- Signed a two-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/15/19 as an unrestricted free agent.
- Entered the NFL with Seattle as a seventh-round selection (225th overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft and played 88 games (78 starts) with the Seahawks (2012-15, ’18) and Buccaneers (2016-17).
- Blocked for 2,000-yard rushing teams in each of his five seasons in Seattle, including league-leading totals with 2,560 yards in 2018 and 2,762 yards (franchise record) in 2014.
Selected by the Seahawks in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Signed a five-year contract with the Buccaneers on 3/10/16. Released by Tampa Bay on 6/29/18 and signed with Seattle on 8/1/18. Signed a two-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/15/19.
2018: Started 15 regular season games (13 at LG and two at RG) and a playoff contest for the NFL’s top-ranked rushing attack (160.0 ypg) and sixth-ranked scoring offense (28.6 ppg) … started at LG for a unit that rushed for 190 yards vs. LAR (10/7), marking the first time since 2012 the Seahawks had a 100-yard rusher in three consecutive games … helped Seattle gain 273 rushing yards @ LAR (11/11), the sixth-highest single-game total in franchise history … started at LG for an offense that posted 173 rushing yards vs. GB (11/15), establishing a new franchise record for the most consecutive games with at least 150 rushing yards (seven) … helped pave the way for 210 rushing yards vs. KC (12/23), the team’s third 200-yard performance of the season; suffered a foot injury in the first half against the Chiefs … inactive (foot) vs. AZ (12/30) … started at LG in the NFC Wild Card game @ Dal (1/5/19).
2017: Started 14 games at RG before missing the final two weeks of the season with a leg injury … started at RG for an offense that led the NFL with 345.8 passing yards per game from Weeks 3-7 while allowing just eight sacks during that stretch … part of an offensive line that helped gain 434 yards of total offense, including 323 passing yards while allowing just one sack vs. NYG (10/1) … blocked for Jameis Winston who completed 32-of-44 passes for 384 yards and three TDs while taking just one sack @ Buf (10/22) … helped total a season-high 165 rushing yards @ GB (12/3) … suffered a leg injury vs. Atl (12/18) and was placed on injured reserve on 12/20.
2016: Missed the season with a back injury … placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list on 7/26 and placed on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list on 8/30.
2015: Started 15 regular season games and both postseason contests at RG, helping the Seahawks rush for more than 100 yards in 14 consecutive games to open the season … helped gain 200 rushing yards, including a 169-yard output by Thomas Rawls @ Cin (10/11) … part of an offense line that helped record 508 yards of total offense – 253 passing and 255 rushing – while allowing just two sacks vs. SF (11/22); helped Rawls establish a rookie franchise record with 209 rushing yards … part of a unit that gained 424 yards of total offense while not allowing a sack @ Bal (12/13) … inactive (concussion) @ AZ (1/3/16).
2014: Started all 16 regular season games and all three postseason contests at RG for an offense that led the NFL with a franchise-record 2,762 rushing yards … helped lead the way for 207 rushing yards, including a 110-yard performance by Marshawn Lynch vs. GB (9/4) … part of an offensive line that gained 225 rushing yards @ Was (10/6) … blocked for Russell Wilson who became the first player in NFL history to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in a game @ StL (10/19) … played every snap for an offense that totaled a single-season franchise-record 350 rushing yards and tied a club mark with five rushing TDs vs. NYG (11/9) … helped total 204 rushing yards @ KC (11/16), which established a team record for the most rushing yards in consecutive games (554) … part of a unit that gained a team-record 596 yards of total offense, including 267 on the ground while allowing just one sack @ AZ (12/21) … led the way for Lynch to gain a Seahawks postseason-record 157 yards vs. GB (1/18/15) … made his second Super Bowl appearance in as many years in Super Bowl XLIX vs. NE (2/1/15).
2013: Started 15 regular season games and all three playoff contests at RG for the Super Bowl XLVIII champions … blocked for Wilson, who threw for 320 yards and one TD on 25-of-33 passing @ Car (9/8) … part of an offensive line that led the way for 172 yards on 47 carries vs. SF (9/15) … helped the offense total 479 yards, including 156 yards on the ground vs. Jax (9/22) … helped lead the way for a season-high 218 rushing yards on 34 carries @ Ind (10/6) … part of a unit that gained a season-high 490 yards of total offense, including 211 rushing yards while allowing just one sack @ Atl (11/10) … inactive (concussion) vs. AZ (12/22) … blocked for Lynch, who rushed for 140 yards vs. NO (1/11/14) and 109 yards vs. SF (1/19/14) … started at RG for a unit that totaled 135 rushing yards while not allowing a sack in the Super Bowl XLVIII victory vs. Den (2/2/14).
2012: Played 13 regular season games (three starts) and started both postseason contests, splitting time at RG for the NFL’s fourth-rank rushing attack (161.2 ypg) … started at RG in his NFL debut, helping gain 115 rushing yards @ AZ (9/9) … split reps at RG for a unit that totaled 182 rushing yards vs. Dal (9/16) … inactive @ SF (10/18), @ Mia (11/25) and @ Chi (12/2) … rotated at RG for an offense that gained 493 yards, including 284 yards on the ground vs. AZ (12/9) … part of a group that rushed for 270 yards and led Wilson to three rushing TDs @ Buf (12/16), a single-game franchise record by a QB … started at RG for a unit that gained 176 rushing yards and allowed just one sack vs. SF (12/23) … started at RG and helped total 153 yards on 30 carries vs. StL (12/30) … started his postseason debut and blocked for a unit that gained 224 rushing yards, including a 132-yard output by Lynch in the NFC Wild Card game @ Was (1/6/13) … started at RG and helped gain 491 yards of total offense in the Divisional Playoff @ Atl (1/13/13).
Played 35 games (20 starts) as a defensive lineman (2007-11), totaling 86 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … voted a team captain as a senior in 2011 … named All-ACC honorable mention as a junior in 2010 … redshirted as a true freshman.
Full name is Justin Ross Sweezy … attended Mooresville (NC) High School where he was a PrepStar all-region LB … totaled more than 300 tackles and 20 tackles for loss during his final two seasons … won the Class 3A heavyweight wrestling state championship … majored in Sport Management.
