Joe Costello (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Joe Costello

| number = 71, 99, 56

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|6|1}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 245

| high_school = Stratford
(Stratford, Connecticut)

| college = Central Connecticut St.

| undraftedyear = 1986

| pastteams =

• Montreal Concordes ({{CFL Year|1982}})
• Jacksonville Bulls (1984-1985)
• Cleveland Browns (1986)*
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}})
• Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1989}})

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 2.0

| pfr = CostJo20

}}

Joseph Patrick Costello (born June 1, 1960) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Raiders from 1986 to 1989.{{cite book |title=The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia |date=2007 |publisher=1-4027-4216-9 |edition=first}}