The bio line on Justin Hamilton’s Twitter profile begins with “A Country Boy From Mississippi … ” Yes, this massive nose tackle deep on the Buffalo Bills’ depth chart hails from the Deep South.
And back in Natchez, Miss., life was regimented. Hamilton’s family owned a plot of land, a barn, horses and lived for the weekend.
That’s when the guy who’s now a 6-foot-1, 315-pound behemoth competed in the rodeo.
“I grew up around horses my whole life,” Hamilton said. “It’s just something that’s been with me since I was young. I’m from the country.