Jermaine "Shea" Showers (born January 11, 1974) is a former

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who played seven seasons in the

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with the

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Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an arena football team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team began play in 1998 in the Arena Football League as an expansion team. They were last coached by Steve Thonn. Their home arena was the Van Andel Arena. ...

and

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. He played

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at the

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and attended Santa Fe High School in

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Early years

Showers played

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for the Santa Fe Raiders. He recorded 40 receptions for 711 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year as the Raider won the Class 3A state title. He also accumulated 90 tackles and five interceptions.

College career

Showers was a member of the

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from 1992 to 1996.

Professional career

Showers played for the

from 1998 to 2000, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 1999 and being named to the

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's All-Rookie Team in 1998. He signed with the

on January 8, 2001. He played for the

from 2001 to 2002. Showers was signed by the

December 10, 2002. He signed with the

on December 16, 2003.

Coaching career

Showers was defensive backs coach at Fort White High School in

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in 2007. He served as head football coach at the Santa Fe High School in

from 2008 to 2010. He became an assistant coach for the Fort White High School in

in 2011.

References

External links

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