Justin Hamilton (defensive lineman)
American football player (born 1993)
Hamilton with the
Kansas City Chiefs
in 2017
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Born: |
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1993-07-27
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July 27, 1993
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Natchez, Mississippi |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||
Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) | |||
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High school: | Natchez | |||
College: | Louisiana-Lafayette | |||
Position: | Defensive tackle | |||
Undrafted: | 2015 | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | ||||
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Justin Hamilton (born July 27, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle . He played college football at Louisiana . Hamilton signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and has also been a member of several other NFL teams.
Early years
Hamilton attended Natchez High School in Natchez, Mississippi where he was a two-way tackle. As a junior, he received All-metro honors. As a senior, he tallied 40 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hurries, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, while receiving All-state honors. He committed to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette .
College career
As a true freshman, he was a backup defensive tackle , making 8 tackles (6 solo) and 2 sacks.
As a sophomore, he started 11 out of 12 games. He was suspended by the Sun Belt Conference for the third game against Oklahoma State University . He came off the bench in the eighth game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe , when the team employed a dime defense . He registered 29 tackles (18 solo), 3 sacks, 8 tackles for loss and 3 forced fumbles.
As a junior, he was slowed by an off-season leg injury and did not regain his full strength until mid-season. He started the last 12 games at nose tackle , collecting 39 tackles (24 solo), 4 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
As a senior, he posted 27 tackles (23 solo), 5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. He was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference. [1] He finished his college career after appearing in 51 games, recording 102 tackles (71 solo), 14 sacks, 29 tackles for loss and 4 forced fumbles. [2]
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
Hamilton was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills after the 2015 NFL Draft on May 3. [3] On August 31, he 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, he 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, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks. [8] On December 1, he was re-signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. [9] On December 15, Hamilton was again waived by the Seahawks. [10] The following day Hamilton found himself back on the practice squad. [11] On December 22, he was waived from the practice squad. [12] On December 30, 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, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad. [17] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25. [18]
Philadelphia Eagles
On January 23, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Eagles. [19] He was waived on September 2, and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day. [20] [21] He was released on September 16, but was re-signed two days later. [22] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30. [23] He made his NFL debut in the fourth game against the San Diego Chargers . He appeared in 3 games, tallying 2 tackles and 0.5 sacks. He was waived by the Eagles on November 1, and re-signed to the practice squad. [24]
Kansas City Chiefs
On December 7, 2017, Hamilton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Eagles' practice squad. [25] He started in the season finale against the Denver Broncos .
In 2018, he was declared inactive in 12 games. He appeared in the last 4 contests as a backup. On August 31, 2019, Hamilton was released by the Chiefs. [26]
Dallas Cowboys
On October 16, 2019, Hamilton was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to replace an injured Tyrone Crawford . On October 25, he was released after the team obtained defensive end Michael Bennett in a trade. [27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 21, 2020.
On September 5, 2020, Hamilton was waived by the Cowboys and signed to the practice squad the next day. [28] [29] On October 19, he was promoted to the active roster. [30] He was placed on the reserve/ COVID-19 list by the team on January 1, 2021, [31] and activated on February 1, 2021. [32]
On August 31, 2021, Hamilton was released by the Cowboys and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [33] [34] He was promoted to the active roster on November 6. [35] He was waived on December 11 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 18. [36]
Denver Broncos
On December 28, 2021, Hamilton was signed by the Denver Broncos off the Cowboys practice squad. [37]
Washington Commanders
Hamilton signed with the Washington Commanders on June 14, 2022. [38] He was released on August 30. [39]
Personal life
Hamilton was born to Michael and Clementine Hamilton, and is the youngest of four siblings. He married Jasmine Davis and they have one daughter and one son together. [2]
References
- ↑ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners" . www.sunbeltsports.org . Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- 1 2 "#74 - Justin Hamilton" . Ragin' Cajuns Athletics . Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
- ↑ "Undrafted Ragin' Cajuns Signed To NFL Teams" . ESPN1420.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Buffalo Bills Cut Former Cajun DT Justin Hamilton" . ESPN1420.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Packers add DT Justin Hamilton to practice squad" . SBNation . October 26, 2015 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Packers sign DL Eric Crume to practice squad, release DL Justin Hamilton" . SBNation.com . November 10, 2015 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "A few notes about Seattle Seahawks' Tuesday transactions: Kendall Hunter works out, and more" . The Seattle Times . November 17, 2015 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seattle Seahawks Thursday practice report: Only four players sit out" . The Seattle Times . November 26, 2015 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seahawks Sign Tight End Chase Coffman; Waive Center Drew Nowak" . Seahawks.com . Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
- ↑ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves" . Seahawks.com . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seahawks bring back talented RB Michael" . HeraldNet.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad" . The Seattle Times . December 22, 2015 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "December 2015 NFL Transactions" . pro-football-reference.com . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seahawks sign 13 more players to futures contracts for 2016" . ESPN710.com . January 19, 2016 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad" . Seahawks.com . September 5, 2016 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Seahawks round out practice squad, waive Deshon Foxx off of injured reserve" . SeattleTimes.com . September 6, 2016 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Boyle, John (September 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu And Cornerback Neiko Thorpe" . Seahawks.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Seahawks Sign DE Malliciah Goodman, Place Quinton Jefferson on Injured Reserve" . Seahawks.com . October 25, 2016 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Hermann, Adam (January 23, 2017). "The Eagles signed a former Seahawks defensive tackle" . BleedingGreenNation.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players" . PhiladelphiaEagles.com . September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Eagles Announce 10-Man Practice Squad" . PhiladelphiaEagles.com . September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
- ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (September 16, 2017). "Eagles release defensive tackle from practice squad" . BleedingGreenNation.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (September 30, 2017). "Eagles sign defensive tackle from practice squad, cut a safety" . BleedingGreenNation.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ McPherson, Chris (November 1, 2017). "Eagles Promote QB Nate Sudfeld To The Active Roster After Another Team Tried To Sign Him" . PhiladelphiaEagles.com . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Chiefs place Dee Ford on injured reserve, sign lineman from Eagles' practice squad" . KansasCity.com . December 7, 2017 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53" . Chiefs.com . August 31, 2019 . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Williams, Charean (October 16, 2019). "Cowboys sign defensive lineman Justin Hamilton" . Pro Football Talk . NBC Sports . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Helman, David (September 5, 2020). "Two LBs Among Notable Cowboys Roster Cuts" . DallasCowboys.com .
- ↑ Phillips, Rob (September 6, 2020). "Brandon Carr Among 15 Practice Squad Additions" . DallasCowboys.com .
- ↑ "Vander Esch To Active Roster, DT Added & Dak To IR" . October 19, 2020 . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Williams, Charean (January 1, 2021). "Cowboys place Justin Hamilton, Darian Thompson on COVID-19 list" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved February 11, 2021 .
- ↑ "Cowboys' Justin Hamilton: Activated from COVID list" . CBSSports.com . February 1, 2021 . Retrieved February 11, 2021 .
- ↑ Phillips, Rob (August 31, 2021). "Cowboys Make 28 Moves; Roster Cut Down To 53" . DallasCowboys.com .
- ↑ Phillips, Rob (September 1, 2021). "QB Ben DiNucci Among Practice Squad Additions" . DallasCowboys.com .
- ↑ "Cowboys roster moves: Blake Jarwin to injured reserve, Francis Bernard activated" . Blogging the Boys . SB Nation. November 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Sudden trouble: Cowboys place DTs Odighizuwa and Hill on COVID list" . Blogging the Boys . SB Nation. December 18, 2021.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (December 28, 2021). "Broncos sign DT Justin Hamilton, place DT DeShawn Williams on IR" . DenverBroncos.com .
- ↑ Alper, Josh (June 14, 2022). "Commanders sign Justin Hamilton, Willie Beavers" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved June 15, 2022 .
- ↑ Washington Commanders Public Relations (August 30, 2022). "Commanders cut 25 players, place 3 on IR" . Commanders.com . Retrieved August 31, 2022 .