1. Joseph Anthony Bosa is an American professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
49 Facts About Joey Bosa
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Joey Bosa played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected third overall by the then San Diego Chargers in the 2016 NFL draft, where he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Joey Bosa is the son of former NFL player John Bosa and the older brother of current NFL player Nick Bosa.
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Joey Bosa attended St Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he played high school football and basketball for the Raiders.
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Joey Bosa committed to play college football at Ohio State University in April 2012.
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Joey Bosa was named a Freshman All-American by the Sporting News and College Football News.
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In 2014, Joey Bosa was named a Unanimous All-American, becoming the 27th Buckeye in 84 years to do so.
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Joey Bosa finished his sophomore year with 13.5 sacks on 55 tackles.
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Joey Bosa earned Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
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On July 30,2015, it was announced that Joey Bosa would be suspended from the first game of the 2015 season with three other Ohio State football players for undisclosed reasons.
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Joey Bosa was a highly decorated Buckeye receiving National and Conference honors beginning his freshman year.
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In 2013, Joey Bosa was named a first-team Freshman All-American as well as selected to the Freshman All-Big Ten first-team.
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Joey Bosa repeated most of the honors his Junior year, falling short of claiming the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year for the second time.
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In March 2016, Joey Bosa was projected to be a top 10 pick in the 2016 NFL draft by NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah.
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Joey Bosa received an invitation to the NFL combine as a top prospect in the upcoming draft.
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Joey Bosa completed all of the required combine drills and participated in positional drills.
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Joey Bosa met and interviewed with 13 NFL teams at the combine, including the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and Tennessee Titans.
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Joey Bosa was selected in the first round with the third overall selection by the San Diego Chargers.
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Joey Bosa 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.
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Joey Bosa missed the first four weeks of the season due to a hamstring injury.
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Joey Bosa was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Joey Bosa was ranked as the 100th best player in the league by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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Joey Bosa followed his impressive rookie season with a solid second season, which began with the Chargers' move from San Diego to Los Angeles.
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On December 19,2017, Joey Bosa was named to his first Pro Bowl.
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Joey Bosa suffered a foot injury, which sidelined him until Week 11 of the 2018 season.
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Joey Bosa made his playoff debut in the Wild Card Round against the Ravens.
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Joey Bosa was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Joey Bosa wore 97 during his tenure with Ohio State.
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Joey Bosa was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance while his brother, Nick Bosa, won the award for the NFC.
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Joey Bosa made the Pro Bowl after accumulating 11.5 sacks and 67 tackles in total for the 2019 season.
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Joey Bosa was ranked 34th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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On July 28,2020, Joey Bosa signed a five-year, $135 million contract extension with the Chargers, making him the highest-paid defensive player in the league.
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Joey Bosa was ranked 32nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
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Joey Bosa made 5 solo tackles in the Chargers loss to the Ravens.
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Joey Bosa earned his fourth trip to the Pro Bowl but did not play after pulling out of the game with an undisclosed injury.
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Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau and Joey Bosa are the only Chargers defensive players selected to four Pro Bowls over the first five seasons of a career.
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Joey Bosa was ranked 30th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022 list.
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Joey Bosa was placed on injured reserve on September 28,2022.
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Joey Bosa was designated to return from injured reserve on December 29,2022.
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Joey Bosa was activated from injured reserve two days later.
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Joey Bosa appeared in nine games and started five in the 2023 season.
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Joey Bosa finished with 6.5 sacks, one pass defended, and one forced fumble.
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Joey Bosa appeared in 14 games and started nine in the 2024 season.
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Joey Bosa finished with five sacks and two forced fumbles.
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Joey Bosa recorded a sack in the Wild Card Round loss to the Texans.
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On March 5,2025, Joey Bosa was released by the Chargers.
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On March 13,2025, Joey Bosa signed a one-year, $12.6 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.
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Joey Bosa's great-grandfather was former Chicago Outfit leader Tony Accardo.
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In May 2021, as part of a Mental Health Awareness Month campaign for the National Football League, Joey Bosa spoke about how he learned to focus on physical and mental well-being.