Justin Gage

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Justin Gage
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Gage with the Tennessee Titans in 2008
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1981-01-24) January 24, 1981 (age 43)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Jefferson City (MO)
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 2003  / round: 5 / pick: 143
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:201
Receiving yards:2,958
Receiving touchdowns:16
Player stats at PFR

Justin Charles Gage [1] (born January 24, 1981) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Missouri. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft. [2] After four seasons with the Bears, he later played another four seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

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College career

Gage attended the University of Missouri where he played both football and basketball. He was on the Tigers basketball team that reached the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In football, he started out as a quarterback, but moved to wide receiver in the spring of 2000. Coach Larry Smith converted him to a wide receiver and was fired that year.

He graduated from Mizzou with a degree in General Studies in late 2022, 20 years after leaving the school early to enter the NFL draft. He finished his degree by taking online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Records

Gage holds the following records for football at the University of Missouri:

Professional career

Gage spent four years with the Chicago Bears, but signed with the Tennessee Titans as a free agent following the 2006 season. In 2007 Gage tied for the Titans lead with 55 receptions and led the team with 750 receiving yards.

Gage was released by the Titans on September 3, 2011. [5]

Coaching career

In 2021, Gage was hired as the wide receivers coach for CBC High School near St. Louis, Missouri. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pro Football Reference Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Miller, Corey (January 3, 2023). "Promise kept: Mizzou's Justin Gage completes degree 20 years after leaving for NFL". ksdk.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Missouri Official Athletic Site - Football". Mutigers.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Tennessee Titans release WR Justin Gage". Yardbarker.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "FORMER TWO-STAR ATHLETE AT MIZZOU NOW COACH AT CBC HIGH SCHOOL". MissouriNet.com. March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
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