Joey Bosa
Joey Bosa was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States on July 11th, 1995 and is the Football Player. At the age of 28, Joey Bosa biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Joseph Anthony Bosa (born July 11, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Ohio State, and was selected by the Chargers third overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Personal life
Bosa's father, John Bosa, played in the NFL from 1987 to 1989. His brother, Nick Bosa, also played defensive end at Ohio State, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the second overall pick in 2019. His cousin Jake Kumerow is also an NFL player. Bosa's grandfather Palmer Pyle, uncle Eric Kumerow, and grand-uncle Mike Pyle all played in the NFL as well, while his great-grandfather was Chicago Outfit boss Tony Accardo.
High school career
Bosa played for the Raiders in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he played high school football and basketball. He was rated as the fourth best defensive end in his class by Rivals.com. In April 2012, Bosa committed to play college football at Ohio State University.
College career
Bosa played in 13 games in 2013, totaling 44 tackles and 7.5 sacks. The Sporting News and College Football News selected him as a freshman All-American. Bosa was voted Unanimous First-Team All-American in 2014, becoming the 27th Buckeye in 84 years to do so. He had 13.5 tackles on 55 tackles in his sophomore year. He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by the year's best defensive player of the year.
Bosa will be suspended from the first game of the 2015 season with three other Ohio State football players for undisclosed reasons on July 30, 2015. Bosa had five sacks and an intercept on 47 tackles during his junior season. He declared his intention to draft the 2016 NFL Draft on December 31, 2015. Bosa was suspended in the first quarter for a targeting foul when he collided with quarterback DeShone Kizer during the 2016 Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame on January 1, 2016. Ohio State won the Bowl game by a score of 44–28. He made the NFL Draft in 2016 after his junior season.
Starting his Freshman year, Bosa was a highly decorated Buckeye with national and Conference awards. In 2013, Bosa was named as a First-Team Freshman All-American as well as a collegiate invitee to the Freshman All-Big Ten First-Team. In 2014, he was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Lineman of the Year, First-Team All-American, and All-Big Ten, as well as a Lombardi Award Finalist. He repeated most of the awards from his junior year, but fell short of winning the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year for the second time.
Professional career
NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah expected Bosa to be a top ten pick in the 2016 NFL Draft in March. Bosa was a top candidate in the forthcoming draft and was given an invite to the NFL Combine as a top prospect. He completed all of the necessary combine drills and was also involved in positional drills. During the combine, Bosa met and talked to 13 NFL teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and Tennessee Titans. Scouts were not sure that the combination was all positive.
With the third overall pick by the San Diego Chargers, Bosa was drafted in the first round. He was the first of five Ohio State players to be drafted in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, followed by Ezekiel Elliott, Eli Apple, Taylor Decker, and Darron Lee.
Bosa has worn cleats in favor of pediatric cancer research as part of the National Football League My Cause My Cleats program. #MoreThan4 to advocate that more than 4% of the National Cancer Institute's annual budget be devoted to pediatric cancer research.
Bosa discussed how he switched to focusing on physical and mental health as part of the National Football League's Mental Health Awareness Month campaign in May 2021.
Bosa missed the first four weeks of the season due to a hamstring strain. Bosa made his regular season debut against the Oakland Raiders on October 9th. Despite the fact that Bosa only played 27 snaps, he finished the game with two sacks, a strike, and four hurries. During the game against the Denver Broncos, he had one quarterback hit, five hurries, and a stop, as well as drawing double teams throughout the game. For October, Bosa was named Defensive Rookie of the Month. Despite being limited to 12 games, Bosa's rookie year saw him tackle 41 tackles, 10.5 sacks, and a forced fumble in his rookie year. He was named as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. On the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017, he was named the 100th best player in the league by his peers.
Bosa had an amazing rookie season and had a fruitful second season, which began with the Chargers' move from San Diego to Los Angeles. Melvin Ingram and Bosa formed one of the best pass rushing tandems in the league, with Bosa totaling 70 tackles and 12.5 sacks, seventh in the NFL. Bosa was named to his first Pro Bowl on December 19, 2017. He was ranked #37 by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
Bosa sustained a foot injury, which kept him sidelined until Week 11 of the 2018 season. He had 5.5 sacks, 23 combined tackles, nine quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery in seven games. He made his playoff debut against the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round. He had one sack, two tackles, and one quarterback hit in the 23-17 victory. In the Divisional Round against the New England Patriots, he had one tackle. He was ranked 56th among his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
Bosa's jersey number went from 99 to 97 on April 12, 2019. He was 97 years old when he was with Ohio State. The Chargers selected Bosa's contract as the fifth option on April 23, 2019. In Week 7 against the Tennessee Titans, Bosa fired Ryan Tannehill twice, resulting in a 23-20 loss. Bosa beat the Chicago Bears in Week 8 for two sacks on Mitch Trubisky. He was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his appearance, but Nick Bosa, his brother, was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts, while his brother, Nick Bosa, received the NFC Fan of the Week award. In Week 14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Bosa fired rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew twice. After accumulating 11.5 sacks and 67 tackles in total for the 2019 season, Bosa made the Pro Bowl. He was ranked 34th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
Bosa signed a five-year, $135 million contract extension with the Chargers on July 28, making him the highest-paid defensive player in the league. Bosa made three sacks of Josh Allen and recovered a fumble that Allen missed during the 27–17 loss. He received his third Pro Bowl nomination. He was ranked 32nd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021, ranked 32nd.
Bosa's career-best 7 forwarded fumbles in 2021 set a new record. The 17 October 2021 loss to the Baltimore Ravens was Bosa's best single game for solo tackles in the 2021 season. In the Chargers' loss to the Ravens, Bosa made 5 solo tackles.
Bosa made his fourth appearance in the Pro Bowl, but he did not play after being forced to miss the game due to an undisclosed injury. The only Chargers defensive players selected to four Pro Bowls in their first five seasons are junior Seau and Bosa. He was ranked 30th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022 list.
Bosa left the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Week 3 with a groin injury. It was later discovered that he needed surgery to repair the groin's core muscle tissue. On September 28, 2022, he was put on injured reserve.