Justin Hamilton (defensive lineman)
| No. 66 Philadelphia Eagles | |||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | July 27, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Natchez, Mississippi | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Natchez (MS) | ||
| College: | Louisiana–Lafayette | ||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Justin Hamilton (born July 27, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana–Lafayette.
Early years
Justin Hamilton was born to Michael and Clementine Hamilton, and is the youngest of four siblings. Hamilton attended Natchez High School in Natchez, Mississippi where he graduated in 2011.[1]
College career
Hamilton committed to the Louisiana–Lafayette on February 2, 2011. Hamilton played all four years with the Ragin' Cajuns, playing in 51 games over that span. Hamilton recorded 102 tackles, 29 for a loss of yards, and tallied 14 sacks.[1] As a Senior in 2014, Hamilton was named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference.[2]
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
On May 3, 2015, after going undrafted, Hamilton signed with the Buffalo Bills.[3] On August 31, 2015 Hamilton was waived as part of the Bills trimming their roster to 75.[4]
Green Bay Packers
On October 26, 2015, Hamilton was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad.[5] On November 10, 2015 Hamilton was waived from the practice squad to make room for Eric Crume.[6]
Seattle Seahawks
On November 17, 2015 Hamilton was signed by the Seattle Seahawks to their practice squad.[7] On November 26, 2015 Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks.[8] On December 1, 2015 Hamilton was re-signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[9] On December 15, 2015 Hamilton was again waived by the Seahawks.[10] The following day Hamilton found himself back on the practice squad.[11] On December 22, 2015 Hamilton was waived from the practice squad.[12] On December 30, 2015, the Seahawks signed Hamilton back to the practice squad.[13] On January 19, 2016 Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[14]
On September 5, 2016, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] On September 13, 2016, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad.[17] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25, 2016.[18]
Philadelphia Eagles
On January 23, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Eagles.[19]
References
- 1 2 "#74 - Justin Hamilton". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "UL Lafayette’s McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Undrafted Ragin’ Cajuns Signed To NFL Teams". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Buffalo Bills Cut Former Cajun DT Justin Hamilton". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers add DT Justin Hamilton to practice squad". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign DL Eric Crume to practice squad, release DL Justin Hamilton". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "A few notes about Seattle Seahawks’ Tuesday transactions: Kendall Hunter works out, and more". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seattle Seahawks Thursday practice report: Only four players sit out". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seahawks Sign Tight End Chase Coffman; Waive Center Drew Nowak". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seahawks bring back talented RB Michael". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "December 2015 NFL Transactions". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seahawks sign 13 more players to futures contracts for 2016". ESPN710.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad".
- ↑ "Seahawks round out practice squad, waive Deshon Foxx off of injured reserve".
- ↑ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe". Seahawks.com.
- ↑ "Seahawks Sign DE Malliciah Goodman, Place Quinton Jefferson on Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com. October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Hermann, Adam (January 23, 2017). "The Eagles signed a former Seahawks defensive tackle". BleedingGreenNation.com.