Joseph Robert Schobert was born on November 6,1993 and is an American football linebacker who is a free agent.
39 Facts About Joe Schobert
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Joe Schobert was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Joe Schobert played college football at Wisconsin where he won the Jack Lambert Trophy in 2015 as the nation's best linebacker.
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Joe Schobert mainly played running back and, when needed, played safety in high school, in addition to returning punts and kicks.
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Joe Schobert was not rated or ranked by any of the major college ranking systems.
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Joe Schobert didn't receive any NCAA Division I scholarship offers.
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Joe Schobert wanted to play for the Wisconsin Badgers but was originally told he could tryout after the 2012 season started.
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The day before Joe Schobert was to depart for Grand Forks, North Dakota, Badgers head coach Bret Bielema offered him a preferred walk-on spot.
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Joe Schobert attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a member of the Big Ten Conference, where he played outside linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2012 through 2015.
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Joe Schobert recorded 24 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack and three passes defensed.
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Joe Schobert had a breakout season in 2014, he started all 14 games.
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Joe Schobert tallied 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed and fumble recovery.
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Nonetheless Joe Schobert was named as a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Lombardi Awards in addition to the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list.
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In Wisconsin's season opener against Alabama, Joe Schobert led the Badgers in total tackles with 13 and added four tackles for a loss and two sacks.
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Joe Schobert shared Defensive Player of the Week with Iowa defensive back Desmond King who had nine tackles and two interceptions.
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Against Maryland in week 7 Joe Schobert relived his high school days at tailback when he rushed for 57 yards on a fake punt on 4th and one.
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At the annual Badgers year-end honors banquet Joe Schobert was the recipient of the Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award.
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Joe Schobert was named to the first-team All-America Team by FWAA and ESPN.
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Joe Schobert earned second-team All-America honors by the AP, Walter Camp, USA Today, CBS Sports, Sporting News and Athlon Sports.
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Joe Schobert bulked up for the game, weighing in at 247 lbs, 11 lbs heavier than his official weight on the Badgers roster.
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ESPN's Kevin Weidl commented on Joe Schobert being a "savvy" pass rusher and that he "holds up well in space".
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Dillon blocked a 33-yard field goal attempt by Ross Martin, Joe Schobert was able to recover the ball and return it for 73 yards to the opposition's 6-yard line before being tackled by Jerell Adams.
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Joe Schobert received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all the combine and positional drills.
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Joe Schobert was ranked the 12th best outside linebacker prospect available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Joe Schobert was the 12th linebacker selected in the draft.
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Joe Schobert competed with Paul Kruger, Barkevious Mingo, Nate Orchard, and Emmanuel Ogbah for the starting outside linebacker job.
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The Cleveland Browns released veteran Paul Kruger and traded Barkevious Mingo to the New England Patriots after Joe Schobert showed promise throughout training camp and named the backup right outside linebacker behind Emmanuel Ogbah.
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On October 30,2016, Joe Schobert made his third start and recorded three combined tackles and was credited with a half a sack when he made the first of his career on New York Jets' quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
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Joe Schobert finished his rookie season with 28 combined tackles, a half a sack, and a pass deflection in four starts and 16 games.
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Joe Schobert started all 16 games at middle linebacker, finishing tied for first in the NFL with 144 tackles with Bills' linebacker Preston Brown and Packers' linebacker Blake Martinez.
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In Week 3 against the New York Jets, Joe Schobert made a game clinching interception to help give the Cleveland Browns their first win since December 24,2016.
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In Week 4 against the Oakland Raiders, Joe Schobert made 14 tackles and sacked quarterback Derek Carr once.
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Joe Schobert ended the 2018 season with 103 tackles, three sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and six passes defended.
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Joe Schobert had five tackles and four passes defensed in the game, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
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Joe Schobert finished the 2019 season with 133 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions and two forced fumbles.
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On March 17,2022, Joe Schobert was released by the Steelers.
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On September 27,2022, Joe Schobert was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.
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Joe Schobert was signed to the active roster on November 15,2022.
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Joe Schobert got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Megan McDonnell in March 2017 in front of the Eiffel Tower, and the couple married in July 2018.