Winston Justice
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| Philadelphia Eagles — No. 74 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: September 14, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Long Beach, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Weight: 320 lb (150 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: Southern California | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Winston Justice (born September 14, 1984) is an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (39th overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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[edit] High school career
Justice prepped at Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
[edit] USC Trojans
He played college football at the University of Southern California. On July 19, 2003, USC Sophomore OT Winston Justice pleaded [no contest] to solicitation of a prostitute in Long Beach on June 24. Winston was put on 3 years probation and fined $300 for the offense. On March 3, 2004, Winston Justice was [arrested] on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon. On June 15, 2004, Justice pleaded [no contest] to exhibition of a replica firearm. Justice was sentenced to 60 days of electronic monitoring and three years' probation. Justice was also [suspended] for two semesters by USC's student affairs committee after his arrest.
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
Justice was selected in the second round with the 39th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles. However, the Eagles did consider using their first round draft pick on him. Many considered him a first round pick because of his athleticism and other abilities, but his character concerns warded teams away from him. However he is the direct replacment of Tra Thomas who is starting to reach the end of his NFL career.
His first NFL start came against the New York Giants on September 30, 2007. In the Eagles' 16-3 loss, Justice allowed six sacks. Justice was overmatched by Osi Umenyiora of the Giants in his first appearance in the NFL.
[edit] Community involvement
Recently Justice has demonstrated his support for various charatible organizations including Hanan World Ministries, and Children of Grace, spending parts of his off season in Uganda working with children orphaned by AIDS.
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