Jeremy Towns

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Jeremy Towns
No. 90
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 (age 35)
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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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]

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Early life and education

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]

Career and community work

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]

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