E.J. GAINESGaines, Edwin, Jr.Height: 5-10 Weight: 189 Born: February 23, 1992 Lee's Summit, MO High School: Fort Osage (Independence, MO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2011 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2012 | Missouri | Lettered |
| 2013 | Missouri | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (188th overall) 2014 St. Louis Rams |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL | 33 | LCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2016 LARM NFL | 33 | RCB | 11 | 10 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 28 | RCB | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 28 | RCB-LCB | 6 | 2 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 43 | 38 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/10/2014 | 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL |
| Signed | 6/13/2014 | 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/1/2015 | 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL |
| Traded | 8/11/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 3/23/2018 | 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/7/2018 | 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 3/25/2019 | 2019 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2019 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/10/2019 | 2019 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2019 BUF NFL |
| Released (Injury Settlement) | 8/18/2019 | 2019 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2019 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 4/1/2020 | 2020 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2020 BUF NFL |
| Reserve/Opt-Out (COVID) | 8/2/2020 | 2020 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2020 BUF NFL |
| Released | 1/29/2021 | 2020 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2020 BUF NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL | 1037 | 0 | 0.0 | 935 | 89.0 | 102 | 22.5 |
| 2016 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2016 LARM NFL | 645 | 0 | 0.0 | 613 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 696 | 0 | 0.0 | 654 | 59.0 | 42 | 9.6 |
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 211 | 0 | 0.0 | 181 | 15.4 | 30 | 6.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2589 | 0 | 2383 | 206 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2016 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2016 LARM NFL | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2018 CLE NFL | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 198 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2014 STL NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2016 LARM NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills2017 BUF NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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