Position: | 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: | 2007 | ||
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Lester Ray Ricard, Jr. (born December 11, 1983) is a former college and professional American and Canadian football quarterback. 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.
In 2014, he was on the football coaching staff at De La Salle High School (New Orleans).
As of 2016, he is a teacher at Hahnville High School.
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.
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.
On May 19, 2008, Ricard was signed by the Carolina Panthers. He was later released by the Panthers to cut down the roster.
Ricard was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on May 13, 2009. He was a final cut on June 25, 2009.