Jamaal Westerman Jamaal Akeem Westerman ( born February 21 , 1985 ) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Rutgers . Westerman played high school football in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , at St . Thomas Aquinas High School before moving to Brampton , Ontario . In Brampton , he attended Notre Dame Secondary School , he started in every season he played . After his time in Brampton , he received three scholarship offers from National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) colleges before accepting one from Rutgers . Westerman was considered one of Rutgers ' best defensive linemen and was named to the Second – team All – Big East team two times . In the 2009 NFL Draft , Westerman went undrafted and signed with the New York Jets . He debuted with the Jets on September 13 , 2009 . During his career he has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals . Early years . Westerman was born in Brooklyn , New York , on February 21 , 1985 . He and his family moved to Fort Lauderdale , Florida , where Westerman began his high school career at St . Thomas Aquinas High School . Following his freshman season , he moved again , this time to Brampton , Ontario , and enrolled at Notre Dame Secondary School . Westerman started every year he was there and led both the team and league in tackles and sacks . After graduating from Notre Dame in 2004 he was considered a two - star prospect by " Rivals . com " . Rutgers , Boise State and Central Michigan all recruited him and all offered him scholarships . He eventually accepted Rutgers ' scholarship offer . College career . After redshirting in 2004 , Westerman made a quick impression on the Rutgers coaching staff after recording six tackles in two games to begin 2005 . In the Cincinnati game , Westerman recorded a sack on quarterback Dustin Grutza which forced a fumble . Before the 2006 season , Westerman was involved in a car accident with teammates Willie Foster and Corey Hyman . Westerman and Foster were uninjured while Hyman required two stitches in his forehead . On September 29 , against South Florida , Westerman sacked quarterback Matt Grothe for a five yard loss . After the month of September , Westerman had eight tackles and two and a half sacks . Through eight games , Westerman was the team leader in sacks with six . Against Connecticut , Westerman blocked a punt and recovered a fumble by Connecticut quarterback D . J . Hernandez . Both the punt and fumble recovery were returned for a touchdown . Westerman also recorded two and a half sacks in the game . By the final game in the season , Westerman and defensive end William Blackford had a combined 59 tackles , 16 tackles for a loss with 10 sacks . In the Texas Bowl against the Kansas State Wildcats , Westerman sacked quarterback Josh Freeman twice and recovered a Freeman fumble . Westerman was named second – team All – Big East following the season along with teammates Brian Leonard , Cameron Stephenson , Pedro Sosa , Jeremy Ito , Ramel Meekins , Devraun Thompson , Ron Girault and Courtney Greene . During spring practice , Westerman and two other starter defensive linemen missed the annual intersquad scrimmage due to injuries . In Rutgers ' 59 – 0 win over Norfolk State , Westerman recorded one sack on quarterback Casey Hansen . Against Syracuse and South Florida , Westerman recorded two sacks which gave him six for the season . Following the season , Westerman and Rutgers earned a bid to play in the International Bowl against Ball State . The game was played in his hometown of Toronto . According to Westerman he received numerous questions from teammates about Toronto , including " What ' s the weather like ? " Beginning in March 2008 , Rutgers attempted to convert Westerman to defensive tackle , so he could replace the departed Eric Foster . However , Westerman ended up playing defensive end during the season . Against Morgan State , Westerman blocked a punt and recovered the loose ball . Westerman suffered a torn biceps against Louisville and was forced to sit out the rest of the season which included a bowl game . Despite his injury , he led Rutgers with six sacks on the season . Westerman ended his collegiate career with 26 sacks , 141 tackles and 45 tackles for a loss . His career sack total ranked him third highest in Rutgers school history . Professional career . New York Jets . Westerman was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on April 27 , 2009 . On June 9 , 2009 , Jets head coach Rex Ryan said that he expected Westerman to make the team ' s final roster . He ended up making the final roster as an outside linebacker and recorded two tackles and a sack in his debut against the Houston Texans on September 13 . On October 9 , 2011 , Westerman recorded 5 tackles along with 2 sacks against the New England Patriots but in a losing effort while the Jets lost 30 – 21 . Miami Dolphins . Westerman signed with the Miami Dolphins on March 15 , 2012 . He was waived during the final cuts before ever playing a regular season game for the Miami Dolphins . Arizona Cardinals . On September 1 , Westerman was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals . After making just one tackle in five games for the team , he was waived on November 20 . Indianapolis Colts . On December 4 , Westerman signed with the Indianapolis Colts . Personal . Westerman ' s brother , Jawann , walked on to the Rutgers football team as a wide receiver after Westerman encouraged him to do so . His other brother , Jabar Westerman , was a first round draft pick of the BC Lions in the 2012 Canadian Football League college draft and is currently a starter at defensive end for the team .