He opened the year as a preseason All-Conference USA selection by analyst Phil Steele, despite missing much of fall camp due to a back injury, which came after losing +70 pounds following the 2007 campaign. The Vikings characterized the injury as "minor. Looking to add muscle to their interior defensive front, the Chargers last month acquired a powerlifter. On December 26, he had a season-best five solo stops versus the Green Bay Packers. Joseph, the Chargers’ new defensive tackle, is 6-foot-4 and weighs 323 pounds.

Joseph finished his first season as a Giant with 8 combined tackles, six of them solo. Chargers defensive tackle Linval Joseph speaks with the media ahead of Thursday's practice. Free-agent defensive tackle Linval Joseph has agreed to a contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, a source confirmed to ESPN. In the Giants' Week 3 loss against the Carolina Panthers, he posted a season-high 8 tackles. He played college football at East Carolina. He missed the Philadelphia game with an injury in Week 5. All rights reserved. He played his first NFL game against the Chicago Bears in Week 4, and was credited with a tackle in the game. In the 2013 season, Joseph started 15 games. Joseph was one of nine people who were shot by a gunman inside the Minneapolis nightclub 400 Soundbar on August 11, 2014. Joseph became the first Viking defensive tackle to win the award in over a decade (the last was Kevin Williams in 2004) and first Viking defender to receive the honor since linebacker Anthony Barr in 2014. The 10 combined tackles tied for the most by a defensive tackle in a game this season. In 2005, he captured the district and regional titles in the shot put and the discus. NFL Network, which first … [4] He was also timed at 5.0 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings. [20], Joseph with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015, http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/10870/results/23002, http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/11098/results/23517, http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/17451/results/34520, http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/21200/results/46741, New York Giants sign 2nd-round draft pick, defensive tackle Linval Joseph, "Super Bowl XLVI - New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - February 5th, 2012", http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012102810/2012/REG8/giants@cowboys#menu=highlights&tab=analyze, Linval Joseph signs with Minnesota Vikings, "All nine people shot at Minneapolis nightclub expected to survive", NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 - No. In the 2009 season, Joseph appeared in all 14 games. © 2020 Chargers Football Company, LLC. In Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys, Joseph had 2 sacks as his team's defense picked up a total of 4 sacks of Tony Romo and forcing 6 turnovers, as the New York Giants won the game 29-24.[10]. In addition to football, Joseph also lettered three-times in both Powerlifting and track, earning a total of 10 varsity letters. This website is managed on a digital platform of the National Football League.
In the third quarter, he dropped Golden Hurricane quarterback David Johnson behind the line on a rush where he forced his first career fumble on a third-and-five play. [12] A stray bullet struck him in the calf. On March 11, 2014, Joseph signed a five-year, $31.5 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings, including a $3 million signing bonus, $12.5 million guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6.25 million. During his collegiate career, he totaled 143 tackles, including 29.5 for loss and 6.5 sacks. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com,[5] Joseph was featured in the 2007 Rivals Recruiting Yearbook. He played college football at East Carolina. He was also credited with a pair of blocked extra-point attempts against the Wildcats.
In 2015, Joseph will earn a base salary of $3.9 million and a workout bonus of $100,000. 76 Linval Joseph, Linval Joseph selected to first career Pro Bowl, "Linval Joseph, Vikings strike $50 million extension", "Linval Joseph, Kyle Rudolph, Harrison Smith Named to 2018 Pro Bowl", "Top 100 Players of 2018': Minnesota Vikings nose tackle Linval Joseph", "Vikings Terminate Contracts of Joseph & Rhodes; 'Will Remain in Communication' During Free Agency", "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Free Agency Moves", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linval_Joseph&oldid=969311340, People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Players of American football from Florida, United States Virgin Islands players of American football, Short description is different from Wikidata, Los Angeles Chargers currentteam parameter articles, Infobox NFL biography articles missing alt text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 July 2020, at 17:19. As a sophomore in 2008, Joseph was among East Carolina top 10 tacklers, finishing with a total of 43 stops, with eight of those coming behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 34 yards. [19], On March 30, 2020, Joseph signed a two-year, $17 million contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. In track & field, Joseph was one of the state's top performers in the throwing events with personal-bests of 17.13 meters (56'2.75") in the shot put and 48.41 meters (158'10") in the discus. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round, 46th overall of the 2010 NFL Draft. Joseph finished the 2018 season with 58 tackles, 1 sack, and one force fumble.