Joe Young (born Joe Lefeged, June 2, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Young is better known by his former surname Lefeged.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | June 2, 1988 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Northwest (Germantown, Maryland) | ||||||||
| College | Rutgers | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||
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Early life
editYoung was born Joe Lefeged in Rockville, Maryland[1][2] and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[3][4][5] He attended The Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland and then Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland and was the Washington Post All-Met Defensive Player of the Year.
Lefeged played college football at Rutgers University.
Professional career
editIndianapolis Colts
editYoung was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2011.
Young started four games in the 2012 season.
On June 29, 2013, Young was arrested in Washington, D.C., after fleeing police during a traffic stop, on five charges; carrying a firearm without a license, having an unregistered firearm, having unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol.[6]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn January 15, 2014, Young signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on August 24.
References
edit- ↑ espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14415/joe-lefeged
- ↑ "Joe Young Stats, News and Video - SS". NFL.com.
- ↑ "Police: Colts safety Joe Lefeged arrested after fleeing from traffic stop, found with unregistered pistol". Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Colts Safety Joe Lefeged Arrested in D.C." June 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Colts safety Joe Lefeged arrested on gun charges in D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Colts' Lefeged arrested in Washington". CNN. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
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