Justin Sandy
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Justin Michael Sandy is an American football
American football
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 safety who is currently a free agent
Free agent
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. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
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 as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football
College football
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 at Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa Panthers football
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.

Early years

Sandy attended East (Sioux City, Iowa) High School where he made 58 receptions for 957 yards and 28 touchdowns.

College career

Sandy played college football
College football
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 for the Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa Panthers
The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 15 varsity teams in 11 sports:...

. He played in 47 games and made 192 tackles and seven interceptions. He majored in business management.

Tennessee Titans

Sandy was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

 as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2004. After spending some time on the practice squad he was activated to the active roster and made his NFL debut at the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
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 on November 21. In 2005, his second season for the Titans, he played in three games and started his first NFL game versus the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
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 on September 21. He finished the season with two tackles.

Cleveland Browns

After being waived by the Titans, Sandy was picked up by the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

but was only a member of the practice and did not compete in any regular season action both in 2006 and 2007. He was waived on July 21, 2008.
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