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D. J. Young
No. 58     
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-01-26) January 26, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan
Career information
College: Michigan State
Undrafted in 2011
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Arizona Cardinals ( 2011)
Career highlights and awards

Curtis Duane Young Jr.[1] (born January 26, 1988)[2] is an American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Michigan State.

Early years[]

He attended J. W. Sexton High School in Lansing, Michigan.[1] He was selected to play in the 2006 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game.[1] He was named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team in his senior season at high school.[1] He also was selected as the Big Red's Defensive Player of the Year also in his senior season.[1]

College career[]

He spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Bowling Green.[1] He transfer to Lansing Community College prior to the 2008 season.[1] He spent his Junior and senior season at Michigan State.[1] He was named Lineman of the Week vs. Northwestern during his junior season.[1] In his Senior season, he was selected to the second-team All-Big Ten.[3] He was selected to the second-team All-Big Ten by Rivals.com and Phil Steele.[1]

Professional career[]

Arizona Cardinals[]

On July 26, 2011, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.[4][5] On September 2, 2011, he was released.[6] On September 5, he re-signed with the team to join the practice squad.[7][8] On December 28, 2011, he was promoted to the active roster.[9] On August 31, 2012, he was released on the day of final roster cuts.[10]

Cleveland Browns[]

On September 11, 2012, he signed with the Cleveland Browns to join the practice squad.[11][12]

New York Jets[]

Young was signed by the New York Jets on January 17, 2013 to a reserve/future contract.[13] He was waived on April 30, 2013.[14]

St. Louis Rams[]

On August 12, 2013, Young was signed by the St. Louis Rams.[15]

Personal life[]

He is the son of Duane Young and Angela Anderson.[1] His father was a tight end of the National Football League, where he played six seasons.[1] He played for two teams in his NFL career, the San Diego Chargers (1991–1995) and the Buffalo Bills (1998).[12]

References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Michigan State Spartans Profile". msuspartans.com. http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dj_young_456661.html.
  2. "D.J. Young Pro Football Reference". pro-football-reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YounD.00.htm.
  3. "The 2010 All-Big Ten teams, award winners". espn.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/20554/the-2010-all-big-ten-teams-award-winners. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  4. "2011 Undrafted Free Agent Destinations". draftbreakdown.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202065635/http://draftbreakdown.com/2011-undrafted-free-agent-destinations/. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  5. "D.J. Young". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204224311/http://www.kffl.com/player/24323/nfl/news/d.j.-young. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. "Arizona Cardinals make cuts to 53-man roster". azcentral.com. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/2011/09/02/20110902arizona-cardinals-cuts-nfl-53-man-roster.html. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  7. "Cards cut Talley for Taylor, plus practice squad". azcardinals.com. http://blog.azcardinals.com/2011/09/05/cards-cut-talley-for-taylor-plus-practice-squad/. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  8. "Practice squad tracker". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/04/practice-squad-tracker/. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  9. "Cardinals add OT Young". profootballweekly.com. http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/28/cardinals-add-ot-young. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  10. "Cardinals announce final cuts". foxnews.com. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/08/31/cardinals-announce-final-cuts/. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  11. "Scott Fujita expected to play Sunday; Browns add lineman to practice squad". cleveland.com. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/09/scott_fujita_expected_to_play.html. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Browns Add Fujita to Active Roster; Sign D.J. Young to Practice Squad". yardbarker.com. http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/browns_add_fujita_to_active_roster_sign_dj_young_to_practice_squad/11687374. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  13. Martin, Kimberley A. (17 January 2013). "Jets sign OT Young to future/reserve contract". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. https://www.webcitation.org/6DjzNueuA?url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/nothing-but-jets-1.1279166/jets-sign-ot-young-to-future-reserve-contract-1.4461824. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  14. "Transactions". New York Jets. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. https://www.webcitation.org/6GK3OsBKK?url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/transactions.html. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  15. Wagoner, Nick (August 12, 2013). "Jeff Fisher says Bernie Kosar issue 'dead'". http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/106399/jeff-fisher-says-bernie-kosar-issue-dead. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

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