Justin Hamilton

BIOGRAPHY

Justin Hamilton was born on July 27, 1993, in Natchez, Mississippi. He is a defensive tackel for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL.

Hamilton attended Natchez High School in Natchez, Mississippi where he graduated in 2011. Hamilton committed to the Louisiana–Lafayette on February 2, 2011. Hamilton played all four years with the Ragin' Cajuns, playing in 51 games over that span. Hamilton recorded 102 tackles, 29 for a loss of yards, and tallied 14 sacks. As a senior in 2014, Hamilton was named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference.

On May 3, 2015, after going undrafted, Hamilton signed with the Buffalo Bills. On August 31, 2015 Hamilton was waived as part of the Bills trimming their roster to 75. On October 26, 2015, Hamilton was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad. On November 10, 2015 Hamilton was waived from the practice squad to make room for Eric Crume.

On November 17, 2015 Hamilton was signed by the Seattle Seahawks to their practice squad. On November 26, 2015 Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks. On December 1, 2015 Hamilton was re-signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. On December 15, 2015 Hamilton was again waived by the Seahawks. The following day Hamilton found himself back on the practice squad. On December 22, 2015 Hamilton was waived from the practice squad. On December 30, 2015, the Seahawks signed Hamilton back to the practice squad. On January 19, 2016 Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

On September 5, 2016, Hamilton was waived by the Seahawks and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 13, 2016, he was released from the Seahawks' practice squad. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25, 2016. On January 23, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Eagles. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day. On December 7, 2017, Hamilton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Eagles' practice squad.