Justin Deaon Tryon (born May 29, 1984) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

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. He was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. He also played for the

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and

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisio ...

Early life

Tryon was born Northridge, California. He played for

Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school built in 1989. It is located in Littlerock, California, United States. The school serves Littlerock and the surrounding communities of Lake Los Angeles, Pearblossom, and Llano. It i ...

and graduated from

William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles) William Howard Taft Charter High School is a public school located on the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, within the Los Angeles Unified Scho ...

. He played college football at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...

and

College of the Canyons College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has campus loca ...

. Justin started all 26 games during his two seasons at ASU. Earned Second-team All-Conference honors as a senior after being named honorable mention All-Pac 10 as a junior. Won junior college national championship game in 2005.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

On June 13, 2008, Tryon officially signed a three-year contract with the Redskins. He had 26 tackles and one interception during the season.

Indianapolis Colts

On September 4, 2010, he was traded from the Redskins to the

for an undisclosed draft pick. Tryon had an interception during a 2010 wild card matchup against the Jets before the half. The Colts lost the game on a late field goal, 17–16. He was released by the Colts on September 28, 2011.

New York Giants

He signed with the

on October 4, 2011. He played for the Giants for both the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

References

External links

New York Giants bio

Official Website

Justin Tryon Speed & Fitness

Fox Sports

CBS Sports.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tryon, Justin 1984 births Living people American football cornerbacks College of the Canyons Cougars football players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Players of American football from Los Angeles Washington Redskins players Indianapolis Colts players New York Giants players People from Northridge, Los Angeles People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles William Howard Taft Charter High School alumni