Woodrow Hamilton

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Woodrow Hamilton
Free agent
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992 (age 29)
Raleigh, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Raleigh (Raleigh, Mississippi)
College:Ole Miss
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021
Total tackles:8
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Woodrow Hamilton (born December 20, 1992) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Ole Miss.

College career[]

Hamilton played in 47 games with 25 starts at nose tackle and finished with 83 tackles and three sacks and one pass defensed for Mississippi. As a senior, he started all 12 games and totaled 29 tackles and one sack.

Professional career[]

New England Patriots[]

Hamilton was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on October 8, 2016.[4] On December 21, he was released by the Patriots and was re-signed to the practice squad.[5][6] On February 5, 2017, Hamilton's Patriots appeared in Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[7]

On February 7, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Patriots.[8] On September 2, 2017, Hamilton was waived/injured by the Patriots and placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released with an injury settlement on September 4.

New Orleans Saints[]

On October 10, 2017, Hamilton was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on January 10, 2018.[11]

On September 1, 2018, Hamilton was waived by the Saints and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was released on September 27, 2018.[14]

New York Giants[]

On December 12, 2018, Hamilton was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[15]

Carolina Panthers[]

On December 31, 2018, Hamilton signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers.[16] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[17] He was re-signed to the active roster on November 27, 2019.[18]

On September 5, 2020, Hamilton was waived by the Panthers and signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's week 2 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[21] and recovered a fumble in the game.[22] He reverted to the practice squad after the game.[21] He was signed to the active roster on October 17.[23] He was waived on November 7, 2020.[24] Hamilton re-signed to the practice squad on November 10.[25] On December 12, 2020, Hamilton was signed to the active roster.[26] He was released on February 12, 2021.[27]

Tennessee Titans[]

Hamilton signed with the Tennessee Titans on April 23, 2021.[28][29] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.[30][31] He was signed to the active roster on October 1, 2021.[32] He was waived on October 12.[33]

New York Giants (second stint)[]

On October 20, 2021, Hamilton was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. He was released on October 26.[34] He was re-signed on December 14.[35]

References[]

  1. ^ "Patriots sign eight of their nine 2016 Draft picks; Sign eight rookie free agents; Release Joey Iosefa". Patriots.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Patriots reach the 53-man roster limit". Patriots.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Patriots sign eight players to the practice squad". Patriots.com. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "QB Tom Brady and DL Rob Ninkovich activated to the 53-man roster; Sign DL Woodrow Hamilton to the 53-man roster from the practice squad; Release G Jonathan Cooper". Patriots.com. October 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Jacoby Brissett activated to the 53-man roster; Woodrow Hamilton released". Patriots.com. December 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Patriots sign DL Woodrow Hamilton to the practice squad". Patriots.com. December 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "Patriots sign nine to future contracts". Patriots.com. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017.
  10. ^ Williams, Charean (October 10, 2017). "Saints waive Gabe Martin". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  11. ^ "Saints add offensive, defensive linemen to active roster". USAToday.com. January 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Saints Release DT Woodrow Hamilton From PS, Sign DT Tomasi Laulile". NFL Trade Rumors. September 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "Giants sign DL Woodrow Hamilton to practice squad, release P Brock Miller". Giants Wire. USA Today. December 12, 2018.
  16. ^ "Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts". Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
  17. ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  18. ^ Henson, Max (November 27, 2019). "Panthers place Dontari Poe and Greg Van Roten on IR, sign two defensive linemen". Panthers.com.
  19. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2020). "Panthers reduce roster to 53 players". Panthers.com.
  20. ^ "Panthers announce initial practice squad additions", Panthers.com, September 6, 2020
  21. ^ a b Simmons, Myles (September 19, 2020). "Panthers activate Woodrow Hamilton from practice squad". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  22. ^ "Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  23. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 17, 2020). "Panthers add three to 53-man roster". Panthers.com.
  24. ^ Simmons, Myles (November 7, 2020). "Panthers activate Christian McCaffrey, Yetur Gross-Matos". Panthers.com.
  25. ^ Alexander, Jonathan M. (November 10, 2020). "Panthers designate Juston Burris to return from IR; Bonnafon back on practice squad". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  26. ^ Bryan, Will (December 12, 2020). "Panthers activate linebacker Adarius Taylor from reserve/injured list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  27. ^ Alper, Josh (February 12, 2021). "Panthers release Woodrow Hamilton, Natrell Jamerson". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  28. ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 23, 2021). "Titans Add Four Players to Roster". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  29. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  30. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2021). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 By Parting Ways With 17 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
  31. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2021). "Titans Add 13 Players to Team's 16-Player Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
  32. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 1, 2021). "Titans Promote OLB Sharif Finch, DL Woodrow Hamilton to Active Roster, Place DL Larrell Murchison on Injured Reserve". Tennessee Titans.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 12, 2021). "Titans Place OL Ty Sambrailo on Reserve/Retired List, P Brett Kern on Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com.
  34. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 26, 2021). "Giants place Jabrill Peppers on IR; DB J.R. Reed to join active roster". Giants.com.
  35. ^ Benton, Dan (December 15, 2021). "Giants sign Woodrow Hamilton to practice squad, protect four". Giantswire.com.

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