Joe Young (safety)

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Joe Young
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-02) June 2, 1988 (age 35)
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Northwest (Germantown, Maryland)
College: Rutgers
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:66
Pass deflections:4
Interceptions:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Joe Young (born Joe Lefeged, June 2, 1988) is a former American football safety. Young is better known by his former surname Lefeged.

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Early life

Young was born Joe Lefeged in Rockville, Maryland [1] [2] and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland. [3] [4] [5] He attended The Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland and then Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland and was the Washington Post All-Met Defensive Player of the Year.

Lefeged played college football at Rutgers.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2011.

Young started four games in the 2012 season.

On June 29, 2013, Young was arrested in Washington, D.C., after fleeing police during a traffic stop, on five charges; carrying a firearm without a license, having an unregistered firearm, having unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol. [6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On January 15, 2014, Young signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on August 24.

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References

  1. espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14415/joe-lefeged
  2. "Joe Young Stats, News and Video - SS". NFL.com .
  3. "Police: Colts safety Joe Lefeged arrested after fleeing from traffic stop, found with unregistered pistol". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  4. "Colts Safety Joe Lefeged Arrested in D.C." 29 June 2013.
  5. "Colts safety Joe Lefeged arrested on gun charges in D.C." The Washington Post . Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  6. "Colts' Lefeged arrested in Washington". CNN. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.