STARKVILLE — Super Bowl champion linebacker Willie Gay Jr. is hosting his first youth football camp at his alma mater on June 8. The Juiceman Football Camp is a free, non-contact camp that will take place at Starkville High School’s Yellow Jacket Stadium and be split into two sessions.
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According to Gay’s agency, the camp will feature other “current and former pro athletes” leading the participants through drills and skill games.
The first session will be for children ages 6-11. Registration check-in will start at 9 a.m. followed by the camp from 10 a.m. to noon.
The second session will be for children ages 12-16. Their check-in will begin at noon followed by the camp from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Parents are required to stay for the duration of the event.
Gay was a member of the 2015 6A state championship-winning team at Starkville and played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl as a senior. He played three seasons for Mississippi State from 2017 to 2019, totaling 99 tackles, six sacks, and three interceptions. He entered the draft after his junior year and was selected with the 63rd pick in the 2020 NFL draft by then reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Gay’s production would continue at the pro level, playing an important role in back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 2023 and 2024. He signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in March.