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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | June 19, 1986 | ||||||
Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Date of death: | February 11, 2017 | (aged 30)||||||
Place of death: | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Andrews (SC) | ||||||
College: | UNLV | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Tackles: | 72.5 |
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Sacks: | 18.0 |
Forced Fumbles: | 5 |
Jeremy James Geathers (June 19, 1986 – February 11, 2017) was an American football player. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Nevada-Las Vegas.
Geathers attended Andrews High School in Andrews, South Carolina.
After his high school graduation, Geathers attended Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. While at Butler, Geathers was a member of the Grizzlies football team.
Geathers spent two seasons playing for the UNLV Rebels before forgoing his final season of eligibility to enter the 2008 NFL Draft.
Geathers returned to the Shock in 2013 and 2014.
On October 27, 2014, Geathers was assigned to the Orlando Predators.
Geathers was killed as he tried to cross a street and was struck by a limousine February 11, 2017, in Las Vegas. Geathers was reportedly not at an intersection or marked crosswalk when the incident occurred.