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Paul Jefferson

Paul Jefferson

Paul Jefferson enters his first season on head coach Frank Sheptock’s staff and will be responsible for the running backs. Jefferson is no stranger to the Wyoming Valley, growing up in Wilkes-Barre and playing at G.A.R. high school.
Jefferson enjoyed a standout four-year career at G.A.R. playing both running back and linebacker. He was selected and named captain of the prestigious Big 33 Game as a senior. After a stellar career at G.A.R., Jefferson was awarded a full scholarship to play fullback at Penn State University and head coach Joe Paterno. During his time in Happy Valley, Jefferson was nominated to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team and the Pro Football Weekly All-American Team as a senior. He was also selected to play in the North South Gridiron Classic All-Star game.
After graduating in 2004 with a degree in Secondary Education, he was invited to a free agent camp with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. He later went on to play in the Arena Football League (I and II) with the Colorado Crush (2006), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (2006), and Manchester Wolves (2009).
He recently served as the running backs, defensive ends, and special teams coach at G.A.R. last season guiding the squad to its first District Championship in school history.

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