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Date of birth | October 4, 1973 |
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Place of birth | New Iberia, Louisiana |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | QB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
College | McNeese State |
Hand | Right |
Career history | |
As player | |
1997 | London Monarchs (NFLE) |
1998 | Rhein Fire (NFLE) |
1999–2002 | Seattle Seahawks (NFL) |
2003–2005 | Ottawa Renegades |
2006–2007 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2008–2009 | Toronto Argonauts |
2010–2013 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2014 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2007 |
CFL West All-Star | 2007 |
Awards | 2007 CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award |
Career stats | |
Kerry Tremaine Joseph (born October 4, 1973) is an American former Canadian football quarterback. He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana.
Joseph was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player in 2007 while leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders to victory in the 95th Grey Cup. At the end of the season he had completed 267 of 459 passes for 4002 yards and 24 touchdowns. He also led all quarterbacks in the league in rushing with 737 yards on 90 attempts and 13 touchdowns. On March 5, 2008, the Roughriders traded him to the Argonauts.
In college Joseph played quarterback for McNeese State University, leading his team to a 42–11 record and two Southland Conference titles during four seasons as a starter.
Subsequently, Joseph attended the training camp for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL in 1996, played with the London Monarchs of NFL Europe in 1997, tried out as a slotback for the Washington Redskins in 1998 but played for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe where he won the World Bowl. He then was picked up by the Seattle Seahawks where he played safety for four years until being released in 2002.