Jamal Duff
American actor and football player (born 1972)
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Jamal E. Duff (born March 11, 1972) is an American actor and former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL).
Defensive tackle
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
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| Positions | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | March 11, 1972 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Santa Ana (CA) Foothill | ||||||||
| College | San Diego State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 6th round, 204th overall pick | ||||||||
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Early life
Duff was born in Columbus, Ohio, but as a child, moved west with his family to Tustin, California, where he played football for Foothill High School. His older brother, John, also played football and went to New Mexico to play collegiately. However, Jamal played his college football at San Diego State University, carrying a major in graphic design. As a junior in 1993, Duff was named the Aztecs' Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he notched 35 tackles and 7.5 sacks and was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection.
As a professional
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 6+3⁄4 in (2.00 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 4.91 s | 1.73 s | 2.85 s | 4.56 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 20 reps |
Jamal Duff went to the NFL where he was selected in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL draft by the New York Giants.[2] Duff played in all but one of New York's 16 regular-season games, starting two at defensive end, and recording four sacks. After spending the 1996 season on injured reserve with a foot injury, Duff signed with the Washington Redskins, playing 26 games over two seasons (1997–98) and recording five sacks. After Duff was released, he appeared in training camp with the 2000 Oakland Raiders but did not make the team.
The following spring, the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL came calling; LA head coach Al Luginbill had coached Duff at San Diego State in 1993. Duff became a fan favorite as one of the Xtreme's top defensive players (recording 18 tackles and four sacks), but also for his nickname. Thanks to an XFL rule that allowed players to put anything they wanted on the backs of their jerseys (within reason), Duff decided to name himself after an underground black comic strip character: Death Blow. The nickname was a hit with fans, and probably the second-most well known in the entire XFL, after Rod Smart's moniker "He Hate Me". The Xtreme won the XFL's first (and only) title.
Acting career
While working as a graphic artist in Los Angeles, Duff moved into acting. He has appeared in S.W.A.T., The Rundown, The Eliminator, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Revenge, Two and a Half Men, The Game Plan, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Torque, The Marine, and Better Call Saul.
See also
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Subway Cop | Feature |
| 2003 | The Rundown | Jamal | Feature |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Me’Shell Jones (as Jamal E. Duff) | Feature |
| 2004 | The Eliminator | Darius | Direct-to-Video |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Security Guard | TV Series |
| 2006 | All of Us | Unknown Role | TV Series |
| 2006 | In Justice | Convict Burgress | TV Series |
| 2006 | The Marine | Paul | Feature |
| 2006 | Monster Night | Coach Tiny | Direct-to-Video |
| 2006 | Backlash | Marine Guard | Feature |
| 2007 | The Game | Player #1 | TV Series |
| 2007 | The Game Plan | Clarance Monroe | Feature |
| 2007 | Lords of the Underworld | Collins | Feature |
| 2009 | Blood: The Last Vampire | Bouncer | Feature |
| 2009 | Three7Nine | Security Guard | Short |
| 2010 | Perfect Combination | Greg Johnson | Feature |
| 2010 | Nike: The Black Mamba | Morretti Brother 1 | Short |
| 2010 | Two and a Half Men | James | TV Series |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Wrestler 2 | TV Series |
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey | Huge Guy | TV Series |
| 2011-2012 | Revenge | Big Ed | TV Series |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Tatum | Feature |
| 2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Black Prison Guard with Shiv | TV Series |
| 2014 | The Haunted Hathaways | Baliff | TV Series |
| 2014 | Workaholics | Bouncer | TV Series |
| 2014 | Scorpion | Henchman | TV Series |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | John Bruno | TV Series |
| 2015 | The Perfect Guy | Dreadlocks | Feature |
| 2013-2015 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Zeke | TV Series |
| 2016 | Fresh Off the Boat | Tough Guy 1 | TV Series |
| 2016 | Loosely Exactly Nicole | Lester | TV Series |
| 2016 | Blunt Talk | Dramont Lewis | TV Series |
| 2017 | Play Dodgeball with Ben Stiller | Me’Shell Jones | Direct-to-Video |
| 2017 | Future Man | Burly Security Guard | TV Series |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | Tick | TV Series |
| 2017 | Bright | Junior | Feature |
| 2018 | This Is Us | Bouncer | TV Series |
| 2018 | The Debt Collector | 2 Bits | Feature |
| 2018 | Raven's Home | Security Guard | TV Series |
| 2020 | Lucifer | Blaze | TV Series |
| 2021 | Rumble | Denise (voice) | Feature |
| 2022 | The Chi | Doorman | TV Series |
| 2022 | Better Call Saul | Huge Inmate | TV Series |
| 2022 | In The Ring With Daisy King | Denise | Podcast Series |
| 2023 | Night Court | Agent Sanders | TV Series |