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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | March 9, 1989 |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Birmingham (AL) Wenonah |
College: | Samford |
Undrafted: | 2014 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jeremy Towns (born March 9, 1989) is an American medical doctor and former football player in the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played as a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins, the Buffalo Bills, and finally the Philadelphia Eagles. [2] [3] He is also the founder of RANSOM, Radical Athlete and Student Oasis Ministry. [1]
Towns grew up in Dolomite, an unincorporated community near Birmingham, Alabama, and attended Wenonah High School. [2] [1] He studied sports medicine as an undergraduate, receiving a degree from Samford University where he played football as a defensive lineman. [2] [3] Shortly before he was due to start medical school, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins, [4] and deferred. [2] [3]
Following his career in the NFL, Towns returned to the University of South Alabama, [2] and graduated as an MD. [5] [1] He did his residency in Emergency Medicine at the UAB Hospital. [1]
From 2014 to 2015, Towns played football in the National Football League (NFL). He played in pre-season games with the Washington Redskins, but was cut before the season began. [2] He then signed with the Buffalo Bills, where he remained for a full season through the following pre-season, [5] then played briefly for the Philadelphia Eagles. [2] A knee injury led him back to medicine. [5]
Towns has given back regularly to the community through the RANSOM (Radical Athlete and Student Oasis Ministry) campus ministry group he founded, [1] and by running youth football camps throughout Alabama and serving as a mentor. [2]
No. 90 | |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | March 9, 1989 |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Birmingham (AL) Wenonah |
College: | Samford |
Undrafted: | 2014 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jeremy Towns (born March 9, 1989) is an American medical doctor and former football player in the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played as a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins, the Buffalo Bills, and finally the Philadelphia Eagles. [2] [3] He is also the founder of RANSOM, Radical Athlete and Student Oasis Ministry. [1]
Towns grew up in Dolomite, an unincorporated community near Birmingham, Alabama, and attended Wenonah High School. [2] [1] He studied sports medicine as an undergraduate, receiving a degree from Samford University where he played football as a defensive lineman. [2] [3] Shortly before he was due to start medical school, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins, [4] and deferred. [2] [3]
Following his career in the NFL, Towns returned to the University of South Alabama, [2] and graduated as an MD. [5] [1] He did his residency in Emergency Medicine at the UAB Hospital. [1]
From 2014 to 2015, Towns played football in the National Football League (NFL). He played in pre-season games with the Washington Redskins, but was cut before the season began. [2] He then signed with the Buffalo Bills, where he remained for a full season through the following pre-season, [5] then played briefly for the Philadelphia Eagles. [2] A knee injury led him back to medicine. [5]
Towns has given back regularly to the community through the RANSOM (Radical Athlete and Student Oasis Ministry) campus ministry group he founded, [1] and by running youth football camps throughout Alabama and serving as a mentor. [2]