Woodrow Hamilton


Woodrow Hamilton is an American football nose tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Ole Miss.

College career

Hamilton played in 47 games with 25 starts at nose tackle and finished with 83 tackles and three sacks and one pass defensed for Mississippi. As a senior, he started all 12 games and totaled 29 tackles and one sack.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Hamilton was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 NFL Draft. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 8, 2016. On December 21, he was released by the Patriots and was re-signed to the practice squad. On February 5, 2017, Hamilton's Patriots appeared in Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.
On February 7, 2017, Hamilton signed a futures contract with the Patriots. On September 2, 2017, Hamilton was waived/injured by the Patriots and placed on injured reserve. He was released with an injury settlement on September 4.

New Orleans Saints

On October 10, 2017, Hamilton was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on January 10, 2018.
On September 1, 2018, Hamilton was waived by the Saints and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 27, 2018.

New York Giants

On December 12, 2018, Hamilton was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.

Carolina Panthers

On December 31, 2018, Hamilton signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. He was re-signed to the active roster on November 27, 2019.