Joe Mays biography
Date of birth : 1985-07-06
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Chicago, Illinois
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-10-12
Credited as : Football player NFL, linebacker for the Broncos, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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• A third-year linebacker who has played in 13 games (1 start) during his NFL career.
• Drafted in the sixth round (200th overall) by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Appeared in 11 games (1 start) in 2009 for the Eagles, making seven tackles (4 solo).
• Played a key role on special teams, making 19 special-teams tackles in 2009.
• Acquired via trade by the Broncos July, 31 2010.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Signed by Philadelphia as a draft choice 6/17/08; Traded to Denver 7/31/10.
QUICKLY: Mays is a third-year linebacker who ranked third on the Eagles with 19 special-teams stops in 2009… Acquired by the Broncos via trade on July 31, 2010.
2010: Mays was acquired via trade by the Broncos on July 31. He made his Broncos regular season debut in the season opener at Jacksonville (9/12) and made a special teams tackle in the home opener against Seattle (9/19). Mays tied with Syd'Quan Thompson for the team lead with two special teams tackles at Tennessee (10/3).
2009: Mays played 11 games (1 start) for Philadelphia and made seven stops (4 solo)... Played a key role on special teams where he tallied 19 tackles which was third-highest on the Eagles... Set a career high with five special-teams tackles at San Diego (11/15)... Registered a career high four tackles (3 solo) along with four special-teams stops at Atlanta (12/6)... Forced first career fumble on kickoff coverage at N.Y. Giants (12/13)... Made two special-teams tackles in first career playoff game at Dallas (1/9).
2008: Selected by Philadelphia in the sixth round (200th overall), Mays appeared in two games for the Eagles... Inactive for 14 regular-season games and three postseason contests.
COLLEGE:
Played 43 games (31 starts) for North Dakota State University where he tallied 285 tackles (school-record 159 solo), 29.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and three interceptions... Mays was a three-time first-time All-Great West selection and received All-America honors in addition to the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year award as a senior... Led the Bisons with a career-high 90 tackles his senior season.
PERSONAL:
Mays attended Hyde Park Career Academy, where he earned first-team all-city honors as a senior after tallying 115 tackles, 16 sacks and two interceptions... Named first-team all-conference during his junior and senior seasons... Did not play football until his junior season of high school when he made the switch from basketball... Mays is married to Latoyia and has one son, Jai and one daughter, Joi... Joseph Lamont Mays was born on July 6, 1985 in Chicago to Renice Mays and Charles Williams.
