March 9, 2020
Photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletic Communications.
In the summer of 2006, Jeremy headed to Mizzou on a football scholarship with an interest to study accounting or marketing. During a summer practice before his freshman year, he suffered a setback that all athletes fear: a torn ACL.
“One moment, everything that you want [to do], you can do and participate in, and the next moment, you can’t do those things,” Jeremy said. “You can’t take anything for granted and you’ve got to live life to the fullest. That’s what I took away from tearing my ACL, and I think that helped me in life in general.”
His torn ACL only slowed him down temporarily. He recovered and came back to play his freshman season in 2007, in which he set the NCAA record for most all-purpose yards (receiving, rushing and kick and punt returning) by a freshman at 2,776. His draft value rose after an even better sophomore season, and he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 19th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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