| Julian Battle | |
| Cflstatus: | International |
| Number: | 26 |
| Birth Date: | July 11, 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Royal Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Draftyear: | 2003 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 92 |
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| Cfl-Archive: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150512003232/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1311 |
| Pfr: | BattJu20 |
Julian Battle (born July 11, 1981) is an American former professional football defensive back. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Battle was also a member of the Washington Redskins and Calgary Stampeders.
Battle played high school football at Wellington Community High School.[1]
He originally signed with the University of Miami out of high school and didn't qualify and attended junior college. He was a two-year letterman at Los Angeles Valley College before transferring to the University of Tennessee where he started all 26 games, producing 132 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 13 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, 1 touchdown, and blocked two punts.[2]
Battle was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round, with the 92nd overall pick, of the 2003 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.[3] He played in the regular season with the Chiefs as a safety for two seasons from 2003 to 2004.[4] He was waived/injured on July 28, 2005 and reverted to injured reserve the next day. Battle was waived by the Chiefs on August 10, 2006.[5]
Battle signed with the Washington Redskins on August 16, 2006. He was waived on September 2, 2006.[5]
He signed with the Calgary Stampeders on September 12, 2007.[6] He helped Calgary win the 96th Grey Cup in the 2008 CFL season.[7]