A professional American football player of Canadian descent named Nathan Shepherd plays defensive tackle for the National Football League’s New York Jets. He is 143 kg and 1.93 m tall. The Ajax/Pickering Dolphins Football Club was where he played youth football. His secondary schooling was completed at Clarke Richardson Collegiate.
At Simon Fraser University, he redshirted his first season of NCAA football but was able to start each game as a defensive end his second. He spent a total of two years in school before dropping out because he could no longer afford the tuition.
Before getting an athletic scholarship, he was able to pay for his first semester of tuition when Fort Hays State University eventually got in touch with him. He received the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year award following the 2017 campaign. He was chosen by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
The Jets made him an offer in May 2018 for a $4.87 million contract with a $987,724 signing bonus. On September 10, 2019, Shepherd was given a six-game suspension for breaking the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. On October 29, 2019, he was removed from suspension, and on November 1 of the same year, he was activated. In March 2022, his contract was extended by one year.
Is Nathan Shepherd Married?
Nathan Shepherd is not married and is not engaged to anyone either. He also has no record of being previously married or engaged.