Justin Currie (American football)

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Justin Currie
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 30)
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
Position: Safety / Linebacker
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 a former professional American football player, who played safety and linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football at Western Michigan and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

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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.

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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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