Joe Tafoya

Edit links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Joe Tafoya
No. 99, 69, 71
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1978-09-06) September 6, 1978 (age 45)
Pittsburg, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Pittsburg (CA)
College:Arizona
NFL draft:2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 234
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:115
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joseph Peter Tafoya (born September 6, 1978) is a former American

2001 NFL Draft by Tony Dungy and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] Injured in the first pre-season game of his professional career with an ankle fracture, he was released on injury waivers and picked up by the Chicago Bears. He spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears and appeared in the 2001 NFC Divisional playoffs game against the Philadelphia Eagles where he recorded three tackles. Tafoya was picked up as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks. He appeared in the 2005 Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was then picked up as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals
in 2007 and released after he suffered a career-ending injury during the 2008 training camp.

Upon retirement he acquired a Mobile Entertainment company developing mobile applications focused on fan engagement. [2] He was invited to speak at the 2011 AT&T Developers Conference as part of the AT&T Keynote Speech by CMO David Christopher on the topic of fan engagement through mobile technology.[3]

In 2012 Tafoya and Carter launched JumpIt Media Inc. a sports marketing company centered on fan engagement.

CenturyLink Field to measure crowd roar in an effort to break the world record for "Loudest Crowd Roar at an outdoor Sports Stadium." On September 15 Seattle Seahawks fans (aka the 12th Man) were measured at 131.76 dBA, setting a new world record for crowd roar. The record was broken and then reclaimed on December 2 through the efforts of the Seahawks and Tafoya's JumpIt Media Inc. measured at 137.6dBA against the New Orleans Saints.[6]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CHI 5 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHI 14 1 18 12 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CHI 16 0 25 20 5 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SEA 15 1 33 20 13 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2006 SEA 13 0 12 8 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2007 ARI 13 7 26 22 4 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
76 9 115 83 32 3.5 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SEA 3 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 SEA 2 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. ^ "Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision - GeekWire".
  3. ^ "CES: Live From The AT&T Developer Summit; To Offer Data Plans For Playstation Vita; New LTE Devices; HTC, Nokia Win Phones". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Steve Kelley | Ex-Seahawks find a passion off the field with apps for athletes | Seattle Times Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14.
  5. ^ "Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game".
  6. ^ "Seattle Seahawks fans set stadium noise record". 3 December 2013.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Tafoya&oldid=1198497060"