Former Mizzou two-sport athlete, 8-year NFL player and Jefferson City native Justin Gage is the new wide receivers coach at CBC High School in St. Louis.
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Help us welcome new WR coach Justin Gage. Coach Gage was a stand out @MizzouFootball and an 8 year @NFL veteran with both the @ChicagoBears and @Titans. #CBCFootball #BeABrick pic.twitter.com/tg9eTT139d
— CBCFootball (@CBCFootball) February 27, 2021
Gage played football and basketball at Mizzou. 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. Gage spent four years with the Chicago Bears, but signed with the Titans as a free agent following the 2006 season. In 2007 Gage tied for the Tennessee Titans lead with 55 receptions and led the team with 750 receiving yards.