Winston Justice

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Winston Frederick Justice (born September 14, 1984 in Long Beach, California) is an American football offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round (39th overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.

[edit] Early years

Justice attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.

[edit] College career

Justice played college football at the University of Southern California. He was regarded as one of the best tackles to come out of USC. Justice blocked for three Heisman Trophy winners (quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, and running back Reggie Bush). Justice was also suspended for two semesters by USC's student affairs committee.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Philadelphia Eagles

Justice was selected in the second round with the 39th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2006 NFL Draft. However, the Eagles did consider using their first round draft pick on him. Many considered him a first round pick because of his athleticism and other abilities, but his character concerns scared teams away from him.

His first NFL start came against the New York Giants on September 30, 2007. In the Eagles' 16-3 loss, Justice allowed four sacks. Justice was outmatched by defensive end Osi Umenyiora of the Giants in his first appearance in the NFL. In May 2008, former Eagles star Hugh Douglas had commented on Justice by saying, "if they don't bite when they're a puppy they won't bite when they're a grown dog. To me he's not even a football player."

However, Umenyiora himself was quoted in the Philadelphia Daily News saying "(Justice) is a good offensive tackle, man. He’s not a bad football player. I hate the fact that when people mention his name right now, they just associate him with having given up those sacks." Justice made his second career start against the Carolina Panthers on September 13, 2009 and played well against star defensive end Julius Peppers.

After starting right tackle Shawn Andrews was placed on injured reserve due to a back injury on September 15, 2009, Justice became the full-time starter at the position.

Justice was given a four-year contract extension, which puts him under contract until the end of the 2013 season, on November 24, 2009.^[1]

[edit] Community involvement

Recently Justice has demonstrated his support for various charitible organizations including Hanan World Ministries, and Children of Grace, spending parts of his off season in Uganda working with children orphaned by AIDS.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio