Born: | Royal Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | July 11, 1981
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | DB |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
College | University of Tennessee |
NFL draft | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92 |
Drafted by | Kansas City Chiefs |
Career history | |
As player | |
2003–2005 | Kansas City Chiefs |
2006 | Washington Redskins* |
2007–2008 | Calgary Stampeders |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career stats | |
Julian Battle (born July 11, 1981) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Battle has also been a member of the Washington Redskins and Calgary Stampeders.
Battle played his high school football at Wellington Community High School. [1]
He originally signed with the University of Miami out of high school and didn't qualify and attended junior college. He was a two-year letterman at Los Angeles Valley College before transferring to the University of Tennessee where he started all 26 games, producing 132 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 13 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, 1 touchdown, and blocked two punts. [2]
He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. [3] He played in the regular season with the Chiefs as a safety for two seasons. [4]
He signed with the Calgary Stampeders on September 12, 2007. [5] He helped Calgary win the 96th Grey Cup in the 2008 CFL season. [6]
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