Enters his third season in the AFL, all with San Jose...Played in 14 games last season earning All-Ironman Team recognition...An explosive athlete with a variety of skills...Saw action at receiver, linebacker and returned kicks last season...Should play a more prominent role in San Jose's offense in 2008...Showed versatility playing both receiver and a running back in college...Spent time in the NFL with Cleveland and the New York Giants...A member of the 2001 University of Miami national championship team...Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2005.
2007: Played in 14 games starting 9 at WR and 6 at LB...Selected to the AFL's All-Ironman Team...Placed 3rd on team with 11 TD catches and 4th with 54 receptions and 509 yards...Also team's 6th leading tackler with 24.5...Started the first 2 games of the year at JLB...Tied his career-high with 5.5 tackles (vs Tampa Bay 3/31)...Set a career-high with 5 assisted tackles and returned KOs (7 for 92) for the 1st time (at New Orleans 4/13)...Made his 1st start at WR with his 1st career TD catch for game Ironman (vs Los Angeles 4/21)...Made his 2nd straight start at WR and had 2 solo special teams tackles for 2nd straight game Ironman (vs Utah 4/28)...Had a career-high 10 catches (at Arizona 5/5)...Had career-highs of 132 receiving yards and 3 TDs on 8 catches for Offensive Player of the Game (vs Las Vegas 5/12)...Matched his career-best with 3 TDs on just 4 receptions (vs Grand Rapids 5/19)...Had his 50th career reception and reached 500 career receiving yards (vs Orlando 6/1). POSTSEASON: Played in his 1st career playoff game (vs Colorado 7/7)...Had a team-high 6.0 tackles playing LB and special teams (vs Chicago 7/14)...Inactive for ArenaBowl XXI (vs Columbus 7/29).
2006: Played in 5 games as a rookie in the AFL...Caught 7 passes for 73 yards and added 6 yards on 4 rush attempts...Also had 12.5 tackles (9 solo), 2 PBUs and a FF on defense...Put on IR prior to season opener missing first 7 games of the year...Made his AFL debut as backup WR/LB with 3 catches for 39 yards, a solo tackle and 2 PBUs (vs Georgia 3/17)...Returned to IR missing next 3 games...Credited with 4.0 total tackles as backup WR/LB (vs Las Vegas 4/14)...Had his 1st career rush attempt and team-best 5.5 tackles (at Los Angeles 4/29)...Returned KOs for the 1st time in his career (2 for 29 yards) with 2 catches for 15 yards and his 1st career FF (vs Columbus 5/13). POSTSEASON: On IR and did not play.
OTHER PRO EXPERIENCE: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland in April 2004...Participated in 2004 quarterback school and training camp as a receiver for the Browns...Signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants in October 2004...Elevated to the Giants active roster on January 7, 2005.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2000-03) at the University of Miami...Played both receiver and tailback during his career...Saw action in 42 games during his career with 671 yards and 5 TDs on 121 rush attempts...Also caught 40 passes for 492 yards and 6 TDs...Caught 23 passes for 277 yards and recorded 151 yards rushing and 4 TDs his senior year...As a freshman he saw action in 9 games and had 18 carries for 122 yards...Played in the 2004 Orange Bowl and 2003 Fiesta Bowl and was a member of UM's 2001 National Championship team.
PERSONAL: Born Jason Jarrod Geathers on September 8, 1980 in Delray Beach, Florida...Attended Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, Florida...A Parade All-American and USA Today Honorable Mention All-American...Florida's No. 1 tailback on Florida Times-Union Super 75...Saw action at tailback, quarterback, receiver, linebacker and returner...Accounted for 1,612 yards of offense as a senior...Averaged 15.5 ppg as a senior on the basketball team...Recorded personal-bests in track with a 10.7 in the 100-meters and 22.4 in the 200-meters...Graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts. |