Justin Gage | |
Number: | 87, 12 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1981 |
Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 212 |
High School: | Jefferson City (MO) |
College: | Missouri |
Draftyear: | 2003 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 143 |
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Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statvalue1: | 201 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 2,958 |
Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 16 |
Pfr: | GageJu00 |
Justin Charles Gage[1] (born January 24, 1981) is a former American 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.
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.
Gage holds the following records for football at the University of Missouri:
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.[4]
In 2021, Gage was hired as the wide receivers coach for CBC High School near St. Louis, Missouri.[5]