Jomo Wilson (born September 22, 1983) is a former

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. He played for the

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before transferring to

Eastern Oregon University Eastern Oregon University (EOU) (officially designated as Oregon’s Rural University) is a public university in La Grande, Oregon. It was formerly part of the since dissolved Oregon University System. EOU was founded in 1929 as a teacher’s ...

. He was signed as an

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by the

Central Valley Coyotes The Central Valley Coyotes were a professional arena football team and were a charter member of the AF2. As the newly forming AF2 set aside its plans for a two tier league and began focusing only on bigger markets, Central Valley stepped down a ...

in 2007. In 2009, Wilson signed with the

Boise Burn The Boise Burn was an arena football team based in Boise, Idaho. The Burn began play in the af2 league in March 2007. Burn home games were played at the Qwest Arena in downtown Boise. Team history *June 6, 2006: af2 officials announced a Boise ...

. He then moved on to the

Jacksonville Sharks The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. They were members of the Are ...

where he played for two years, 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Wilson hauled in 131 receptions for 1,737 yards and 44 touchdowns, helping his team win

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College career

Wilson attended the

before transferring to

San Joaquin Delta College San Joaquin Delta College (Delta College) is a public community college in Stockton, California. It was founded in 1935 as Stockton Junior College. The college serves a district area that includes all of San Joaquin County and parts of Alameda, ...

. Upon completing his degree at San Joaquin Delta, Wilson continued his football career at

Professional career

Wilson has been good friends with Aaron Garcia during his time in the

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. On April 14, 2014, Wilson was traded by to the Sharks for future considerations. On March 14, 2015, Wilson was traded, along with Nyere Aumaitre and Undra Hendrix, for

Derrick Ross Derrick Lewis Ross (born December 29, 1983) is an American former professional football running back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL), National Football League (NFL), and NFL Europe. Ross played college football at Blinn College a ...

References

External links

San Antonio Talons Bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Jomo 1983 births Players of American football from Peoria, Illinois Players of American football from Stockton, California Living people American football wide receivers American football defensive backs Toledo Rockets football players Eastern Oregon Mountaineers football players Central Valley Coyotes players Boise Burn players Jacksonville Sharks players San Antonio Talons players San Joaquin Delta College alumni San Joaquin Delta Mustangs football players Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football) players Stagg High School (Stockton, California) alumni