Samuel Joseph (American football)

Samuel Joseph
Nicholls Colonels
TitleRunning backs coach
CFL statusAmerican
Personal information
Born (1983-05-10) May 10, 1983
Marrero, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarrero (LA) Archbishop Shaw
CollegeLSU
NFL draft2007: undrafted
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

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

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 served as head coach of the Denver Broncos from 2017–2018 and currently serves as their defensive coordinator.[6] Joseph's other older brother, Mickey, played quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and is the current head coach at Grambling State.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 February 16, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "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.