Justin Currie (American football)

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Justin Currie
Free agent
Position:Safety / Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 28)
Royal Oak, Michigan
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Big Rapids
(Big Rapids, Michigan)
College:Western Michigan
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Justin Currie (born September 19, 1993) is an American football safety and linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Western Michigan and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

Professional career[]

New York Giants[]

On May 7, 2015, Currie was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.[1] He fractured his ankle in a preseason game against the Jaguars and spent his entire rookie year on injured reserve.[2]

On September 3, 2016, Currie was released by the Giants.[3]

Cleveland Browns[]

On December 7, 2016, Currie was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 2, 2017.[5]

On August 23, 2017, Currie was waived/injured by the Browns after suffering an ankle injury in the team's second preseason game.[6] He was re-signed by the Browns on November 21, 2017.[7] He was waived on November 30, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8, 2017.[10]

On August 31, 2018, Currie was waived/injured by the Browns and was placed on injured reserve.[11] He was released on September 11, 2018.

Seattle Seahawks[]

On October 23, 2018, Currie was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2019.[13] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and placed on injured reserve.[14] He was waived from injured reserve on September 30.

References[]

  1. ^ "New York Giants: Justin Currie".
  2. ^ Valentine, Ed (May 25, 2016). "90-man roster preview: Safety Justin Currie gets another chance". BigBlueView.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Browns sign DB Trae Elston, place Derrick Kindred on NFI". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Browns sign 8 to reserve/future list". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Browns place LB Tank Carder, OL Matt McCants on IR; waive DB Justin Currie". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Browns sign DB Justin Currie, DL Tyrone Holmes; place DL Jamie Meder, DL Emmanuel Ogbah on IR". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Browns activate WR Josh Gordon". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Browns sign DB Justin Currie to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "DB Justin Currie elevated to active roster; WR Kenny Britt waived". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Browns reduce roster to 72". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2018.
  12. ^ "Seahawks add Justin Currie, J.J. Dielman to practice squad". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. October 23, 2018.
  13. ^ Mathews, Liz (January 7, 2019). "Seahawks sign 9 practice squad players to future contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  14. ^ Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.

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