Julius Gregory (born May 18, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Shaw University.
 Gregory in 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | May 18, 1988 Portsmouth, Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Portsmouth (VA) I. C. Norcom | ||||||||||||
| College: | Shaw | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Career Arena League statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
College career
editGregory played college football at Shaw University, where he was a record setting wide receiver for the Bears. As a senior in 2010, Gregory set the single season and career records for receiving touchdowns in a season.[1]
Professional career
editCarolina Force
editGregory went undrafted during the 2011 NFL draft, and signed with the Carolina Force of American Indoor Football (AIF) in 2012. Late in December 2013, Gregory worked out twice for the Denver Broncos, but did not sign with the team.[2]
York Capitals
editDuring the 2013 & 2014 season, Gregory played for the York Capitals, also of the AIF. Gregory was named the Co-MVP of the league in 2013 & 2014.[3]
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
editGregory signed with the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) on September 26, 2015,[4]
Tampa Bay Storm
editGregory was later assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL) before the 2015 season began.[5]
Arizona Rattlers
editOn June 22, 2016, Gregory was traded to the Arizona Rattlers for future considerations.[6]
Washington Valor
editGregory was assigned to the Washington Valor on January 11, 2017.[7] On April 26, 2017, Gregory was placed on recallable reassignment. On May 8, 2017, Gregory was assigned to the Valor. On June 1, 2017, Gregory was placed on reassignment.
Albany Empire
editOn March 21, 2018, he was assigned to the Albany Empire. On April 7, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.[8]
Columbus Destroyers
editOn March 5, 2019, Gregory was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers.
Carolina Cobras
editOn April 13, 2019, he was placed on recallable reassignment and became a free agent. May 5, 2019 Gregory signed with the Carolina Cobras. Gregory has resigned for the 2020 & 2021 season.
Fayetteville Mustangs
editOn November 16, 2022, Gregory signed with the Fayetteville Mustangs of the National Arena League (NAL).[9]
Carolina Cobras (second stint)
editOn November 8, 2023, Gregory signed with the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL) for his second stint with the team.[10]
References
edit- ^ "CIAA Football Players of the Week - Week Eight". www.theciaa.com. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. October 18, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Ian Henson (December 5, 2013). "Nine Players Work Out for the Broncos". www.milehighreport.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "York Capitals player Gregory named co-MVP of American Indoor Football". www.yorkdispatch.com. York Dispatch. July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "PIFL Transactions September 15th - 30th". www.proifl.com. Professional Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Brandon Wright (March 26, 2015). "Storm meets Cleveland on Friday in season opener". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "Rattlers Acquire Dynamic WR Julius Gregory Via Trade". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Recent Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "2023 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
- ^ "COBRA NATION 🐍 THE KING HAS RETURNED TO THE SNAKE PIT!". facebook.com. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
External links
edit- Shaw bio Archived April 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Julius Gregory at Wikimedia Commons
