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Position: | Head coach | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 30, 1972 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Marrero, Louisiana | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Marrero (LA) Archbishop Shaw | ||||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1995 | ||||||||
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Games played: | 17 |
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Games started: | 6 |
Interceptions: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Vance Desmond Joseph (born September 20, 1972) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has also been a coach for various other teams, in both the NFL and college ranks. As a player, Joseph attended the University of Colorado as a quarterback and running back in the 1990s, and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1995, playing cornerback for them and the Indianapolis Colts in 1996.
Joseph was the starting quarterback for three seasons for the Archbishop Shaw High School Eagles, who won the 1987 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class AAAA (top classification) state championship and finished as AAAA state runner-up to Ruston High School in 1988. He also was a starting guard on Archbishop Shaw's 1988–89 Class AAAA state champion basketball team.
Joseph attended the University of Colorado, and played for the Colorado Buffaloes football team as a quarterback and running back from 1990 to 1995. He finished his career completing 34 of 61 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He also had 237 rushing yards on 50 carries and a touchdown.
Joseph was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1995 and switched to defensive back. He played two seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts. During his career he started 6 of 17 games recording two interceptions.