Woodrow Hamilton

BIOGRAPHY

Woodrow Hamilton was born December 20, 1992, in Raleigh, Mississippi. He is a nose tackle in the NFL. Hamilton played in 47 games with 25 starts at nose tackle and finished with 83 tackles and three sacks and one pass defend for Mississippi. As a senior, he started all 12 games and totaled 29 tackles and one sack. Hamilton was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 8, 2016. On December 21, he was released by the Patriots and was re-signed to the practice squad. On February 5, 2017, Hamilton's Patriots appeared in Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. On October 10, 2017, Hamilton was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on January 10, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Hamilton was waived by the Saints and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 27, 2018. On December 12, 2018, Hamilton was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. On December 31, 2018, Hamilton signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. He was re-signed to the active roster on November 27, 2019. On September 5, 2020, Hamilton was waived by the Panthers and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and recovered a fumble in the game. He reverted to the practice squad after the game.