Justin Staples

Justin Staples
No. 57 Tennessee Titans
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-12-10) December 10, 1989
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Lakewood (OH) St. Edward
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Justin Ikeem Staples (born December 10, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Illinois and attended St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. He has been a member of the Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans.

Early years

Staples played high school football for the St. Edward High School Eagles.[1] He was named to the Cleveland Plain Dealer All-State team as a linebacker his senior year, recording 92 tackles, seven sacks, one interception, 11 pass break-ups, six forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles. He was also picked for the Big 33 Football Classic, which at the time featured the best Pennsylvania and Ohio seniors.[2]

College career

Staples played for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted in 2008.[2] He played 48 games as a defensive end for the Illini, recording 62 career tackles, 2.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.[3][4] He is also a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity[5]

Professional career

Staples was rated the 79th best defensive end in the 2013 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[6]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3 in 242 lb 4.79 s 1.65 s 2.82 s 4.48 s 7.03 s 33 1⁄2 in 10 ft 7 in 21 reps
All values from Illinois Pro Day[6]

Cleveland Browns

Staples signed with the Cleveland Browns in April 2013 after going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft.[7] He was released by the Browns on August 31 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 25, 2013. He signed a futures contract with the Browns on December 30, 2103. He was released by the Browns on September 9, 2014.[8]

Tennessee Titans

Staples was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 16, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 20 and made his NFL debut on November 23, 2014 against the Philadelphia Eagles, recording one tackle.[8][9] He was released by the Titans on September 6, 2015 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 8, 2015.[10][11] Staples was promoted to the active roster on October 17, 2015.[11] On September 2, 2016, he was released by the Titans as part of final roster cuts.[12] He was signed to the Titan's practice squad on September 4, 2016.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Doerschuk , Steve (August 10, 2013). "St. Edward grad Justin Staples hopes to make team as undrafted free agent". cantonrep.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Justin Staples". fightingillini.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Justin Staples". titansonline.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Justin Staples". clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "University of Illinois Fraternities & Sororities". facebook.com. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Justin Staples". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Former Illini Justin Staples Trying to Make It on Browns". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Justin Staples". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Justin Staples". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ Patra, Kevin (September 6, 2015). "Titans acquire Terrance West; place David Cobb on IR". nfl.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "JUSTIN STAPLES". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Wyatt, Jim. "Titans Down to 53 Players: A Position-by-Position Look".
  13. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 4, 2016). "Titans Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". titansonline.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.

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