Jamaal Westerman Helping On and Off The Field

Jamaal Westerman has really begun to make a difference on and off the football field. The former Rutgers star and current New York Jets linebacker continues to work hard and is finally seeing it pay off. His first two years in the NFL mostly saw Westerman used on special teams and rare times on defense. Now in his third NFL season, Westerman has taken on a more involved role with the Jets. He has used his experience as a defensive end at Rutgers and brought that to his role as linebacker with the Jets. New York has been using Westerman as some what of a pass rushing specialist. A good move considering Westerman finished his college career with 26 sacks, third all-time at Rutgers. Through the first five games of 2011, Westerman has already recorded 14 tackles. That’s four more than any previous single season for him. During last weeks loss to the New England Patriots, Westerman had some what of a coming out party. The linebacker recorded three tackles and two sacks of Patriots quarte...