Justin Lee Tuck (born March 29, 1983) is an American football defensive end for the National Football League's (NFL) New York Giants. A former standout defensive end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Tuck currently plays in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. His cousin Adalius Thomas was also a former professional football player. On January 17, 2008, Tuck was rewarded with a contract extension with the Giants. Justin Tuck played high school football in Alabama at Central Coosa County. Growing up, Tuck's favorite football teams were the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys, but his favorite sport was basketball. Although he began playing football in the seventh grade, Justin only began to take it seriously in his freshman year of high school where he originally started out as a quarterback before changing positions to tight end and defensive end. His accolades include earning Alabama Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior in 2000, as well as lettering in football at both linebacker and tight end. For his career at Central-Coosa, Tuck recorded 492 tackles with 37 sacks, 26 forced fumbles, and 17 fumble recoveries. As a tight end, Tuck had 115 catches
New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck didn't just cut a check to help out with tornado relief in his home state of Alabama -- he put his 6'5", 275lb body to work!Tuck went down to Tuscaloosa a… READ MORE >
The New York Giants season is on the line tomorrow ... and TMZ has learned they will have their defensive star Justin Tuck when they take on the Washington Redskins. As TMZ first reported, Tuck… READ MORE >
New York Giants football star Justin Tuck was involved in a minor SUV accident in Teaneck, NJ Friday night ... TMZ has learned. We're told the accident occurred around 8:30 PM ET on Route 4.… READ MORE >
