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defensive end
Height - 6-5
Weight - 274
College - Notre Dame
High School - Central Coosa County (ALa.)
Birthdate - March 29, 1983
How Acquired - Draft (3rd Round, 2005)
PRO BOWL: 2008, 2010
JUSTIN TUCK
NFL Exp. - 8th Year
Giants Exp. - 8th Year
new york football giants
TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 3rd round (74th pick overall)
draft choice by the Giants in 2005.
GIANTS NOTES:
- Has emerged as one of the NFL’s finest
defensive ends, totaling 48.5 regular season
sacks the previous five seasons and playing
in the Pro Bowl in 2008 and 2010.
- Tuck had two sacks of Tom Brady in both
Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI.
- Tuck is a versatile player who has contributed
as a defensive end, tackle and on
special teams.
- Tuck was voted defensive captain by his
teammates in 2010 and 2011.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has played in 110 regular-season games
with 74 starts at defensive end and played
in 10 postseason games with five starts…
Tuck’s career regular season totals include
405 tackles (261 solo), 48.5 sacks, one interception,
23 passes defensed, 14 forced fumbles
and six fumble recoveries…Tuck’s 48.5
career sacks place him 6th on the Giants’
official career list (since 1982), 14.5 behind
Keith Hamilton (63.0)…Tuck also has 24
special teams tackles…In the postseason,
Tuck has 35 tackles (24 solo), 5.5 sacks and
a forced fumble.
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Inactive due to injury (Neck).
- Started at left defensive end at Atlanta
(12/16)...Recorded two solo tackles.
- Started at left defensive end vs. New
Orleans (12/9)...Recorded five tackles (three
solo).
- Started at left defensive end at
Washington (12/3)...Recorded two tackles.
- Started at left defensive end vs. Green
Bay (11/25)...Recorded one tackle and one
quarterback hit.
- Started at left defensive end at Cincinnati
(11/11) and assisted on two tackles.
- Started at left defensive end vs.
Pittsburgh (11/4)...Recorded two of the
Giants four sacks on Ben Roethlisberger...
Also added five tackles (three solo) and one
pass defense.
- Started at LE at Dallas (10/28)...Part of
a Giants defense that forced six Cowboys
turnovers and allowed just 19 rushing yards
for the contest.
- Started at left defensive end vs.
Washington (10/12)...Sacked Robert Griffin
III, his first of the season, on a third down
play in the second quarter.
- Started at LDE at the 49ers (10/14)...Part
of the Giants defensive unit that allowed
just three points and held San Francisco
to 80 rushing yards, 115.8 yards less than
the Niners’ league-leading total entering the
game.
- Started at left defensive end against the
Browns (10/7)...Recorded six tackles (3 solo).
- Started at LE opposite Jason Pierre-Paul at
Philadelphia (9/30)...Provided constant pressure
on Eagels QB Michael Vick throughout
the game...Finished with four tackles (two
solo).
- Started at left defensive end at Carolina
(9/20)...Tallied three tackles (2 solo)...Part
of the Giants defensive that held Carolina
scoreless in the first half and to just seven
points for the contest.
- Started at defensive end opposite Jason
Pierre-Paul and recorded three tackles (all
solo) against the Buccaneers (9/16).
- Started at defensive end and made four
tackles (one solo) against the Cowboys in the
season opener (9/5).
tuck’s bests
Tackles: 12, vs. TEN (9/26/10)
Sacks: 3, 2 times, last at PHI (11/21/10)
Interceptions: 1, at STL (9/14/08)
Forced Fumbles: 2, 3 times, last vs. WAS (12/5/10)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, 6 times, last at GB (12/26/10)