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Born: | Palmdale, California, U.S. | March 27, 1992||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Palmdale | ||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Joshua James Shaw (born March 27, 1992) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He previously played for the Cincinnati Bengals between 2015 and 2017. Shaw also played college football at the University of Southern California (USC).
Shaw attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California. He played cornerback, quarterback, and wide receiver. As a senior, he had 50 tackles and an interception on defense, passed for 2,279 yards with 18 touchdowns as a quarterback, and rushed for 921 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. He also participated in track. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the third best cornerback in his class. [1] He committed to the University of Florida to play college football. [2]
Shaw attended Florida from 2010 to 2011. He appeared in one game as a true freshman and redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he appeared in 10 games with one start and recorded 22 tackles. Prior to the 2012 season, Shaw transferred to the University of Southern California (USC). [3] [4] He was granted a hardship waiver and was eligible to play immediately without sitting out the year. [5] [6] He started his USC career as a strong safety and was moved to cornerback during the middle of the season and became a starter. [7] He appeared in all 13 games with seven starts and had 30 tackles and two interceptions. As a junior in 2013, Shaw started all 14 games at both cornerback and safety. He had 67 tackles, four interceptions, and a touchdown.
Prior to his senior season in August 2014, Shaw was suspended by USC after he lied about how he suffered injuries to both his ankles. [8] [9] He had originally told the team that he injured himself while jumping from the second story of an apartment building to save his nephew who was drowning in a pool. In reality, he suffered the injuries after jumping from his balcony to avoid the police who had been called by a neighbor after hearing an argument between him and his girlfriend. [10] [11] The police looked into possible domestic violence charges; however, no charges were filed due to insufficient evidence. [12] [13] Shaw was reinstated in November 2014 and played in the final three games of the season. [14]
Shaw received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 11, 2015, Shaw participated at USC's pro day and performed positional drills. [15] He was ranked the 11th best cornerback in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com and was ranked the 12th best cornerback by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.44 s | 1.54 s | 2.59 s | 4.12 s | 7.01 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 26 reps | |
All values are from NFL Combine [16] [17] |
On May 2, 2015, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Shaw in the fourth round with the 120th pick of the 2015 NFL draft. [18] He signed with the Bengals on May 18, 2015. [19] Shaw played 15 games in his rookie year with 15 tackles and one pass defended.
During the season opener against the New York Jets on September 11, 2016, Shaw made a game-sealing interception. It was the first interception of his career, leading to a 23–22 victory.
On September 1, 2018, Shaw was placed on injured reserve. [20] He was released on September 6, 2018.
On October 2, 2018, Shaw was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs. [21] He was waived on November 17, 2018 [22] after playing a total of four games for the Chiefs. [23]
On November 20, 2018, Shaw was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [24] He played a total of four games for the Buccaneers. [23]
On March 18, 2019, Shaw signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. [23] He was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on August 25, 2019. [25]
On November 29, 2019, Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Shaw indefinitely through at least the end of the 2020 season for betting on NFL games. [26] Shaw made a low four-figure bet in Las Vegas on a three-team parlay (including a bet against his Cardinals team) at a sportsbook run by Caesars Entertainment. [27] Some viewed the suspension as hypocritical [27] as the NFL had previously made Caesars Entertainment its first official casino partner earlier in the year. [28]
Shaw filed an appeal of the suspension on December 3 but rescinded it on December 19. As a result, he was moved from injured reserve to the reserve/suspended list. Shaw was eligible to apply for reinstatement on February 15, 2021, [29] and the NFL reinstated him on March 20, 2021 [30] after being suspended for a total of 21 games. [31] Shaw has not played in the NFL since his reinstatement. [32]
On March 10, 2022, Shaw was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League. [33] He suffered a quadriceps injury, [34] and was transferred to the inactive roster on April 22, 2022. [35] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30. [36]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | CIN | 15 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | CIN | 16 | 12 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | CIN | 16 | 1 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | KC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | 14 | 127 | 95 | 32 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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