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My Take
I have a soft spot for football players like Justin Durant, the ones who never quite became household names but were wanted on roster after roster. A second-round pick out of Hampton who suited up for the Jaguars, Lions, Cowboys, and Falcons, he was clearly the kind of linebacker coaches trusted to read plays and do the dirty, unglamorous work. That longevity across four franchises tells me more about his football intelligence and reliability than any highlight reel could. Careers like his are the connective tissue of the NFL, and I find that quiet, dependable professionalism far more compelling than flash.
Overview
Justin Ryan Durant (born September 21, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hampton Pirates and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, and Atlanta Falcons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Justin Durant
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスティン・デュラント
- Reading
- じゃすてぃん・でゅらんと
- Born
- September 21, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Florence, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 73 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Wilson High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.