Justin Beriault

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Justin Beriault
Date of birth: August 23, 1981 (1981-08-23) (age 26)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States
Career information
Position(s): Safety
College: Ball State
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick 208
Organizations
 As player:
2005 Dallas Cowboys
Stats at CBS.com

Arthur Justin Beriault (born August 23, 1981) is a former American football player who played free safety in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys.

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[edit] College career

Beriault was a standout at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He led the team with 117 tackles (77 solo) his freshman season and earned a spot on the Football Writers Association and The Sporting News' Freshman All-America squads. Attending Ball State University, Beriault earned All-Mid-American Conference first-team accolades in 2003. Beriault ranked 10th in the nation with 125 tackles (64 solo) in 2004, picking up All-MAC first-team recognition for the second year in a row. Beriault closed out his college career with 508 tackles (267 solo), 19 stops for losses, four interceptions, 12 pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal. Beriault has a degree in criminal justice from Ball State.

[edit] NFL career

[edit] Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys drafted Beriault in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Despite playing in several preseason games and earning praise from the Cowboys' coaching staff, a reflare of a knee injury caused the Cowboys to put Beriault on the injured reserve for his rookie season.

[edit] Retirement

In the summer of 2006 during the NFL Preseason, Beriault announced his retirement due to a major knee injury. He finished his career with zero career tackles.