Setters Profile: Jamir Gee

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Defensive back Jamir Gee won NE-10 Special Teams Player for the week of September 21. / Photo from paceuathletics.com.

SHANE KERTANIS, Featured Writer

When defensive back Jamir Gee’s mother passed away during his junior year of high school, he decided the best way to get his mind off it was to play football.

Growing up in Patterson, New Jersey Gee didn’t begin playing competitive football until his junior year. When his mother passed away on Christmas Eve of 2010, Jamir needed to turn his emotions into positive energy. Football was his key to success.

“My mom is my motivation, I work hard every day for her,” Gee said. “[Football] kept my mind off everything and made me motivated. It was something I could work hard at.”

Gee’s turn to football has pushed him toward high hopes of making it into the National Football League after his college career is over.

He earned NE-10 Special Teams Player for the week of Monday, Sept. 21 in honor of his performance against Stonehill College game, which featured him returning a kickoff for a touchdown.

Gee has distinguished himself from other players. Last year he was a NE-10 All-Conference Second Team, led the team with 71 tackles, made four interceptions and returned for 114 yards, and had 270 yards as a kick returner.

This season, Gee already has 326 yards on kick returns and is averaging 27.1 yards per kick return. He has two TDs on the season, one on a punt return and the other a 95-yard kick return during the 51-13 defeat against Stonehill College.

Gee is one of few super athletes, a combination of athletic talent and perseverance that can take him to the top.

“I will play anywhere if I make it into the NFL,” Gee said.

The chance of a D-I football player making it into the NFL is two percent, Gee is determined to push his body and mind to the limit and make it within that two percent as a D-II athlete.

Teammates and coaches had nothing but positive things to say when asked about Gee’s opportunities to play professional ball. All said his talents could take him beyond the Pace fields.

“Jamir is the energy of this team,” football head coach Andrew Rondeau said. “Gee cares about his performance and what he puts into the game.”

Rondeau further said it is Gee’s work ethic and positivity that explain his drive and success thus far in his collegiate career.

Pace football will be back home hosting Bentley University Friday night at 7 p.m.