Jeremy Towns facts for kids
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
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| 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 |
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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). He played as a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins, the Buffalo Bills, and finally the Philadelphia Eagles. He is also the founder of RANSOM, Radical Athlete and Student Oasis Ministry.
Early life and education
Towns grew up in Dolomite, an unincorporated community near Birmingham, Alabama, and attended Wenonah High School. He studied sports medicine as an undergraduate, receiving a degree from Samford University where he played football as a defensive lineman. Shortly before he was due to start medical school, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins, and deferred.
Following his career in the NFL, Towns returned to the University of South Alabama, and graduated as an MD. He did his residency in Emergency Medicine at the UAB Hospital.
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. He then signed with the Buffalo Bills, where he remained for a full season through the following pre-season, then played briefly for the Philadelphia Eagles. A knee injury led him back to medicine.
Towns has given back regularly to the community through the RANSOM (Radical Athlete and Student Oasis Ministry) campus ministry group he founded, and by running youth football camps throughout Alabama and serving as a mentor.
