Justice Powers (American football)

Justice Powers
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 28)
Cedar Hill, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas)
College:UAB
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Justice Powers (born April 7, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at UAB. He has been a member of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).

College career

After graduating high school, he attended Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. He appeared in 12 games where he helped his team win the 2016 SWJCFC Championship. He was also named 2016 JUCO Super Sophomore Selectee by Sporting News College Football Preview Magazine. The following year he played for UAB and played 27 games. In 2018 he was a UAB representative along with Spencer Brown on First-team All-Conference USA.[1]

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

After going undrafted in 2019 he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams on April 30, 2019.[2] On May 21, 2019, he was waived.[3]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On December 23, 2019, he was signed to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. On July 29, 2021, he was released.[4]

Birmingham Stallions

Powers was selected in the 7th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions.[5] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on April 30, 2022.[6] He was moved back to the active roster on May 6.[7] He was released on May 10.[8]

Ottawa Redblacks

Powers signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on May 11, 2022.[9] However, he was released after the first 2022 pre-season game on May 29, 2022.[10] The Redblacks signed Powers to the practice roster on September 20, 2022, approximately two-thirds of the way through the 2022 regular season.[11] On June 3, 2023, Powers was released by the Redblacks.[12]

References

  1. ^ "57 – Justice Powers". Bearcatsports.com.
  2. ^ Simmons, Myles (May 14, 2019). "Rams announce signing of 22 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (May 21, 2019). "Rams Waive UDFA Justice Powers". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Willsmore, Evan (August 3, 2021). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Make Final Roster Moves Before Week 1". CFLNewsHub. CFL News Hub. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
  6. ^ @USFLStallions (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @USFLStallions (May 6, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @USFLStallions (May 10, 2022). "Additional Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Redblacks Transactions: May 11, 2022". OttawaRedblacks.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Redblacks transaction notification: May 29, 2022". Ottawa Redblacks. May 29, 2022.
  11. ^ 3Down Staff (September 20, 2022). "Ottawa Redblacks bring back American offensive lineman Justice Powers". 3DownNation. Retrieved September 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Redblacks release 21 as part of final roster cuts, including Canadian punter Jake Julien". 3DownNation. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.