Mays attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. He did not play football until his junior year of high school. He earned first-team all-conference honors in both his junior and senior years. He was named a first-team all-city selection as a senior in football after he made 115 tackles, 16 sacks, and two interceptions.
College career
As a senior at North Dakota State, Mays led the team on defense with 90 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks. He earned All-American honors and was named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Mays was a three-time first-team All-Great West Conference selection in his career. He made 285 total tackles, a school-record 159 solo tackles, 29.5 tackles-for-loss, three interceptions, and eleven sacks in his 31 games started and 43 games played in his career.
On August 2, 2009, the starting linebacker for the Eagles, Stewart Bradley, suffered a season-ending torn ACL during training camp.[2] At subsequent Eagles practices, Mays was promoted to Bradley's position, middle linebacker, although Omar Gaither beat him out for the job.
Denver Broncos
Mays (51) looks on as teammates tackle Steven Jackson on November 28, 2010.
On September 25, 2012, Mays was suspended for one game and fined $50,000 dollars by the NFL for his hit on the Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub that lacerated Schaub's earlobe.[4] During the Week 8 game against the New Orleans Saints, Mays fractured his fibula and was placed on injured reserve.
On July 23, 2013, Mays was released by the Broncos.[5]
Houston Texans
On July 29, 2013, Mays signed with the Houston Texans to a one-year contract.[6]
Kansas City Chiefs
Mays signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 12, 2014.[7] Due to an injury suffered in the Chiefs final preseason game, Mays was placed on injured reserve with a designated for return tag,[8] and was activated on November 8, 2014. He was released by the team on March 5, 2015.
^"Chiefs Sign S Kurt Coleman; LB Joe Mays to IR". KCChiefs.com.
^Lange, Randy (April 13, 2015). . New York Jets. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
External links
Kansas City Chiefs bio
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Joseph Lamont Mays born July 6 1985 is a former American football linebacker 1 He played college football at North Dakota State and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft Mays also played for the Denver Broncos Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers Joe MaysMays with the San Diego Chargers in 2015No 51 53 57Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1985 07 06 July 6 1985 age 37 Chicago Illinois U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 244 lb 111 kg Career informationHigh school Chicago IL Hyde ParkCollege North Dakota StateNFL Draft 2008 Round 6 Pick 200Career historyPhiladelphia Eagles 2008 2009 Denver Broncos 2010 2012 Houston Texans 2013 Kansas City Chiefs 2014 New York Jets 2015 San Diego Chargers 2015 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsDivision I AA All American 2007 3 First team All GWC 2005 2007 GWC Defensive P O Y 2007 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 246Sacks 1 5Forced fumbles 1Fumble recoveries 1Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Philadelphia Eagles 3 2 Denver Broncos 3 3 Houston Texans 3 4 Kansas City Chiefs 3 5 New York Jets 3 6 San Diego Chargers 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly years EditMays attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago Illinois He did not play football until his junior year of high school He earned first team all conference honors in both his junior and senior years He was named a first team all city selection as a senior in football after he made 115 tackles 16 sacks and two interceptions College career EditAs a senior at North Dakota State Mays led the team on defense with 90 tackles nine tackles for loss and 2 5 sacks He earned All American honors and was named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year Mays was a three time first team All Great West Conference selection in his career He made 285 total tackles a school record 159 solo tackles 29 5 tackles for loss three interceptions and eleven sacks in his 31 games started and 43 games played in his career Professional career EditPhiladelphia Eagles Edit Mays was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 200th overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft He spent most of the 2008 season inactive but played in the last two games of the season on special teams On August 2 2009 the starting linebacker for the Eagles Stewart Bradley suffered a season ending torn ACL during training camp 2 At subsequent Eagles practices Mays was promoted to Bradley s position middle linebacker although Omar Gaither beat him out for the job Denver Broncos Edit Mays 51 looks on as teammates tackle Steven Jackson on November 28 2010 Mays was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for running back J J Arrington on July 30 2010 3 On September 25 2012 Mays was suspended for one game and fined 50 000 dollars by the NFL for his hit on the Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub that lacerated Schaub s earlobe 4 During the Week 8 game against the New Orleans Saints Mays fractured his fibula and was placed on injured reserve On July 23 2013 Mays was released by the Broncos 5 Houston Texans Edit On July 29 2013 Mays signed with the Houston Texans to a one year contract 6 Kansas City Chiefs Edit Mays signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 12 2014 7 Due to an injury suffered in the Chiefs final preseason game Mays was placed on injured reserve with a designated for return tag 8 and was activated on November 8 2014 He was released by the team on March 5 2015 New York Jets Edit Mays was signed by the New York Jets on April 13 2015 9 San Diego Chargers Edit Mays signed a 1 year contract with the San Diego Chargers on October 20 2015 10 Personal life EditMays earned a degree in physical education from North Dakota State He and his wife LaToyia have one son Jai and one daughter Joi References Edit Mays signs with San Diego becomes second former Bison to be a Charger linebacker INFORUM Archived from the original on 2018 12 04 Retrieved 2015 10 28 Report Torn ACL could cost Bradley espn com 3 August 2009 Retrieved 2009 08 05 McPherson Chris July 30 2010 Eagles Acquire RB Arrington From Denver philadelphiaeagles com Retrieved 2010 07 30 permanent dead link NFL Hands Mays 50 000 Fine 1 Game Suspension CBS News Denver Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2012 Broncos release Joe Mays ESPN News 23 July 2013 Retrieved July 23 2013 Joe Mays Houston Texans reportedly strike one year contract NFL com July 29 2013 Retrieved August 3 2013 Chiefs Ink Abdullah Mays amp Linkenbach Chiefs Sign S Kurt Coleman LB Joe Mays to IR KCChiefs com Lange Randy April 13 2015 Jets Add Joe Mays to Their LB Corps New York Jets Archived from the original on April 14 2015 Retrieved April 13 2015 Mays signs with San Diego becomes second former Bison to be a Charger linebacker INFORUM Archived from the original on 2018 12 04 Retrieved 2015 10 28 External links 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