 Westerman with the New York Jets in 2009 | |||||||||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive graduate assistant | ||||||||||
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| Born: | February 21, 1985 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Brampton (ON) Notre Dame | ||||||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||
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| CFL status: | National | ||||||||||
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Jamaal Akeem Westerman (born February 21, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman who is currently a college football coach for Rutgers. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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.
In the NFL, Westerman has been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. In the CFL he has been a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Montreal Alouettes, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.