Joe Morgan (American football)

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Joseph Morgan
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-03-23) March 23, 1988 (age 35)
Canton, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Canton (OH) McKinley
College: Walsh
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:14
Receiving yards:471
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Joseph Morgan (born March 23, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Illinois and Walsh and was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		189 lb
(86 kg)		4.40 s1.56 s2.55 s4.25 s6.91 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		10 reps
All values from NFL Combine

New Orleans Saints

Morgan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on July 27, 2011. [1] Little known at the beginning of training camp, he became a focus of attention after he scored touchdowns in consecutive preseason games, [2] [3] [4] and was considered a strong candidate to make the regular season roster until he suffered a knee injury. [5] He was placed on injured reserve on September 3, 2011. [6]

In 2012 Morgan made the roster as a backup receiver. During the first three games of the season, he had only one catch and little impact, but in the Saints' fourth game, at Green Bay, he caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees for his first NFL touchdown and the team's longest play of the season so far. [7] In the Saints' sixth game at Tampa Bay, he made another spectacular scoring play: after catching a long pass from Brees inside the 10 yard line, he evaded Mark Barron's tackle and managed to stay off the ground, regained his balance and flipped Eric Wright over his head as he stood up, and finally dashed into the end zone before taking a hard hit from Cody Grimm to score what a USA Today writer called "one of the great scoring efforts of the season". [8]

On August 7, 2013, the New Orleans Saints announced that Morgan suffered a torn meniscus and a partially torn ACL during training camp practice and will miss the entire 2013 season. [9] On August 27, 2013, the Saints placed Morgan on injured reserve. On October 26, 2014, head coach Sean Payton announced that Morgan was suspended, for reasons which were not given by him. [10] On December 9, 2014, Joe Morgan was waived by the New Orleans Saints. [11]

Morgan rejoined the Saints on April 2, 2015. [12] He was released on September 5 for final roster cuts before the start of the season. [13] On September 16, he re-signed with the team. [14] On October 24, 2015, he was released by the Saints. [15]

Baltimore Ravens

Morgan signed with the Baltimore Ravens on November 4 after placing wide receiver Steve Smith, Sr. on season ending injured reserve. [16] He was subsequently waived on November 23 without having appeared in a game for the Ravens. [17]

Toronto Argonauts

On October 5, 2016, Morgan signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. After spending a month on the Argonauts' practice roster until the end of the season, Morgan re-signed with the Argonauts on December 15, 2016. After playing in the preseason games Joseph was released before week 1 of the 2017 season.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On July 3, 2017, Morgan signed a practice roster agreement with Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

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References

  1. ↑ "Saints Agree to Terms with 20 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bradley Handwerger, "Saints’ Joe Morgan impresses with 78-yard punt return" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine , WWL-TV, August 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ James Varney, "New Orleans Saints WR Joe Morgan state his case with another TD", Times-Picayune , August 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "McKinley grad Joe Morgan opening eyes in Saints camp" Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today , Associated Press in The Repository (Canton, Ohio), August 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ Mike Triplett, "Some New Orleans Saints roster spots hinge on health as well as performance", Times-Picayune , August 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Saints Announce Practice Squad". NewOrleansSaints.com. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ Nakia Hogan, "New Orleans Saints receiver Joe Morgan finally provides big play", Times-Picayune , September 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ Robert Klemko, "Saints' Joseph Morgan scores TD with Jackie Chan-like effort", USA Today , October 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 7, 2013). "Saints' Kenyon Coleman, Joe Morgan out for season". NFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Sean Payton announces Saints have traded for 49ers linebacker Parys Haralson". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Saints waive Joe Morgan as tensions mount". nfl.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  12. ↑ http://blogs.theadvocate.com/blackandgold/2015/04/02/source-saints-sign-joe-morgan-to-1-year-deal/
  13. ↑ Triplett, Mike (September 5, 2015). "New Orleans Saints cut 22 players, including Stanley Jean-Baptiste". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ Triplett, Mike (September 17, 2015). "C.J. Spiller 'up to speed' but status for Sunday remains uncertain". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Saints promote DBs Davis, Seamster; cut WRs Morgan, Graham". ESPN.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ravens Sign Wide Receivers Joe Morgan, Chuck Jacobs". baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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