January 23, 2019
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JaMartae Brown (center) returns to his roots at Portland’s Self Enhancement, Inc. to announce his signing of a contract to play professional football for the Bismark Bucks
in the Indoor Football League.
SEI Alum to Play Pro Football
Returns home for
signing ceremony
A former Jefferson High School ath-
lete and student at Self Enhancement,
Inc., was welcomed back to his roots
in north Portland to announce his sign-
ing of a contract to play professional
football.
JaMartae Brown will play for the
Bismark Bucks from North Dakota in
the Indoor Football League. The con-
tract offer follows his senior year at
Peru State in Nebraska.
Brown was joined by his friends and
family and SEI students and administra-
tors for last week’s signing ceremony.
He said he at first struggled to find a
good fit in college because his grades
were not good coming out of high
school, landing at Phoenix College, a
junior college program for two years be-
fore earning a scholarship to Mayville
State University in North Dakota. But
when his coach got fired he transferred
to Peru State in Nebraska where he fin-
ished his senior year while also studying
English and Journalism.
Brown said the key for him was never
giving in.
“It took hard work, Never giving up
when it got tough. God, family, commu-
nity and unity to get where I’m at right
now. It’s just the beginning of some-
thing special,” he said.