Justin C. Hickman is a gridiron football defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Background
Hickman was born in El Paso, Texas. His father, Donnie Hickman, played for the University of Southern California Trojans in the late 1970s before suiting up for four seasons with the British Columbia Lions (1980-1983) of the Canadian Football League and two seasons in the USFL with the Pittsburgh Maulers (1984) and Los Angeles Express (1985).
Education
He attended Saint Mary"s High School in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1999 to 2003. Hickman attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins football team from 2003 to 2006.
Career
He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles), and was a consensus All-American. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He has also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Canadian Football League) and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
Hickman"s father blocked for future Hall-of-Fame QB Steve Young in his last pro season in Los Los Angeles
Following his senior season in 2006, he was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American defensive lineman.
Washington Redskins
After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft Hickman spent some time on the Washington Redskins roster. Los Angeles Avengers
In 2008, Hickman played for the Arena Football League"s Los Angeles Avengers.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
On June 1, 2009, Hickman signed as a free agent with the Canadian Football League"s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In his first two Canadian Football League seasons, he collected seven sacks, and, in 2011, Hickman finished tied for first in the league with 13 sacks.
His productivity on the field was recognized by the league when he was selected as a 2011 Canadian Football League All-Star.
Indianapolis Colts
On February 8, 2012, Hickman signed a two-year contract with the NFL"s Indianapolis Colts. Hickman played in 12 games during the 2012 NFL season, contributing 7 tackles. Hickman had a strong training camp and first pre-season game.
Unfortunately he was injured during the preseason and on August 13, 2013 he was waived-injured by the Colts.
On the next day, he cleared waivers and was placed on the Colts" injured reserve list. After speding the entire 2013 NFL season on International Rectifier the Colts resigned Hickman on March 10, 2014.
On June 18, 2014, he was released by the Indianapolis Colts. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (II)
On September 17, 2014, Hickman signed with his former club, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. In two seasons with the Tiger-Cats Justin Hickman played in 21 games making 37 tackles, 9 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.
Following the 2015 season neither side could reach a contract extension, and as a result Hickman became a free-agent on February 9, 2016.
Toronto Argonauts.