Josh Cribbs

At 40 years old, Josh Cribbs has this physical status:

Joshua Cribbs (born June 9, 1983) is a former American football return specialist and wide receiver.

He played college football for Kent State University and was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

He has tied for the first time in NFL history with eight kickoff returns for touchdowns, as well as the NFL record with two kickoffs of 100 yards or more returned for touchdowns in a single game.

He has also played for the New York Jets, Oakland, and Indianapolis Colts.

He was the Cleveland Browns' most recent special teams coaching intern.

Personal life

Cribbs has been married to Maria Cribbs since 2002. Kimorah and Israel Cribbs are two of his children. The Cribbs family lives in North Royalton, Ohio.

Cribbs is also a co-owner of Bounce City, a children's indoor inflatable play arena. Darnell Dinkins, a former Browns tight end, discusses the company's ownership, which is located in Strongsville, Ohio.

Cribbs revealed on Twitter that he would donate his 2010 Pro Bowl money to relief efforts for the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Cribbs was also included in an episode of The League, "The White Knuckler," in which Ruxin (Nick Kroll) contacts Cribbs to help a sick child out of the fear of meeting Cribbs himself.

In an episode of "The Gateway Friend," which premiered on May 2, 2012, Cribbs appeared himself. He appeared in Melanie, Joy, and Victoria's favorite in a karaoke competition to guest star Kristin Chenoweth. He did not appear on camera, but he did have multiple lines.

Cribbs appeared on ESPN's Outside the Lines' Insider to address concussions in the 2014 season. Cribbs said that a Cleveland Clinic consultant told the then 32-year-old Cribbs that he had the brain of a man in his late 50s. Despite the illness, he said he would continue to play in the NFL if possible, comparing himself to a smoker with late stage cancer who continued to smoke.

Cribbs and his wife also hosted a local television talk show on WOIO since 2019.

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High school career

Cribbs played quarterback for Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., for a first-team All-Met pick by the Washington Post in 2000. Vernon Davis, the San Francisco 49ers' tight end, was teammates when he was training. In comparison to football, critics played and lettered in baseball, swimming, and basketball.

The Crimson Tide won three consecutive DCIAA football titles during Cribbs' time at Dunbar. Cribbs passed for 2,022 yards, nine touchdowns, and five interceptions in his senior season. He led Dunbar to a 35-12 victory over the Ballou Knights in the 2000 Turkey Bowl (DCIAA Championship game played in the morning of Thanksgiving). The Crimson Tide's victory over Ballou was aided by two second-half touchdowns, one of which was intercepted by Dunbar sophomore tight end Vernon Davis.

College career

Cribbs played quarterback for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team at Kent State University. With 10,839 yards, he is the all-time total offense leader. Other school records include rushing touchdowns (38), pass completions (616), pass attempts (1,123), passing yardage (7,169), and points scored (246).

He is the only true freshman in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to rush and pass for 1,000 yards (the other being Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State). Beau Morgan of Air Force, Vince Young of Texas, Pat White of West Virginia, Matthew Lynch of Northern Illinois Huskies football, and David Lynch of Missouri are among the only eight players in NCAA history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in at least two different seasons. Cribbs achieved the feat two times. He is one of only four quarterbacks in NCAA history to rush for 3,500 yards and throw for 7,000 yards (the other three being Antwaan Randle El of Indiana, Edwards of Appalachian State, and Brad Smith of Missouri).

Cribbs is also the only player in NCAA history to lead his team in both rushing and passing in four separate seasons, although quarterback Julian Edelman's record of 3,125 combined yards was surpassed in 2008 by quarterback Anthony Bell, who is a student at a University in Las Vegas.

Cribbs was a communication studies major with a focus on public relations. He received his diploma on May 15, 2010.

Professional career

Cribbs was not chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns signed him as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2005. He made the Browns roster for the 2005 season and made an impact as a kick returner. He averaged 24.5 yards per return, and his total of 1,094 return yards tied a franchise record. On September 11, he made his NFL debut against the Cincinnati Bengals. He punched a 90 yards for his first NFL touchdown in a game against the Detroit Lions.

Cribbs signed a six-year contract extension with the Browns in 2006. He set a new franchise record for the most kickoff yards in a season last year, smashing the previous record set the year before.

Cribbs had one kick-return touchdown in each of his first three years in the NFL, after returning for another kickoff for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in Week 3 of the 2007 season. Cribbs scored his fourth kickoff return touchdown against the Steelers in Week 10 of the 2007 season, as well as a 90-yard return earlier in the game. In the Browns' overtime victory over the Ravens in week 11, Cribbs continued his season with 245 return yards and 61 punt return yards. Cribbs was named as a kick returner for the AFC in the 2008 Pro Bowl. Against the 49ers, the Cribbs had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown. Cribbs had another score after returning for 94 yards, but was called back on a holding call.

Cribbs scored on a kickoff return against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9, for the fourth straight season. It was the fourth touchdown of Cribbs' career. In a Monday Night Football game, the Cribbs scored a four-yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills. The Browns named Cribbs their emergency quarterback on November 26, 2008. Brady Quinn was injured on injured reserve.

Cribbs punted 67 yards for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings on September 13, tying the team's highest home opener for a touchdown (seven) with Eric Metcalf. For the first time in his NFL career, Cribbs was voted as a starting wide receiver in the same game. Cribbs returned a touchdown on October 18, breaking the team's record for touchdown returns. In this game, he became the first NFL player to throw an interception and record a kick-off return touchdown in the same game since 1950. The Browns won over the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 10, their first victory over the Steelers in 13 games. Cribbs led the Browns to victory over the Steelers on December 10. Cribbs led all offensive players with 200 all-purpose yards, with 87 yards rushing out of the Wildcat formation. Cribbs kicked two kickoffs for touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs on December 20, extending the all-time NFL record for the most kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career. Cribbs was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl for the second time in his career as the Browns' and AFC's representative as the kick returner on December 29. Cribbs was also named as the Browns' team MVP for the 2009 season.

Cribbs and the Browns were debating at the end of the 2009 season as talks on a new contract extension came to a conclusion that Cribbs found was insultingly poor. Cribbs sandrayed his locker at the Browns' training facility on January 7, 2010, announcing his decision to resign on the final three years of his contract, telling reporters, "It's been the last time I'd be stepping inside the building." "I feel like it's over for me in Cleveland," the Browns' bid reads "like I've been betrayed and stabbed in the back."

Cribbs re-signed with the Cleveland Browns on March 5, 2010, extending his three-year, $20 million contract.

Cribbs was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s in January 2010.

Cribbs made a career-best of 41 receptions, 518 yards, and four touchdowns in 2011. He also had an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown.

The 2011 season brought the NFL's rule change on kickoffs from the football team's own 30-yard line to 35. The step was designed to prevent more returns from returning from the violent accidents that sometimes resulted. Cribbs' return numbers decreased modestly as a result of the law reform, and specialist return men's market value has dwindled as well.

With 1,136 kick return yards and 450 punt return yards, the Cribbs had a good season, with just three of them losing fumbles. He had a 27.4 yards per return, good for fourth in the NFL, which was good for fourth.

During a Week 5 game against the New York Giants in which Cribbs returned 6 kickoffs for 221 yards, including a 74-yard return, Cribbs punts for just 12 yards, he punched for just 12 yards on October 7. The Browns will lose by 41-27 to the Giants.

On March 12, 2013, Cribbs was told he would not be resigned. He sent a farewell letter to Browns fans on Instagram as a result of his emotional outburst.

Cribbs signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 15, 2013. Cribbs was then released by the team on August 25, 2013, following a poor preseason.

On October 15, 2013, Cribbs was signed by the New York Jets. In a Week 13 game against the Miami Dolphins, Cribbs sustained a shoulder injury and was put on injured reserve on December 3, 2013.

On November 17, 2014, the Indianapolis Colts signed Cribbs. He had one reception for eight yards, 19 kickoff returns for 608 yards, and 19 punt returns for 125 yards in six games.

The Colts published Cribbs on May 1, 2015.

Cribbs resigned from professional football as a Cleveland Brown on March 22, 2017.

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