Josh Cribbs life and biography

Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland on April 29, 2005…Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract extension on Nov. 3, 2006; Re-signed a three-year contract on March 5, 2010;

Career Highlights
In 2009 became the NFL's all-time record holder with 8 career kickoff return touchdowns...Broke a tie for the record on 12/20 in Kansas City when he returned kickoffs 100 and 103 yards for scores...Also named to his second Pro Bowl in 2009...His 4 total return TDs in '09 set a Browns record -- just one of many he's rewritten over his first five years in the league...Named to the NFL's All-Decade Team.

2009
A co-captain on special teams, started 12 of the 16 games in which he played… Caught 20 passes for 135 yards and a TD and rushed for 381 yards and a TD on 55 carries… Rushing totals, which were third-most on the team, came primarily out of Wildcat formation… Also attempted four passes with one completion for 18 yards and an interception… Returned 56 kickoffs for a 27.5 avg. with three touchdowns – 103, 100 and 98 yarders… Fielded 38 punts for an 11.9 avg. with a 67-yarder for a TD… Punt return average was second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL… Kickoff return average led the AFC and was third in the NFL… Added nine special teams tackles over the course of the year, a figure that was fifth on the club… Concluded the year with 1,994 total kickoff and punt return yards, the fourth-highest single-season figure in NFL annals… With 2,214 return yards in 2007 he now holds two of the top four season totals in NFL history… Finished with 2,510 all-purpose yards, the fourth-highest single-season total in NFL history… His three kickoff returns for TDs this year tied for the third-most in NFL annals, trailing only the four by Cecil Turner (Chicago, 1970) and Travis Williams (Green Bay, 1967)… In Cribbs’ career he has had 10 total kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns, including eight off kickoffs, an NFL record… His four total returns this season and three off kickoffs are both Browns single-season records… His 8,190 career kickoff return yards are the 13th-highest total in NFL history… Was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December/January when he returned 17 kickoffs for a 31.0-yard average with two touchdowns, and fielded 14 punts for a 9.7-yard average… Was voted as the return specialist for the AFC Pro Bowl squad… Was a first-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press…Was selected to SI.com’s All-Pro team… Also was named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America All-NFL team. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Started at wide receiver with two receptions for 10 yards…. Added three punt returns for 67 yards (22.3 avg.), including a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter … The punt return touchdown was the second of his career and his sixth off a kickoff or punt return, tying him with Eric Metcalf for the Browns’ career record…Had six kickoff returns for 140 yards (23.3 avg.)… Also lined up at quarterback in shotgun formation for three offensive snaps, rushing for six yards… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Caught five passes for 22 yards and rushed once for four yards…Fielded two punts for 24 yards and three kickoffs for 60 yards… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Started and caught one pass for two yards… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Caught one pass for five yards and rushed once for 15 yards… Totaled 223 total kickoff and punt return yards (103 kickoffs, 120 punts), his most since November 2 of last year against Baltimore when he amassed 278 yards (237 kickoffs, 41 punts)… It also was the first time in his career he reached the 100-yard mark for both kickoff returns and punt returns in the same game… Fielded six punts for a 20.0-yard average with a long of 50, and three kickoffs for a 34.3-yard average with a long of 58… Also recorded a tackle on coverage units… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Fielded three punts for a 7.7-yard average and two kickoffs for a 30.0-yard average… Also rushed once for a career-long 31 yard run… With 60 kickoff return yards, it put him at 6,029 in his career as he became the third player to amass more than 6,000 kickoff return yards with one team, joining Brian Mitchell (9,586 with Washington) and Dante Hall (8,644 with Kansas City)… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Started at wide receiver, but saw extensive action as the quarterback out of Wildcat formation… Rushed for a team-high 45 yards on six carries and attempted two passes with no completions and an INT… His six rush attempts equaled a single-game career best while his yardage total was second… Returned three kickoffs for a 44.0-yard average, including a 98-yarder for a TD… It marked the sixth kickoff return for a touchdown in his career as he now has had at least one in each of his five NFL seasons… Overall, it was the eighth kickoff or punt return for a TD in his career and his second of the season… His eight total returns surpassed Eric Metcalf as the all-time leader in that category… The 98-yarder was the third-longest kickoff return of his career… Added a tackle on coverage units… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Caught one pass for minus-1 yard and rushed for one yard on one carry… Returned two kickoffs for a 34.5-yard average with a long of 41, and one punt for nine yards…With 78 return yards, moved past Bruce Harper (7,191) into 18th on the NFL’s all-time list with 7,214… Added a tackle on special teams… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Started and caught one pass for a career-long 23 yards… Rushed for 28 yards on six attempts… Also returned six kickoffs for a 22.8-yard average… In the game, moved past Rod Woodson into 17th spot on the NFL’s all-time list for combined kickoff and punt return yards… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Rushed for 34 yards on six carries out of Wildcat formation… Also caught one pass for 10 yards… Returned five punts for 18 yards and surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for his career, just the fourth Brown to achieve that mark… Fielded three kickoffs for a 21.0-yard average… Added two tackles on special teams… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Caught two passes for 39 yards, including a 4-yard TD catch from Brady Quinn in the first quarter… Yardage total was a career high and his 35-yard reception was a career long… Also rushed for 16 yards on four carries… Added one stop on special teams… Returned three kickoffs for 54 yards and one punt for three yards and in the process surpassed Tamarick Vanover into 16th on the NFL’s all-time combined punt and kickoff return yards list… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Hauled in three passes for seven yards and had one rush attempt for no yards… Completed an 18-yard pass to Brady Quinn, the second completion of his career and his longest… In addition, fielded two kickoffs for 38 yards… Surpassed 1,000 kickoff return yards for the fifth straight season to open his career, the first player in NFL history to accomplish that feat… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: Caught one pass for six yards… Rushed for 38 yards on four attempts, including a long of 30… On special teams, fielded six kickoffs for a 24.7 avg. with a long of 42, returned one punt for no yards and had one tackle, which was the 100th of his career… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Rushed for a game and career-high 87 yards on eight carries, including a career-long 37-yard run… Also caught one pass for nine yards… Was responsible for four of the Browns’ 12 first downs on the day… On special teams, brought back two punts for a 30.5-yard average, including a 55-yarder to the Steelers’ 8, leading to a Cleveland field goal… Returned two kickoffs for a 21.5-yard average and also had one tackle on coverage units… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: On offense caught one pass for three yards and rushed for eight yards on three attempts… Also had one incomplete pass… Shined on special teams, where he averaged 44.8 on six kickoff returns, including touchdowns of 100 and 103 yards… His 100-yarder in the first quarter was his seventh return for a TD in his career, setting a new NFL record… When he returned one 103 yards for a score in the second quarter, he became the ninth player in NFL history to have two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game, and the first Brown to do it…Cribbs also became just the second NFL player to have two 100-yard kickoff returns in a game (Ted Ginn, 2009)… His 269 kickoff return yards represent the fourth-highest total in NFL history and are a Browns single-game record… Also brought back four punts for 36 yards… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Rushed for 21 yards on four attempts… On special teams returned one kickoff for 27 yards and four punts for a 5.3-yard average… Recorded a special teams tackle while also batting a punt back into the field of play, which was downed at the Raiders’ 1-yard line… Game 16 vs. Jacksonville 1/3: Rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown on six carries… Scoring run came on a 14-yard scamper in the second quarter, his first rushing touchdown of the season and the second of his career… Returned three punts for a 6.0-yard average and a pair of kickoffs for 40 yards.

2008
Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Inactive (ankle)…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Played wide receiver with 1 rush for 5 yards…Also played on special teams with 1 kickoff return for 22 yards and 5 punt returns for 44 yards (8.8 avg.), including a long of 12 yards…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Played wide receiver with 1 reception for 17 yards…Added 2 punt returns for 24 yards (12.0 avg.) and 3 kickoff returns for 52 yards…Also had 2 special teams tackles…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Played wide receiver with 1 rush for 0 yards…Also had 1 kickoff return for 44 yards and 2 punt returns for 10 yards…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Played WR with 1 rush for 12 yards…Also played on special teams with 1 kickoff return for 22 yards and 1 punt return for 3 yards…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Played wide receiver with 1 reception for a 1-yard TD and 1 rush for 2 yards…Late in the 4th quarter, recorded his first career TD reception with a 1-yard reception on a 4th and one play with 2:44 remaining in regulation…The Browns added a two point conversion to cut the deficit, 14-11…Also added 5 punt returns for 48 yards (9.6 avg.), including a long of 17 yards, and 2 kickoff returns for 46 yards…Added 2 special teams tackles…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Played WR and also on special teams…Added 3 kickoff returns for 78 yards (26.0 avg.), including a long of 38 yards…Had 1 punt return for 5 yards…Made a key play in the 4th quarter with a recovered fumble on kickoff return coverage by Jaguars KR Brian Witherspoon at the Jacksonville 25 yard line, forced by LB Beau Bell, and four plays later K Phil Dawson added a 42 yard FG to open a 23-17 lead…Added 2 special teams tackles and 1 recovered fumble…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Recorded 7 kickoff returns for 237 yards (33.9 avg.), including a kickoff return for a 92-yard touchdown…Also added 3 punt returns for 41 yards (13.7 avg.), including a long of 32 yards…Totaled 278 yards in return yardage combined (237 kickoff yards and 41 punt return yards)…In the 1st quarter returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown to cut the deficit, 10-7…The kickoff return for a TD was his fifth of his career…His 237 kickoff return yards and the 278 combined return yards (237 kickoff and 41 punt return) both were second most in franchise history (only to his 245 kickoff return yards and 306 combined yards at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007)…His 7 kickoff returns matched a career-high…Added a 32 yard punt return in the 2nd quarter down to the Baltimore 28 yard line and on the ensuing play QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Braylon Edwards for a 28-yard touchdown pass to open a 20-13 lead…Added 3 special teams tackles…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Played WR with 3 carries for 48 yards (16.0 avg.), including a career-long of 27 yards…Added 5 kickoff returns for 135 yards (27.0 avg.), including a long of 43 yards and 1 punt return for 5 yards…Recorded 3 kickoff returns of 30+ yards with a 43, 27 and 34 kickoff returns…In the 3rd quarter, added a 27 yard rush down to the Denver 17 yard line and four plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 33 yard FG to open a 23-10 lead…Also recorded 5 special teams tackles…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Played WR and recorded his first career rushing TD with a 2 yard score…In the 2nd quarter, capped a 12 play, 96 yard (5:57) drive with a 2 yard TD run to open a 13-0 lead…In the 4th quarter, threw a key block on RB Jerome Harrison’s 72 yard TD run to open a 23-13 lead…Added 3 kickoff returns for 64 yards (21.3 avg.), including a long of 26 yards…Also had 2 special teams tackles…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Played WR with 2 carries for 6 yards…Added 4 kickoff returns for 104 yards and 2 punt returns for 10 yards…Also had 2 special teams tackles…Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Played WR with 1 rush for 0 yards…Added 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards…Also led the club with 3 special teams tackles…Game 13 at Tennessee 12/7: Lined up at QB in shotgun formation for 6 offensive snaps and was 0-1 passing…Added 6 carries for 24 yards (4.0 avg.), including a long of 7 yards…Also had 4 kickoff returns for 105 yards (26.3 avg.) and 2 punt returns for 20 yards…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Started at WR…Also lined up at QB in shotgun formation for 6 offensive snaps and was 0-1 passing…Added 5 carries for 25 yards (5.0 avg.)...Had 3 kickoff returns for 63 yards (21.0 avg.)…Also had 3 special teams tackles…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Started at WR…Lined up at QB in the shotgun formation for six snaps…Added 5 carries for 36 yards (7.2 avg.), including a long of 14 yards…Had 1 kickoff return for 24 yards and 3 punt returns for 12 yards… Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Completed first pass of the season, an 8 yard strike to TE Martin Rucker…Returned 3 kickoffs for 53 total yards including a long of 22 yards…Added 7 rushing yards on 2 carries and had 6 punt return yards on 1 return…Notched 1 special teams tackle to up his team-high season total to 26.

2007
Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Played WR with 1 reception for 7 yards…Also played on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 98 yards (24.5 avg.) and a long of 32 yards…Handled punt returns with 1 FC…Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Started at WR and had 1 rush for 11 yards…Played on special teams and established a career-high 183 kickoff return yards on 5 returns (36.6 avg.), including an 85-yard return…The 183 kickoff return yards also marked the third highest kickoff return yards in a single-game in club history…In the 2nd quarter, returned the kickoff 85 yards down to the Bengals 11-yard line, and three plays later, QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Joe Jurevicius for a 9-yard TD strike to open a 20-14 lead…Also had 2 punt returns for 11 yards…Added 2 special teams tackles…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Handled kickoff returns with 4 returns for 174 yards (43.5 avg.), including a 99-yard kickoff return for TD…In the 2nd quarter, returned the kickoff 99 yards for TD to cut the Oakland lead, 16-7…The 99-yard return for a touchdown was the fifth longest in franchise history…The kickoff return for TD was the third of his career and tied him with Bobby Mitchell for the franchise record…Became the first player in franchise history to have a kickoff return in three consecutive seasons…Handled punt returns with 1 return for 22 yards…Played WR with 1 rush for 7 yards…Also led the team with 3 special teams tackles…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Played WR with 1 rush for 2 yards…Played on special teams with 3 kickoff returns for 94 yards (31.3 avg.), including a long of 41 yards...Added 1 special teams tackle…Was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Played WR with 1 rush for 11 yards…Played on special teams with 5 kickoff returns for 118 yards (23.6 avg.), including a long of 31 yards…Became the franchise career leader in kickoff return yards with 3,255 yards, surpassing Dino Hall (3,185)…Also added 1 punt return for 11 yards…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Played WR with 1 rush for 4 yards…Played on special teams with 5 kickoff returns for 141 yards (28.2 avg.) and 2 punt returns for 19 yards…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: Played WR with 1 rush for 18 yards…Added 2 kickoff returns for 57 yards and 1 punt return for 18 yards…Also added 2 special teams tackles…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: Played WR…Added 6 kickoff returns for 161 yards (26.8 avg.), including a long of 38 yards and 1 punt return for 18 yards…Also had 2 special teams tackles…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: Played WR and special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 204 yards (51.0 avg.), including a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD and another 90-yard kickoff return…His 100-yard kickoff return for a TD was the longest of his career and the fourth kickoff return for a TD of his career…His 4 kickoff returns for a TD established a franchise record (Bobby Mitchell, 3)…His 204 kickoff return yards is a career-high and the second highest single-game total in franchise history (Richard Alston, 212, at Cincinnati 11/28/2004)…In the 1st quarter, returned a kickoff 90 yards down to the Pittsburgh 3-yard line, and four plays later QB Derek Anderson connected with FB Lawrence Vickers for a 2-yard TD pass to open a 14-3 lead…In the 4th quarter, returned a kickoff 100-yards for a TD to give the Browns a 28-24 lead…Had 4 punt returns for 19 yards (4.8 avg.)…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: Played WR and special teams as he set a franchise single-game record with 245 kickoff return yards on 7 returns (35.0 avg.), including a long of 50 yards…Also had 4 punt returns for 61 yards (15.3 avg.), including a long of 26 yards…Totaled 306 yards in kickoff and punt returns combined, which ranks third best in NFL history…In the 3rd quarter, had a 26 yard punt return down to the Ravens 11-yard line and 3 plays later, QB Derek Anderson added a 1-yard TD run to open a 20-14 lead…Late in the 4th quarter, had a 39 yard kickoff return to the Cleveland 43 yard line and three plays later K Phil Dawson tied the game with a 51-yard field goal at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime…In overtime, took the opening kickoff 41 yards to the Cleveland 41 yard line and nine plays later, Dawson converted a 33-yard FG for a 33-30 overtime victory…In the 1st quarter, forced a fumble on special teams as he tackled Ravens PR Cory Ross and forced the fumble, recovered by Browns DB Mike Adams, at the Baltimore 29-yard line…Added 2 special teams tackles and 1 forced fumble…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: Started at WR as the Browns opened in a three-WR formation…Had 2 kickoff returns for 54 yards and 2 punt returns for 21 yards…Set a franchise record for kickoff return yards in a single-season with 1,529 yards, breaking his record he set last season (1,494 in 2006)…Also added 1 special teams tackles…Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: Played WR with 1 rush for 1 yard…In the 4th quarter, converted a two-point conversion with a pass to TE Kellen Winslow to cut the deficit, 21-18...Handled returns with 3 kickoff returns for 31 yards and 2 punt returns for 31 yards…Added 2 tackles on special teams…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: Played WR with 1 reception for 18 yards and 1 rush for 4 yards…Also had 2 kickoff returns for 51 yards and 2 punt returns for 7 yards…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: Played WR and on special teams with 1 kickoff return for 26 yards and 2 punt returns for 5 yards…Also added 1 special teams tackle…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: Played WR with 1 reception for 12 yards…Also added 4 kickoff returns for 115 yards (28.8 avg.) and 2 punt returns for 27 yards (13.5 avg.)…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Played WR…Added 4 punt returns for 135 yards (33.8 avg.), including a 76 yard punt return for a TD…The 76-yard punt return for TD marked the first of his career…Added 2 kickoff returns for 57 yards…In the 1st quarter, returned a punt 76 yard for a TD to open a 7-0 lead…In the 1st quarter, also added a 53 yard punt return…Both returns marked his top two punt returns of his career…The 135 punt return yards marked the second highest in franchise history (166, Eric Metcalf, 10/24/93 vs. Pittsburgh)…Added 4 special teams tackles.

2006
Second-year pro solidified himself as a threat on special teams…Set the Browns franchise single-season record with 1,494 kickoff return yards and 61 kickoff returns…Returned his second career kickoff return for a 92-yard TD vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 19…Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance vs. Oakland on Oct. 1, with kickoff returns of 65 and 53 yards…Led the team with 25 special teams tackles…Played in all 16 games, including one start at wide receiver, and totaled 10 receptions for 91 yards (9.1 avg.)…Made his first career start vs. Baltimore on Sept. 24, as the Browns opened in a three-wide receiver set…Recorded 11 returns over 30 yards; seven returns over 40 yards; and four returns over 50 yards…Also had 6 punt returns for 51 yards (8.5 avg.), and a long of 34 yards…Game 1 vs. New Orleans 9/10: Played WR and also added 5 kickoff returns for 114 yards (22.8 avg.), including a long of 40 yards…Also added 4 special teams tackles…Game 2 at Cincinnati 9/17: Played WR with 1 reception for 11 yards and had 5 kickoff returns for 109 yards (21.8 avg.), including a long of 26 yards…Also added 2 special teams tackles…Game 3 vs. Baltimore 9/24: Started at WR as the Browns opened in a three-WR formation and added 1 reception for 6 yards…Also had 2 kickoff returns for 48 yards (24.0 avg.)…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 4 at Oakland 10/1: Played on special teams and totaled 2 kickoff returns for 118 yards (59.0 avg.), with returns of 65 yards and 53 yards…Was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week…In the 2nd quarter, had a 65-yard kickoff return down to the Oakland 32-yard line and 7 plays later, K Phil Dawson connected on a 28-yard FG to cut the Oakland lead to 14-3…Also in the 2nd quarter, added a 53-yard kickoff return to the Oakland 43-yard line and 7 plays later, QB Charlie Frye connected with TE Darnell Dinkins on a 3-yard TD pass to cut the Oakland lead to 21-10…Game 5 at Carolina 10/8: Played WR with 2 receptions for 18 yards…Also added 4 kickoff returns for 119 yards (29.8 avg.), including a long of 64 yards…His 64-yard kickoff return in the 3rd quarter helped set up a K Phil Dawson 47-yard FG…Replaced PR Dennis Northcutt (rib) in the 3rd quarter and had 2 punt returns for 43 yards (21.5 avg.), including a long of 34 yards…His 34-yard punt return was a career-high and helped set up a K Phil Dawson 22-yard FG…Also added 2 special teams tackles…Game 6 vs. Denver 10/22: Played WR with a career-high 4 receptions for 32 yards…Handled return duties with 2 punt returns for 2 yards and 3 kickoff returns for 94 yards (31.3 avg.), including a long of 44 yards…Game 7 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29: Played WR with 1 reception for 14 yards…Also handled return duties with 3 kickoff returns for 62 yards (20.7 avg.), including a long of 30 yards and 1 punt return for 1 yard…Game 8 at San Diego 11/5: Played WR and also on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 111 yards (27.8 avg.), including a long of 47 yards…Added 2 special teams tackles…Game 9 at Atlanta 11/12: Played WR with 1 reception for 10 yards…Added 3 kickoff returns for 56 yards (18.7 avg.)…Also tied for the team lead with 4 special teams tackles…Game 10 vs. Pittsburgh 11/19: Played WR and also on special teams…Had 4 kickoff returns for 150 yards (37.5 avg.), and 1 TD…In the 4th quarter, returned a kickoff 92 yards for a TD to open a 20-10 lead…The 92-yard kickoff return for a TD was the second of his career and tied for 10th longest in franchise history…Also had 2 special teams tackles…Game 11 vs. Cincinnati 11/26: Played WR and added 5 kickoff returns for 108 yards (21.6 avg.), including a long of 29 yards…Game 12 vs. Kansas City 12/3: Played WR and lined up under center for 1 rush for 9 yards…Also had 4 kickoff returns for 87 yards (21.8 avg.), including a long of 30 yards…With his 87 kickoff return yards, established the franchise single-season mark for kickoff return yards in one season, breaking his old mark from last season (Cribbs, 1,094 kickoff return yards in 2005)…Also added 2 special teams tackles…Game 13 at Pittsburgh 12/7: Played WR and added 5 kickoff returns for 76 yards (15.2 avg.)…Also led the team with 4 special team tackles…Game 14 at Baltimore 12/17: Played WR and attempted a pass in the 2nd quarter, which fell incomplete…Also added 5 kickoff returns for 94 yards (18.8 avg.) and 1 special teams tackle…Game 15 vs. Tampa Bay 12/24: Played WR and also on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 79 yards…Game 16 at Houston 12/31: Played WR with 1 rush for 2 yards…Also played on special teams with 3 kickoff returns for 69 yards (23.0 avg.)…Added 1 special teams tackle.

2005
Earned a roster spot during training camp as an undrafted rookie special teamer and appeared in 14 games with 45 kickoffs for 1,094 yards and 1 TD…Returned a kickoff 90 yards for a TD vs. Detroit on Oct. 23…His 1,094 yards set a franchise record for the most kickoff return yardage in a season…His 45 kickoff returns in a season rank sixth most in team history…Ranked second on the club with 19 special teams tackles…Game 1 vs. Cincinnati 9/11: Made his NFL debut by playing on special teams...Had 1 kickoff return for 14 yards…Added 1 special teams tackle…Left the game in the 2nd quarter with a left knee injury and did not return…Game 2 at Green Bay 9/18: Inactive (left knee)…Game 3 at Indianapolis 9/25: Inactive (left knee)…Game 4 vs. Chicago 10/9: Played on special teams with 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards (20.3 avg.), including a long of 22 yards…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 5 at Baltimore 10/16: Played on special teams with 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards (20.3 avg.)…Game 6 vs. Detroit 10/23: Played on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 152 yards (38.0 avg.), including a 90-yard return for a TD…In the 2nd quarter, returned a kickoff 90 yards for a TD to give the Browns a 10-7 lead…The kickoff return for TD was his first in the NFL and he became only the fifth Browns rookie to return a kickoff for a TD…His 152 kickoff return yards ranks 12th most in franchise history for return yards in a game, and second among rookies…Also added 2 solo tackles…Game 7 at Houston 10/30: Played on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 102 yards (25.5 avg.), including a long of 29 yards…Game 8 vs. Tennessee 11/6: Played on special teams with 1 kickoff return for 4 yards and 1 punt return for 5 yards…Also added 2 special teams tackles…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/13: Played on special teams with 3 kickoff returns for 65 yards (21.7 avg.), including a long of 25 yards…Left the game in the 3rd quarter (stinger) and did not return…Added 4 special teams tackles…Game 10 vs. Miami 11/20: Played on special teams with 1 kickoff return for 16 yards…Added 2 special teams tackles…Game 11 at Minnesota 11/27: Played on special teams with 5 kickoff returns for 155 yards (31.0 avg.), including a long of 48 yards…Game 12 vs. Jacksonville 12/4: Played on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 75 yards (18.8 avg.)…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 13 at Cincinnati 12/11: Played WR and on special teams with 4 kickoff returns for 87 yards (21.8 avg.), including a long of 31 yards…Had 1 special teams tackle…Game 14 at Oakland 12/18: Played WR and recorded his first NFL reception with a 7-yard catch in the 1st quarter…Also played on special teams with 1 kickoff return for 48 yards…Added 1 special teams tackle…Game 15 vs. Pittsburgh 12/24: Played WR and also on special teams with a career-high 6 kickoff returns for 126 yards (21.0 avg.), including a long of 28 yards…Made 2 special teams tackles…Game 16 vs. Baltimore 1/1: Played on special teams with 5 kickoff returns for 128 yards (25.6 avg.), including a long of 54 yards…In the 3rd quarter, returned a kickoff 54 yards and three plays later, QB Charlie Frye connected with WR Antonio Bryant for a 6-yard TD pass to cut the deficit to 16-13…Added 2 special teams tackles.

Personal

Born in Washington, D.C…Earned first-team all-metro honors from the Washington Post and the D.C. Pigskins Club as a senior at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C…Led the Crimson Tide to the DCIAA West Division title and the city championship with a 9-3 record…Named team’s most valuable player…Completed 130-of-277 pass attempts for 2,258 yards as a senior and tossed 23 touchdowns and ran for seven touchdowns...Earned letters in football, baseball, basketball and swimming…Active in the Cleveland community with appearances with the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, Toys For Tots, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Cleveland Foodbank and helped renovate Bump Taylor Field as part of the NFL Grassroots Field Renovation…Hosts a reality television show, Josh’s Cribbs on Fox Sports Ohio…Owns “Bounce City”, Ohio’s largest indoor inflatables company in Strongsville, Ohio, along with former teammate Darnell Dinkins of the New Orleans Saints…Married (Maria) with a daughter, Kimorah and a son, Israel.

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