Date of birth | July 10, 1976 |
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Place of birth | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | S/LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
US college | Miami (Ohio) |
High school | Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio) |
NFL draft | 1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1999 | Oakland Raiders* |
1999 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
1999–2002 | Cincinnati Bengals |
2004–2005 | BC Lions |
2006–2007 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2008 | Calgary Stampeders |
2009 | BC Lions |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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JoJuan Armour (born July 10, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) and a linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also a high school football defensive lineman coach for Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio.
Armour is a 1995 graduate of Central Catholic High School who was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in April 2006. Playing linebacker and running back on the high school football team, he was a two-time first-team All-City selection, a second-team Division I All-Ohio selection, and the 1994 Toledo City League player of the year.
Armour played football at Miami University as a linebacker. He earned three All-MAC selections and was a two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year. In his career at Miami, he recorded 396 total tackles, 67 tackles for loss for a total of 297 lost yards, and 24.5 sacks. Armour was a third-team All-American selection in his senior year.
He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 1999 and was later signed by the Cincinnati Bengals in December 1999. [1] Armour started for the Bengals in 2001 and 2002 and was released by them in August 2003. In June 2004 Armour was signed as a free agent by the British Columbia Lions and played for them in 2004 and 2005. After the 2005 season, Armour was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played for them in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In February 2008, he was signed by the Calgary Stampeders. He helped Calgary win the 2008 Grey Cup. He was later released on June 22, 2009 for overaggressive plays during training camp. On August 3, 2009, the BC Lions re-signed Armour. [2] On February 25, 2010, Armour announced his retirement after six seasons in the CFL, having spent three with the BC Lions. [3]
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