JoJuan Armour

JoJuan Armour

Jojuan Armour after winning the 96th Grey Cup
Born:	(1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	S, LB
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
College	Miami (Ohio)
High school	Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio)
NFL draft	1999, Round: 7, Pick: 224
Career history
As player
1999	Oakland Raiders*
1999	Jacksonville Jaguars
1999–2002	Cincinnati Bengals
2004–2005	BC Lions
2006–2007	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2008	Calgary Stampeders
2009	BC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards	CFL champion 2× MAC Defensive Player of the Year (1997, 1998)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive) Playing stats at NFL.com

JoJuan Armour (born July 10, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) and a linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also a high school football defensive lineman coach for Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio.

Early years

Armour is a 1995 graduate of Central Catholic High School who was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in April 2006. Playing linebacker and running back on the high school football team, he was a two-time first-team All-City selection, a second-team Division I All-Ohio selection, and the 1994 Toledo City League player of the year.

College career

Armour played football at Miami University as a linebacker. He earned three All-MAC selections and was a two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year. In his career at Miami, he recorded 396 total tackles, 67 tackles for loss for a total of 297 lost yards, and 24.5 sacks. Armour was a third-team All-American selection in his senior year.

Professional career

He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 1999 and was later signed by the Cincinnati Bengals in December 1999. Armour started for the Bengals in 2001 and 2002 and was released by them in August 2003. In June 2004 Armour was signed as a free agent by the British Columbia Lions and played for them in 2004 and 2005. After the 2005 season, Armour was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played for them in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In February 2008, he was signed by the Calgary Stampeders. He helped Calgary win the 2008 Grey Cup. He was later released on June 22, 2009 for overaggressive plays during training camp. On August 3, 2009, the BC Lions re-signed Armour. On February 25, 2010, Armour announced his retirement after six seasons in the CFL, having spent three with the BC Lions.