Samuel Joseph (American football)

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Samuel Joseph
Nicholls Colonels
Position: Running backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-10) May 10, 1983 (age 40)
Marrero, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Marrero (LA) Archbishop Shaw
College: LSU
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
CFL status:Import
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Samuel Louis Joseph (born May 10, 1983) is the running backs coach for the Nicholls Colonels football team.

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Playing career

Joseph played college football at Colorado in 2003 and at LSU from 2005 to 2006 after transferring and sitting out the 2004 season. [1] He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. [2] From 2009 to 2010, Joseph played defensive back in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts. [3]

Coaching career

Joseph began his coaching career as a strength and conditioning intern at LSU from 2014 to 2015. [4] He spent the 2017 season at St. Michael's Catholic Academy as the head strength and conditioning coach. [4] In 2018, Joseph became the running backs coach for the Nicholls Colonels football team. [4] [5]

Personal life

Joseph's older brother, Vance, was a quarterback and running back for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1990 to 1995. [1] Vance was hired as head coach of the Denver Broncos on January 11, 2017, after signing a four-year contract. [6] He coached the Broncos through the 2018 season. Joseph's other older brother, Mickey, played quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and is the current interim head coach. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sammy Joseph". lsusports.net. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sammy Joseph". nfl.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sammy Joseph". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sammy Joseph". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ "All-Time Assistants" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 35. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Vance Joseph reaches deal to be Broncos' head coach". espn.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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