Fauria attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California. Fauria was named to the first-team all-state by CalHiSports.com. He was ranked the 7th best tight end prospect in the nation and was ranked the 24th prospect in the state of California by rivals.com.[2][3]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"2008 Notre Dame Football Commitments". Rivals.com.
"2008 Notre Dame Football Commits". Scout.com.
"Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
"2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
College career
He played college football at Notre Dame and UCLA. On June 27, 2009, during his sophomore year, he was suspended by Notre Dame for "slapping a priest on the butt in jest",[4] which led him to transfer to UCLA.[5] He finished college with a total of 88 receptions, 1,139 receiving yards, and 20 receiving touchdowns.[6]
Fauria made the Lions opening day roster. He scored a touchdown in his first regular season game with the team, on a one-yard pass from Matthew Stafford.[9] In a Week 6 matchup against the Cleveland Browns, Fauria caught a career-high three touchdowns on three catches for 34 yards.[10] He finished his rookie season with only 18 receptions, but seven of those resulted in a touchdown.
Fauria's 2014 season was limited due to an ankle injury. In seven games, Fauria had six receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown.[11] His sole touchdown came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 7.
Arizona Cardinals
On September 10, 2015, Fauria was signed by the Arizona Cardinals.[12] On September 19, 2015, he was released by the Cardinals.[13] On September 23, 2015, Fauria was re-signed to the Cardinals' practice squad.[14] On October 2, 2015, the Cardinals placed Fauria on the practice squad injured list.[15] On October 13, 2015, the Cardinals waived Fauria from their practice squad injured list.
New England Patriots
On November 18, 2015, the New England Patriots signed Fauria to their practice squad. He was released on December 8, 2015.[16]
Arizona Hotshots (AAF)
Fauria attempted a comeback with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in advance of the team and league's inaugural 2019 season but did not make the team's final roster on January 30, 2019.[17]
^Urban, Darren (September 10, 2015). "Ifeanyi Momah To IR; Cards Sign Joseph Fauria". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
^Florio, Mike (September 19, 2015). "Cardinals call up Kerwynn Williams, cut Joseph Fauria". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Odegard, Kyle (September 23, 2015). "Bobby Massie: "I Made The Wrong Decision"". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Urban, Darren (October 2, 2015). . AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Alper, Josh (November 18, 2015). "Patriots add Joseph Fauria, Brock Vereen to practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^"Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed". Our Sports Central. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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Joseph Jules Fauria 1 ˈ f ɔː r i eɪ born January 16 1990 is a former American football tight end He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2013 He played college football at Notre Dame and UCLA He also played for the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots Joseph FauriaFauria with UCLA in 2012No 80Position Tight endPersonal informationBorn 1990 01 16 January 16 1990 age 33 Northridge CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Weight 259 lb 117 kg Career informationHigh school Crespi Carmelite Encino California College UCLAUndrafted 2013Career historyDetroit Lions 2013 2014 Arizona Cardinals 2015 New England Patriots 2015 Arizona Hotshots 2019 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsReceptions 24Receiving yards 281Receiving touchdowns 8Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Detroit Lions 3 2 Arizona Cardinals 3 3 New England Patriots 3 4 Arizona Hotshots AAF 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly years EditFauria attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino California Fauria was named to the first team all state by CalHiSports com He was ranked the 7th best tight end prospect in the nation and was ranked the 24th prospect in the state of California by rivals com 2 3 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateJoseph FauriaTight End Encino California Crespi Carmelite High School 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 250 lb 110 kg 4 75 Jan 18 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout Rivals 247Sports N AOverall recruiting rankings Scout 11 TE Rivals 7 TE 184 National 24 California Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2008 Notre Dame Football Commitments Rivals com 2008 Notre Dame Football Commits Scout com Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com 2008 Team Ranking Rivals com College career EditHe played college football at Notre Dame and UCLA On June 27 2009 during his sophomore year he was suspended by Notre Dame for slapping a priest on the butt in jest 4 which led him to transfer to UCLA 5 He finished college with a total of 88 receptions 1 139 receiving yards and 20 receiving touchdowns 6 Professional career EditPre draft measurables Height Weight 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 259 lb 117 kg 4 77 s 1 71 s 2 79 s 4 53 s 7 49 s 35 5 in 0 90 m 10 ft 0 in 3 05 m 17 repsAll values from UCLA Pro Day 7 Detroit Lions Edit Fauria went undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft On April 27 2013 he signed with the Detroit Lions as a free agent 8 Fauria made the Lions opening day roster He scored a touchdown in his first regular season game with the team on a one yard pass from Matthew Stafford 9 In a Week 6 matchup against the Cleveland Browns Fauria caught a career high three touchdowns on three catches for 34 yards 10 He finished his rookie season with only 18 receptions but seven of those resulted in a touchdown Fauria s 2014 season was limited due to an ankle injury In seven games Fauria had six receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown 11 His sole touchdown came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 7 Arizona Cardinals Edit On September 10 2015 Fauria was signed by the Arizona Cardinals 12 On September 19 2015 he was released by the Cardinals 13 On September 23 2015 Fauria was re signed to the Cardinals practice squad 14 On October 2 2015 the Cardinals placed Fauria on the practice squad injured list 15 On October 13 2015 the Cardinals waived Fauria from their practice squad injured list New England Patriots Edit On November 18 2015 the New England Patriots signed Fauria to their practice squad He was released on December 8 2015 16 Arizona Hotshots AAF Edit Fauria attempted a comeback with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football AAF in advance of the team and league s inaugural 2019 season but did not make the team s final roster on January 30 2019 17 Personal life EditFauria is the nephew of Christian Fauria who was also an NFL tight end from 1995 to 2007 3 Fauria was born in Woodland Hills California to Christian Fauria s older sister Julie Ann Fauria At Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino California he was a three sport athlete lettering in football basketball and volleyball References Edit ESPN Profile ESPN com Joseph Fauria Rivals com Profile rivals yahoo com a b Joseph Fauria UCLA Profile uclabruins com Archived from the original on April 12 2013 Signing Day Fauria Suspended Will Transfer uhnd com Retrieved June 27 2009 Joseph Fauria College Statistics sports reference com Joseph Fauria DS 17 TE UCLA nfldraftscout com Retrieved September 26 2013 UCLA TE Joseph Fauria among undrafted players signed by Detroit Lions mlive com Retrieved April 27 2013 Bush dazzles helps Lions rally past Vikings cbssports com Retrieved September 9 2013 Stafford Fauria connection leads Lions rally past Browns cbssports com Retrieved October 15 2013 Joseph Fauria Stats Pro Football Reference com Urban Darren September 10 2015 Ifeanyi Momah To IR Cards Sign Joseph Fauria AZCardinals com Retrieved September 11 2015 Florio Mike September 19 2015 Cardinals call up Kerwynn Williams cut Joseph Fauria NBCSports com Retrieved October 5 2015 Odegard Kyle September 23 2015 Bobby Massie I Made The Wrong Decision AZCardinals com Retrieved October 5 2015 Urban Darren October 2 2015 Looking To Break Out Michael Floyd AZCardinals com Archived from the original on October 5 2015 Retrieved October 5 2015 Alper Josh November 18 2015 Patriots add Joseph Fauria Brock Vereen to practice squad NBCSports com Retrieved November 22 2015 Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed Our Sports Central February 2 2019 Retrieved February 5 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 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