Steve Justice

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Steve Justice
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Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1984-05-26) May 26, 1984 (age 40)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: New Smyrna Beach
(New Smyrna Beach, Florida)
College: Wake Forest
NFL draft: 2008  / Round: 6 / Pick: 201
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Games started:1
Player stats at PFR

Steven Justice (born May 26, 1984) is an American former college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) and United Football League (UFL). He played college football for Wake Forest University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft, and has played for the NFL's Colts, and the UFL's New York Sentinels, Florida Tuskers, and Virginia Destroyers.

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Early life

Justice was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He played high school football at New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

College career

Justice attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and played for coach Jim Grobe's Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team from 2003 to 2007. He redshirted as a true freshman in 2003. Along with Steve Vallos, he anchored a standout offensive line as Wake Forest won the 2006 ACC Championship and reached the Orange Bowl. Justice was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in 2006 and 2007. As a senior in 2007, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

Professional career

The Indianapolis Colts selected Justice in the sixth round (201st pick overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft, and he played for the Colts for a single season in 2008. [1] [2] He subsequently played in the UFL for the New York Sentinels in 2009, and the Florida Tuskers in 2010 and 2011.

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References

  1. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. "Steve Justice Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.