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American football player (born 1990)

PositionLinebacker

Born (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 35)
Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.

Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight230 lb (104 kg)

Julian Stanford

Stanford with the Buffalo Bills in 2018

No. 57, 49, 51, 50

Position

Linebacker

Personal information

Born

(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 35)
Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight

230 lb (104 kg)

Career information

High school

Bloomfield

College

Wagner

NFL draft

2012: undrafted

Career history

Jacksonville Jaguars (2012)
Detroit Lions (2013–2014)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015)*
New York Jets (2015–2017)
Buffalo Bills (2018–2019)
Carolina Panthers (2020–2022)
Baltimore Ravens (2022)
Detroit Lions (2022)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights

First-team All-NEC (2011)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles	117
Sacks	1.0
Forced fumbles	2
Fumble recoveries	2
Pass deflections	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Julian Stanford (born September 2, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wagner Seahawks and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He also played for the Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Baltimore Ravens.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Stanford signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL draft as a rookie free agent.^[1] He was released on August 30, 2013.

Detroit Lions (first stint)

On December 3, 2013, Stanford signed with the Detroit Lions.^[2] He was cut by the Lions on September 6, 2015.^[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After working out for the team Stanford signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 16, 2015.^[4] On September 22, 2015, he was released from practice squad. On October 28, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 3, 2015, he was waived.

New York Jets

On December 1, 2015, Stanford was signed to the Jets' practice squad and was re-signed on January 5, 2016.^[5] He was released on September 26, 2016, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[6] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 22, 2016.^[7] He was waived by the Jets on December 7, 2016, and placed on injured reserve.^[8]

On April 14, 2017, Stanford was released by the Jets but was re-signed three days later.^[9]^[10]

Buffalo Bills

On March 14, 2018, Stanford signed with the Buffalo Bills.^[11]

Carolina Panthers

After becoming a free agent in March 2020, Stanford visited the Houston Texans on August 16,^[12] and had a tryout with the Carolina Panthers on August 19.^[13] On August 22, 2020, Stanford was signed by the Panthers.^[14]

On May 18, 2021, Stanford re-signed with Carolina, and was a core special teamer for the team in 2021.^[15] He re-signed again with the Panthers on March 9, 2022.^[16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022.^[17] He was released on October 11.

Baltimore Ravens

Stanford signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on October 18, 2022.^[18] He was promoted to the active roster on November 26 and moved back to the practice squad two days later. He was released on December 19.^[19]

Detroit Lions (second stint)

On January 3, 2023, Stanford was signed to the Lions practice squad.

References

↑ "Jaguars sign 17 rookie Free Agents". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
↑ Yuille, Sean (December 3, 2013). "Lions sign LB Julian Stanford". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
↑ "NFL cutdowns claim four players with Staten Island ties". September 6, 2015.
↑ "Bucs release James-Michael Johnson". September 16, 2015.
↑ "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
↑ Allen, Eric. "Jets Claim TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins". NewYorkJets.com.
↑ Allen, Eric (October 22, 2016). "Jets Promote LBs Ochi & Stanford to Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017.
↑ Lange, Randy (December 7, 2016). "Jets Acquire LB Arthur Brown on Waivers". NewYorkJets.com.
↑ "Julian Stanford: Released by Jets". CBSSports.com. April 14, 2017.
↑ Lange, Randy (April 17, 2017). "Jets Re-Sign 4th-Year LB Julian Stanford". NewYorkJets.com.
↑ Brown, Chris (March 14, 2018). "Run stuffer Lotulelei, pass rusher Murphy headline Bills free agent acquisitions". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
↑ @AlbertBreer (August 16, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
↑ @AlbertBreer (August 19, 2020). "Today's workouts/visits" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
↑ Simmons, Myles (August 22, 2020). "Panthers sign linebacker Julian Stanford". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
↑ Gantt, Darin (May 18, 2021). "Panthers bring back Julian Stanford". Panthers.com.
↑ Gantt, Darin (March 9, 2022). "Panthers agree to terms with linebacker Julian Stanford". Panthers.com.
↑ "Panthers make transactions to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com. August 30, 2022.
↑ Brown, Clifton. "Ravens Sign Two Veteran Linebackers to Practice Squad". www.baltimoreravens.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
↑ Brown, Clifton (December 19, 2022). "Ravens Sign Guard John Simpson to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.

External links

Wagner profile
Media related to Julian Stanford at Wikimedia Commons