Kerry Joseph
Joseph with the Toronto Argonauts in 2009 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback, defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 4, 1973 New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | New Iberia | ||||||||
| College: | McNeese State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||
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Kerry Tremaine Joseph (born October 4, 1973) is an American professional football coach and former player who most recently served as the quarterbacks coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the McNeese Cowboys as a quarterback and was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996.
Joseph later played defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks from 1998 to 2001. Joseph then played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a quarterback from 2003 to 2014. He 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 4,002 yards and 24 touchdowns. He also led all quarterbacks in the league in rushing with 737 yards on 90 attempts and 13 touchdowns.