Michael Joseph (American football)
| No. 15 – DC Defenders | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 19, 1995 Oswego, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Oswego (Oswego, Illinois) |
| College: | Dubuque (2014–2018) |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Michael Joseph (born March 19, 1995) is an
Early life and high school career
Joseph grew up in Oswego, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Joseph barely played at Oswego High School in his hometown, never making a start and barely recording any stats in four years.[1]
College career
Some small schools were interested, and Joseph committed to play college football at Dubuque, a Division III school located about five miles away from the Iowa-Illinois border and only has about 2,200 students.[2] Joseph had family ties to the Spartans as his cousin Bridget Hosley ran track there. He was only about 5'11' and 150 pounds as a freshman, so the Spartans put Joseph on the program's developmental squad before being called up to the roster later in the year. Starting as a sophomore in 2015, Joseph would make three straight All-Iowa Conference teams. In 2017, Joseph won the Cliff Harris Award as the best small-college defender. He was the only D-III player at the 2018 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.[3]
Professional career
Chicago Bears
Joseph went undrafted in the
Joseph was released again on September 1, 2019, but re-signed to the practice squad.[6]
On August 3, 2020, Joseph was placed on injured reserve.[7] He was activated on November 9, 2020.
On April 9, 2021, Joseph was re-signed by the Bears.[8] He was released on August 26, 2021.[9] On December 20, 2021, he appeared in his first NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings, playing three snaps on defense and six on special teams.[10] Joseph was reverted to the practice squad after that game.
On August 16, 2022, Joseph was waived by the Bears and reverted to injured reserve.[11] He was released on October 1, 2022.[12]
DC Defenders
On January 13, 2023, Joseph signed with the
References
- ^ Southard, Dargan. "From Division III to the NFL Draft: How a high school bench warmer developed into a pro talent at Dubuque". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Joseph". www.dbq.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Reese's Senior Bowl rosters". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (May 11, 2018). "Bears Officially Sign 15 Undrafted Free Agents". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (September 3, 2018). "Bears Sign 10 Players To Practice Squad Including QB Tyler Bray". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (September 1, 2019). "Bears Officially Sign 10 Players To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Bears sign Maxwell, put Joseph on IR". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (September 3, 2018). "Bears Sign 10 Players To Practice Squad Including QB Tyler Bray". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 26, 2021). "NFL Transactions: Thursday 8/26". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (December 20, 2021). "NFL Transactions: Monday 12/20". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Ulrich, Logan (August 16, 2022). "Bears Announce Eight Roster Moves". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (October 1, 2022). "Bears Waive DB Michael Joseph From Injured Reserve". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Mike (January 26, 2023). "D.C. Defenders Sign NFL Vets, WR Chad Hansen, And CB Michael Joseph". xflnewshub.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2023 All-XFL Team Revealed". www.xfl.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.