Justin Houston has played in NationalLeague (NFL) football as an outside linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs since being recruited in 2011. Born on January 21, 1989 to Justo Donovan Houston in Chico, California, he was raised by a single mother and his maternal grandmother, Linda Houston. after he and his siblings were abandoned by their father.
His mother’s name is Kimberly Houston and he has 10 siblings – eight brothers and two sisters – who all grew up with their mother in a small, crowded home in Statesboro, Georgia. The house was eventually razed in a fire that saved her two youngest brothers, Tylen and Aaron. Justin is a twin and his twin brother’s name is Jared Houston.
Despite having five siblings ahead of him, Houston managed to attend Statesboro High School where he played basketball and football (having developed a keen interest in the sport watching his older brothers play in the family garden and sometimes also play with him). them). He excelled in football and was an All-Region Pick twice, while earning an All-State Honorable Mention. He led his school team to three consecutive state championships between 2003 and 2005 and won it by defeating Northside High School in the final in 2005.
His impressive performance in high school football earned Justin Houston a scholarship to study at the University of Georgia, while playing college football. After recording 7.5 sacks as a linebacker in his sophomore year in college, he was named to the 2009 All-SEC (second-team) selection. He bettered that record in his freshman year and recorded 10 sacks , which means he was named an All-SEC (first-team) selection and also an All-American.
After scoring high marks with sports websites like Rival.com with the 2011 NFL Draft, he was tipped for a first-round selection, but failed to make it when he tested positive at a prohibited substance (marijuana). He was, however, ranked low on the roster in preliminary draft in 2011, prompting teams to move ahead of him before he was chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs as a third-round stake (70th overall). .
Football career and statistics
He started his season fantastically recording 5.5 sacks and 49 tackles which earned him the Chiefs Mack Lee Hill award. His performance the following season was enough to convince him to enter his first Pro Bowl, replacing the injured Von Miller. He was included in the list of the NFL’s Top 100 Players in 2013 and ranked 49th on the list. That was a feat in itself for the offensive linebacker.
The 2014 season would see Houston reach a personal milestone as he had the highest sacks among any linebacker in the league that season, with 22 sacks. It was the second best in NFL history at the time and was only bettered by Michael Strahan’s record of 22.5 in a season. In 2015, he agreed to sign the largest contract ever offered to a linebacker in NFL history – a six-year deal worth $101 million – with the Kansas City Chiefs.
His 2015 season was rigged by injuries for JustinHouston which started with the knee and extended to ACL surgery. And even though he missed the final five games of the league season for the Chiefs, he was still nominated for the Pro Bowl this season. He spent most of the 2016 season recovering from surgery and injuries, but played his first game of Week 11 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He only played five games during the season. However, Houston is still on the NFL’s Top 100 Players list and was voted 76th by league players.
Net salary
Kansas City Chiefs made Justin Houston the richest linebacker in NFL history when he offered him a $101 million contract in 2005. The contract was to last six years and would pay the linebacker as well as an average annual salary of $16.8 million. The landmark contract also included a $20.5 million signing bonus and a $52.5 million guaranteed sum paid to Houston. His net worth was estimated at $30 million by Celebrity Net Worth.
Personal life – family, girlfriend, wife
Justin Houston is married to his longtime girlfriend, lawyer, and mother of his son, Johnisha Garner. The couple exchanged wedding vows in a heartwarming wedding ceremony in Atlanta, with close friends and family in attendance. Justin and Jo had their son before they married, but they now have another child, a daughter, making it two kids for the lovebirds.
Justin Houston Body Stats
The offensive linebacker for the Kansas CityChiefs is a behemoth of a man who is 191cm tall and weighs 117kg. He is bald and has a large scar on his chest, which he had since childhood (a cyst was removed from his chest). The length of his arm is 34½ and his hand is 11.