes | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | November 8, 1993 Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Miramar (Miramar, Florida) | ||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| CFL status: | American | ||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca | |||
Jermaine Grace (born November 8, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.
Grace attended Miramar High School in Miramar, Florida. He was rated four-stars by ESPNU, 247Sports and Rivals, and was ranked as the 11th best linebacker nationally by ESPN.
Grace committed to Miami over Tennessee and Louisville. Most of Grace’s contributions during his freshman year came from playing on special teams. In 2015, he led the team with 79 tackles and 6 tackles for loss. Grace along with teammate Al-Quadin Muhammad became entangled in a luxury rental car scandal that resulted in them being dismissed from the school, since it was a violation of NCAA rules.[1]
Grace signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2017.[2] He made the Falcons' final roster, playing in five games before being waived on November 14, 2017.[3]
On November 15, 2017, Grace was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He was waived by the Colts on May 1, 2018.[5]
After being waived by the Colts, Grace was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on May 2, 2018.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2018.[7]
On September 3, 2018, Grace was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.[8] He was waived/injured on September 14, 2018 and was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on October 15. 2018.
On October 18, 2018, Grace was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on December 31, 2018.[11]
On November 29, 2019, Grace was waived by the Falcons.[12]
On December 5, 2019, Grace was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. He was released by the Seahawks on December 17, 2019.
Grace was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 19, 2019.[13] The Browns signed Grace to their reserve/futures list on December 30, 2019.[14] He was waived on July 31, 2020.[15]
On September 22, 2020, Grace was signed to the New York Giants practice squad,[16] but was released two days later.[17]
Grace signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on June 9, 2021.[18]