James Joseph (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}

{{For|the association football player|James Joseph (footballer)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = James Joseph

| number = 32, 36

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|28}}

| birth_place = Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 225

| high_school = Central/Phenix City (AL)

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1991

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 187

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1991|1994}})
• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1995}})

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 823

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.3

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 4

| statlabel4 = Receptions

| statvalue4 = 102

| statlabel5 = Receiving yards

| statvalue5 = 817

| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue6 = 3

| pfr = JoseJa00

}}

James Joseph Jr. (born October 28, 1967) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL).

He attended Auburn University, and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In his rookie year Joseph was the Eagles' leading rusher with 440 yards.{{cite magazine|author=Posnanski, Joe |title=Hollas and Tebow |url=http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/12/17/hollas-and-tebow/?xid=cnnbin |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 17, 2011 |access-date=2011-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107211237/http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/12/17/hollas-and-tebow/?xid=cnnbin |archive-date=January 7, 2012 }} After four seasons with the Eagles, in 1995, Joseph joined the Cincinnati Bengals, where he played one season.