Our HIstory
East Tennessee Elite Football Incorporated is a 501c3 non-profit organization established to develop and promote skill development, sportsmanship and positive self-growth on and off the football field for at-risk and underserved youth in the greater Knoxville community and outlying areas.
East Tennessee Elite Football provides various recreational sports activities including: speed agility quickness training, specialized camps for K-12 youth and opportunities to develop fundamental and advance football techniques combined with a 7v7 format to enhance skill players ability (with 7v7 club teams).
The purpose of East Tennessee Elite Football programs are to instill the core values of discipline, teamwork, safety, respect, integrity, social skills and building life-long friendships through sports. Participants in our program must maintain a 2.7 grade point average or higher, complete at least 25 hours of community service and attend mentorship meetings.
East Tennessee Elite Football was founded by Rory Gibbs in an effort to help at-risk youth in the community. We offer guidance to help student athletes navigate hardships of their daily lives and increase academic achievement/graduation rates while reaching their full athletic potential. ETE educates student athletes not only in their sport, but in all aspects of life. Being apart of ETE's program opens up opportunities to play the sport they love at the collegiate level and/or post-collegiate in professional sports. It is our goal to support student athletes in achieving success through their entire athletic career. For high school athletes, ETE contacts college coaches, attends college camps and participates in national 7v7 tournaments. East Tennessee Elite Football is a non profit operated by a five member board. Each board member is diverse in profession, yet share the same goal of creating opportunity for generations to come.
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board of Directors & Coaches
Rory Gibbs, Executive Director
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr, Vice President
Rory Gibbs, Executive Director
Rory Gibbs is a former student athlete at Farragut High School and Austin Peay State University alum. He earned his BA in Sociology and Criminal Justice. Rory has spent the last ten years working with at-risk youth and various non-profit youth programs in East Tennessee. As co-founder and Executive Director of East Tennessee Elite Footbal
Rory Gibbs is a former student athlete at Farragut High School and Austin Peay State University alum. He earned his BA in Sociology and Criminal Justice. Rory has spent the last ten years working with at-risk youth and various non-profit youth programs in East Tennessee. As co-founder and Executive Director of East Tennessee Elite Football Inc., Rory is dedicated to providing opportunities for the program participants to reach their full potential on and off the field.
Troy Fleming, President
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr, Vice President
Rory Gibbs, Executive Director
Troy Fleming is a former fullback at the University of Tennessee and the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. In addition to several years as a high school position coach and offensive coordinator, Troy was the Head Coach of Concord Christian High School for four years. Troy has a vast
Troy Fleming is a former fullback at the University of Tennessee and the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. In addition to several years as a high school position coach and offensive coordinator, Troy was the Head Coach of Concord Christian High School for four years. Troy has a vast knowledge of football on multiple levels. Troy is a licensed minister who is passionate about the rising youth, saving souls, and seeing people succeed in life.
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr, Vice President
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr, Vice President
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr, Vice President
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr is a former American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys. A native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Sensabaugh was a member of Dobyns-Bennett High School football and track team. He played college football at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and East Tennessee State University.
In 2018,
Gerald Sensabaugh Jr is a former American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys. A native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Sensabaugh was a member of Dobyns-Bennett High School football and track team. He played college football at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and East Tennessee State University.
In 2018, he ran for Mayor of Sullivan County, Tennessee as an Independent and lost to incumbent Richard Venable.
Zach Tenry, Secretary
Shazzon Bradley, Co-founder Director of Football Operations & Head Coach
Jason Martin, Treasurer
Zachary B. Tenry, Esq., is the lead trial attorney and head of the personal injury division of Hotz and Associates, P.C., in Knoxville, Tennessee. Zach is a Tennessee native and grew up in East Tennessee. Zach is a graduate of Farragut High School, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Tennessee’s College of Law. Zach lives i
Zachary B. Tenry, Esq., is the lead trial attorney and head of the personal injury division of Hotz and Associates, P.C., in Knoxville, Tennessee. Zach is a Tennessee native and grew up in East Tennessee. Zach is a graduate of Farragut High School, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Tennessee’s College of Law. Zach lives in Knoxville with his wife and two children and enjoys fishing, live music, and cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers and Farragut Admirals
Jason Martin, Treasurer
Shazzon Bradley, Co-founder Director of Football Operations & Head Coach
Jason Martin, Treasurer
Jason Martin earned his Physical Therapist Assistant degree at Walters State Community College in 2000. Before that, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from East Tennessee State, where he played football as a starting running back. Faith and fitness have always been at the forefront of Jason’s life. After graduating with his PTA
Jason Martin earned his Physical Therapist Assistant degree at Walters State Community College in 2000. Before that, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from East Tennessee State, where he played football as a starting running back. Faith and fitness have always been at the forefront of Jason’s life. After graduating with his PTA degree, he has worked at and managed, a skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehab at the University of Tennessee, and owned/ shared partnership in an outpatient facility. Jason specializes in stroke and neuro re-education, orthopedics, wound care, vestibular correction/training, and athlete rehabilitation. After working for "big box therapy" Jason decided to start his own Christian-based treatment facility Max Potential Physical Therapy.
Shazzon Bradley, Co-founder Director of Football Operations & Head Coach
Shazzon Bradley, Co-founder Director of Football Operations & Head Coach
Shazzon Bradley, Co-founder Director of Football Operations & Head Coach
Shazzon Bradley is a former student athlete at McMinn County High School and the University of Tennessee. After graduating with a degree in Criminology, Shazzon played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants as well as the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. When he felt his football days were
Shazzon Bradley is a former student athlete at McMinn County High School and the University of Tennessee. After graduating with a degree in Criminology, Shazzon played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants as well as the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. When he felt his football days were over he took up boxing professionally, retiring with a 23 & 0 record, including 20 KO’s. Shazzon enjoys working on and restoring old cars, plays a mean game of golf while enjoying his family. Shazzon is now a Security Specialist at Oak Ridge’s Y-12 Faciility and you can catch him every Sunday on channel 6’s The Sports Source as he bleeds Big Orange.