Joe Mays (American football)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
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Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Chicago (IL) Hyde Park | ||||||||
College: | North Dakota State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Joseph Lamont Mays (born July 6, 1985) is a former
Early years
Mays attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. He did not play football until his junior year of high school. He earned first-team all-conference honors in both his junior and senior years. He was named a first-team all-city selection as a senior in football after he made 115 tackles, 16 sacks, and two interceptions.
College career
As a senior at
Mays was a three-time first-team All-Great West Conference selection in his career. He made 285 total tackles, a school-record 159 solo tackles, 29.5 tackles-for-loss, three interceptions, and eleven sacks in his 31 games started and 43 games played in his career.
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Mays was
On August 2, 2009, the starting linebacker for the Eagles, Stewart Bradley, suffered a season-ending torn ACL during training camp.[3] At subsequent Eagles practices, Mays was promoted to Bradley's position, middle linebacker, although Omar Gaither beat him out for the job.
Denver Broncos
Mays was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for running back J. J. Arrington on July 30, 2010.[4]
On September 25, 2012, Mays was suspended for one game and fined $50,000 by the NFL for his hit on the
On July 23, 2013, Mays was released by the Broncos.[6]
Houston Texans
On July 29, 2013, Mays signed with the Houston Texans to a one-year contract.[7]
Kansas City Chiefs
Mays signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 12, 2014.[8] Due to an injury suffered in the Chiefs final preseason game, Mays was placed on injured reserve with a designated for return tag,[9] and was activated on November 8, 2014. He was released by the team on March 5, 2015.
New York Jets
Mays was signed by the New York Jets on April 13, 2015.[10]
San Diego Chargers
Mays signed a 1-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on October 20, 2015.[11]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2008 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | PHI | 11 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | DEN | 12 | 5 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | DEN | 16 | 12 | 75 | 64 | 11 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | DEN | 6 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | HOU | 14 | 13 | 67 | 42 | 25 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | KAN | 8 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | SDG | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | 38 | 246 | 184 | 62 | 1.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2009 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | DEN | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Mays earned a degree in physical education from North Dakota State. He and his wife, LaToyia, have one son, Jai, and one daughter, Joi.
References
- ^ "Mays signs with San Diego, becomes second former Bison to be a Charger linebacker | INFORUM". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Report: Torn ACL could cost Bradley". espn.com. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (July 30, 2010). "Eagles Acquire RB Arrington From Denver". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "NFL Hands Mays $50,000 Fine, 1 Game Suspension". CBS News Denver. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Broncos release Joe Mays". ESPN News. 23 July 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ^ "Joe Mays, Houston Texans reportedly strike one-year contract". NFL.com. July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ Chiefs Ink Abdullah, Mays & Linkenbach
- ^ "Chiefs Sign S Kurt Coleman; LB Joe Mays to IR". KCChiefs.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy (April 13, 2015). "Jets Add Joe Mays to Their LB Corps". New York Jets. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "Mays signs with San Diego, becomes second former Bison to be a Charger linebacker | INFORUM". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2015-10-28.