:Dwayne Joseph
{{Short description|American football player and executive (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dwayne Joseph
| number =
| current_team = Detroit Lions
| position = Director of scouting
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|6|2}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = Carol City
| college = Syracuse
| undraftedyear = 1994
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})
| pastexecutive =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}})
Coordinator of player programs - Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2001|2003}})
Director of player development - Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2004|2006}})
Regional scout - Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2007}})
Assistant director of pro personnel - Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2008|2011}})
Regional scout - Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2012}})
Assistant director of college scouting - Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2013|2015}})
Assistant director of pro personnel - Philadelphia Eagles (2015–{{NFL Year|2019}})
Director of pro personnel - Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2019|2024}})
Director of pro scouting - Detroit Lions (2024–Present)
Director of scouting
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (LII)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 34
| statlabel2 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Interceptions
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = JoseDw20
}}
Dwayne Joseph (born June 2, 1972) is an American football executive and former player who is the director of scouting for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
Playing career
=College=
Joseph was a letterman in his college career, and was the captain of the Syracuse Orange football team in his senior year.
=National Football League=
==Chicago Bears==
After going undrafted, Joseph played for the Bears from 1994 to 1996. He spent much of his rookie season with the practice squad. In 1995, Joseph recorded his first career interception in his pro debut.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2446 |title=Manning supplants Harris as starting free safety |publisher=Chicagobears.com |date=September 20, 2006 |accessdate=July 26, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He eventually played in all 16 games, and started one. During the 1995 season, Joseph recorded two interceptions, four passes defended, and a forced fumble. He spent the 1996 season on injured reserve,{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/08/20/bears-placed-cb-dwayne-joseph-neck-and/ |title=Dwayne Joseph Bears | Bears: Placed CB Dwayne Joseph (neck) and DT Chris Zorich... - Baltimore Sun |publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com |date=August 20, 1996 |access-date=July 26, 2012}} and was released in training camp a year later.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/08/20/wannstedt-files-away-ditkas-opinion/ |title=Wannstedt Files Away Ditka's Opinion - Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=August 20, 1997 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}
Executive career
=Chicago Bears=
Three years after his playing career ended, Joseph was hired by the Bears to be the Coordinator of Player Programs, and was promoted to Director of Player Development in 2001.
=Miami Dolphins=
In 2004, Joseph was hired as a pro scout for the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web|author=Thanx to MGOblog.com for the link |url=http://blog.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2009/01/syracuse_ny_lets_get.html |title=Syracuse is lining up prospects in Florida | syracuse.com |publisher=Blog.syracuse.com |date= January 22, 2009|accessdate=July 26, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/05/10/ex-cb-joseph-set-to-rejoin-bears-front-office/ |title=Ex-CB Joseph set to rejoin Bears' front office - Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=July 26, 2012}}
In 2005, Joseph became the Dolphins representative at the NFL-Stanford University Program for Managers.{{cite web |url=http://dolphins.studiotigaapps.net/front-office-bios/football-operations/player-personnel-and-team-support/dwayne-joseph/MiamiDolphins_front_office_bio.aspx |title=Dwayne Joseph |publisher=Dolphins.studiotigaapps.net |accessdate=July 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130222043050/http://dolphins.studiotigaapps.net/front-office-bios/football-operations/player-personnel-and-team-support/dwayne-joseph/MiamiDolphins_front_office_bio.aspx |archivedate=February 22, 2013 }} In 2007, Joseph became the Dolphins assistant director of pro personnel.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8849 |title=Bears make changes to personnel dept |publisher=Chicagobears.com |date= |accessdate=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615063845/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=8849 |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author=Donnie Webb, The Post-Standard |url=http://blog.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2007/06/some_nfl_updates.html |title=NFL: Patterson, Joseph | syracuse.com |publisher=Blog.syracuse.com |date= June 19, 2007|accessdate=July 26, 2012}}
=Chicago Bears (second stint)=
In 2012, Joseph was hired by new Bears general manager Phil Emery as assistant director of pro scouting.
On May 6, 2013, Joseph was promoted to assistant director of pro personnel.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-promote-Turks-Joseph/13abe419-ff72-4820-bd27-5c5c525ed0d4|title=Bears promote Turks, Joseph|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=May 6, 2013|accessdate=May 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510235425/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-promote-Turks-Joseph/13abe419-ff72-4820-bd27-5c5c525ed0d4|archive-date=May 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}
=Philadelphia Eagles=
Joseph was hired as the director of pro personnel of Philadelphia Eagles in May 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/5/13/8600559/eagles-bears-executive-dwayne-joseph-director-pro-personnel-chicago-ed-marynowitz|title= Eagles to hire former Bears executive Dwayne Joseph as director of pro personnel, per report|publisher=bleedinggreennation|date=May 13, 2015 |accessdate=May 13, 2015 }} Joseph won his first Super Bowl when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
=Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders=
In 2019, Joseph was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their director of pro scouting.
Personal life
Joseph attended college at Syracuse University, and earned his undergraduate degree in human development, along with a master's degree in education leadership at DePaul University.
Father to Damien Joseph who goes to St. Augustine Prep and lives in Mullica Hill, 16 years old.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120909161759/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/staff/Joseph-Dwayne/feb5f70d-82fc-4073-a35e-59b211f3516e Chicago Bears bio]
- [https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/7869/dwayne-joseph Bio] on ESPN
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