Dieugot Joseph
No. 78
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-21) March 21, 1994
Orlando, Florida
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:Freedom (Orlando, Florida)
College:FIU
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Dieugot Joseph (born March 21, 1994) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at FIU, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

High school and college career

Joseph played high school football at Freedom High School (Orlando, Florida) in Orlando, Florida. Joseph played both football and basketball while at high school and committed to Florida International University Panthers on December 11, 2011.

Joseph redshirted his freshman year in 2012. As a sophomore, Joseph appeared in all 12 games and started in eight of them. In 2013, Joseph was a member of an offensive line that gained 4,173 yards of offense (fifth-most in school history).

In his senior year, Joseph was an All-C-USA Honorable Mention selection. He was also named as a game captain in their game against Maryland. Joseph started in all 12 games on an offensive line that helped produce 4,503 yards of total offense (No. 4 all-time for yards in a season at FIU).

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Joseph signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3]

Baltimore Ravens

On September 19, 2017, Joseph was signed by the Baltimore Ravens off the Bears' practice squad.[4] He was waived by the Ravens on October 10, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5]

Minnesota Vikings

On January 9, 2018, Joseph was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018.[7] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[8]

New York Jets

On September 3, 2018, Joseph was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[9] He was released on October 8, 2018, but was re-signed nine days later.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 31, 2018.[11] He was waived on May 14, 2019.[12]

Atlanta Falcons

On May 29, 2019, Joseph signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[13] He was waived on August 27, 2019 with an injury settlement.[14]

Philadelphia Eagles

On January 1, 2020, Joseph was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[15] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 13, 2020.[16]

Joseph had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys on August 17, 2020,[17] and with the Washington Football Team on August 19, 2020.[18]

Personal life

Joseph is of Haitian descent.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
  2. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 4, 2017). "Bears sign Jenkins, nine to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Mink, Ryan (September 19, 2017). "Ravens Sign Two Offensive Linemen to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mink, Ryan (October 10, 2017). "Ravens Re-Sign Running Back Bobby Rainey Following Terrance West's Injury". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vikings Announce Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vikings Sign 6 to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Vikings Release 14 Players". Vikings.com. August 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 3, 2018). "Jets Fill Out 10-Man Practice Squad With Six Players". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 8, 2018). "Jets Sign DL Bronson Kaufusi to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 31, 2018). "Jets Sign Three Players to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com.
  12. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (May 14, 2019). "Jets Add WR Xavier Ubosi, T Calvin Anderson". NewYorkJets.com.
  13. ↑ Ulrich, Logan (May 29, 2019). "Falcons Sign OT Dieugot Joseph".
  14. ↑ McFadden, Will (August 27, 2019). "Falcons waive Dieugot Joseph with an injury settlement". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  15. ↑ "Eagles welcome back WR Shelton Gibson". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. January 1, 2020.
  16. ↑ @HBalzer721 (January 14, 2020). "Practice-squad contracts expired yesterday: New England DE Eric Lee; New Orleans C Casey Dunn; Philadelphia RB De'Angelo Henderson, T Dieugot Joseph" (Tweet). Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ @AlbertBreer (August 17, 2020). "Today's tryout list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ @AlbertBreer (August 19, 2020). "Today's workouts/visits" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Lambert, Erik, ed. (May 2, 2017). "Bears Rookie Dieugot Joseph Sits Down With Sports Mockery". Sports Mockery. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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