Lester Ricard
| No. 7 New Orleans Jazz | |
| Quarterback | |
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| Date of birth: December 11, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Denham Springs, Louisiana | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Tulane | |
| Undrafted in 2007 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2007 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Lester Ray Ricard, Jr. (born December 11, 1983 in Denham Springs, Louisiana) is a professional American and Canadian football quarterback who currently plays for the New Orleans Jazz of the Stars Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Tulane.
Ricard has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers and Edmonton Eskimos.
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[edit] Early years
Lester Ricard attended Amite High School in Amite, Louisiana and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he passed for 2,421 yards and 23 touchdowns, led his team to the semi-finals of the Class 3A playoffs, was named the District's Most Valuable Player, earned All-America honors from Parade Magazine, was a SuperPrep All-American, and named as a third team All-South selection by BorderWars.
After his senior season, he was rated as the nation's No. 5 quarterback by Rivals.com, selected as a member of the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen as well as the Dallas Morning News Super Southern 100. In basketball, he was a four-year varsity letterman. Ricard graduated from Amite High School in 2002 with a 3.0 GPA.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Jacksonville Jaguars
In the 2007 preseason game against the Miami Dolphins, Ricard completed 6 of 9 passes for 80 yards. Ricard was a member of the Jaguars' practice squad until he was waived on April 30, 2008.
[edit] Carolina Panthers
On May 19, 2008, Ricard was signed by the Carolina Panthers. He was later released by the Panthers to cut down the roster size.
[edit] Edmonton Eskimos
Ricard was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on May 13, 2009. He was a final cut on June 25, 2009.
[edit] New Orleans Jazz
Ricard signed with the New Orleans Jazz of the Stars Football League in summer 2011. Ricard is the Jazz's starting quarterback.[1]
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American players of Canadian football
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- American football quarterbacks
- LSU Tigers football players
- Tulane Green Wave football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- People from Livingston Parish, Louisiana
