Josh Mauro
| No. 97 Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 17, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | St Albans, England | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | L. D. Bell High School | ||||||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Joshua Daniel Mauro (born February 17, 1991) is an English-born professional football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at Stanford.
Early years
He was named to the Dallas Morning News first team all-area and Associated Press all-state team in high school.[1] He was ranked as the Nation’s 31st-best prospect weakside defensive end by Rivals.com.[1]
College career
On October 9, 2013, He was named on the Bednarik Award watch list.[2] On November 18, 2013, He was named on the Ted Hendricks Award midseason watch list.[3] On December 2, 2013, He was an honorable mention for the 2013 All-Pac-12 team.[4]
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
He began his professional career by signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent, but was released during the final roster cuts.
Arizona Cardinals
After his release from the Steelers, Mauro signed with the Cardinals. During his rookie season in 2014, Mauro played 5 games with 6 tackles and a pass defended. In 2015, he played 14 games with 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defended, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.
In 2016, Mauro started 13 of 15 games he played in recording a career-high 42 tackles and 13 tackles for loss. Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract to remain with the Cardinals on January 12, 2017.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Stanford Profile". gostanford.com.
- ↑ "Mauro Added to Bednarik Watch". gostanford.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Gardner-Webb's Riddick Named To Hendricks Award Mid-Season Watch List". gwusports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Stanford football players named all-Pac-12". mercurynews.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Urban, Darren (January 12, 2017). "Josh Mauro Re-Signs With Cardinals". AZCardinals.com.