Westerman with the New York Jets in 2009
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No. 55 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | February 21, 1985 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Brampton (ON) Notre Dame | ||||||||
College: | Rutgers | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
CFL status: | National | ||||||||
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Total tackles: | 60 |
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Sacks: | 6.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jamaal Akeem Westerman (born February 21, 1985) is an American football defensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Rutgers and was named to the Second–team All–Big East team two times. Westerman played high school football in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at St. Thomas Aquinas High School before moving to Brampton, Ontario and attending Notre Dame Secondary School.
He has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns.
Westerman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 21, 1985. He and his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Westerman began his high school career at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Following his freshman season, he moved, this time to Brampton, Ontario, and enrolled at Notre Dame Secondary School. Westerman started every year he was there and led both the team and league in tackles and sacks. After graduating from Notre Dame in 2004 he was considered a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. Rutgers, Boise State and Central Michigan all recruited him and all offered him scholarships. He eventually accepted Rutgers' scholarship offer.