{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Jabar Westerman |team= |image=File:2019, 93, Jabar Westerman.jpg |image_upright=0.9 |caption=Westerman with the Calgary Stampeders in 2019 |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1989|05|13}} |birth_place=Brampton, Ontario, Canada |position1=Defensive lineman |College=Eastern Michigan |high_school= |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2016}} |playing_team1=BC Lions |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2018}} |playing_team2=Montreal Alouettes |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2019}} |playing_team3=Calgary Stampeders |statlabel1=Tackles |statvalue1=103 |statlabel2=Sacks |statvalue2=18 |statlabel3=INTs |statvalue3=1 |statlabel4=Forced fumbles |statvalue4=4 |import=no |number=93 |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=2 |Weight_lbs=285 |CFLDraftedYear=2012 |CFLDraftedRound=1 |CFLDraftedPick=2 |career_highlights= * 2012 - Jackie Parker Trophy |CFL=jabar-westerman/158910/ }}
'''Jabar Akil Westerman''' (born May 13, 1989) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Westerman played college football with the Eastern Michigan Eagles for two years, putting up 48 tackles and 5.5 sacks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://emueagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3377|title = Jabar Westerman - Football}}</ref>
==Professional career== Westerman was ranked as the eighth best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL draft.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/cfl-scouting-bureau-april-2012 CFL Scouting Bureau - April 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425090023/http://www.cfl.ca/cfl-scouting-bureau-april-2012 |date=April 25, 2012 }}</ref> He was selected second overall by the BC Lions in the 2012 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 28, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/westerman-signs-on-the-dotted-line-with-leos |title=Westerman signs, Fabien returns to school |access-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230832/http://www.cfl.ca/article/westerman-signs-on-the-dotted-line-with-leos |url-status=dead }}</ref> In five seasons with BC, Westerman recorded 75 tackles and 17 sacks in 85 games played. On February 14, 2017, he joined the Montreal Alouettes. In 2018, Westerman played alongside his brother Jamaal Westerman for several games before Jamaal was traded to rival Hamilton. 2018 was a season riddled with injuries for both brothers; Jamaal ended up with a season ending injury,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/09/27/ticats-add-jamaal-westerman-6-game/ |title = Ticats add Jamaal Westerman to 6-game|date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> while Jabar played in only seven games and recorded four tackles; it was his first season without a sack. He was released by Montreal in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/alouettes-sign-defensive-end-gabriel-knapton-and-cornerback-marcus-cromartie |title = Alouettes sign defensive-end Gabriel Knapton and cornerback Marcus Cromartie}}</ref> On June 19, 2019, Westerman signed with the Calgary Stampeders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/06/19/stamps-sign-national-dl-jabar-westerman/|title=Stamps sign national DL Jabar Westerman|date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> In 14 games, Westerman made 15 tackles, providing national depth along the defensive line which had suffered a series of injuries. He was released on January 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/calgary-stampeders/transactions/2019 | title=Calgary Stampeders Transactions | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=14 August 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.stampeders.com/players/jabar-westerman/158910/ Calgary Stampeders profile]
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