Josh Taves

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Josh Taves
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1972-05-13) May 13, 1972 (age 53)
Watsonville, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Dennis-Yarmouth (Yarmouth, Massachusetts)
College: Northeastern
NFL draft: 1995: undrafted
Career history
[1]
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:41
Sacks:4.0
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Josh Heinrich Taves (born May 13, 1972, in Watsonville, California) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). [2] He played college football for the Northeastern Huskies.

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Biography

Taves is Jewish. [3] He grew up in Truro, MA, played football for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and for Northeastern University, where he twice made the Jewish All-American team. [4] [5]

He was named NFL Europe's 1998 Most Valuable Defensive Player, after he was co-leader in sacks in the league with 9 in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons. [5]

Taves signed with the Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League for the 2000 season. On March 21, 2000, he was traded to the Orlando Predators for Mile Black. [6]

In the NFL, he played defensive end for 29 games over three seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Panthers 2003 media Guide. p. 220-222. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Horvitz, Peter S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN   9781561719075 . Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ Goldman, D.J. (2006). Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben Pub. p. 51. ISBN   9781580131834 . Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "There'a No Place To Hide Taves Has Too Much Of Everything To Be Lost in Nfl Shuffle". Boston Globe. January 13, 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "NFL EUROPE'S TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO SIGN WITH DOLPHINS", Miami Herald, June 20, 1998
  6. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.


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