1. Joshua Khiry Malone was born on March 21,1996 and is an American professional football wide receiver.
26 Facts About Josh Malone
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Josh Malone played for the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets of the National Football League and the DC Defenders of the XFL.
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Josh Malone had a successful high school career at Station Camp.
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Josh Malone had numerous accomplishments during his senior season in 2013.
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Josh Malone had 71 receptions for 1,404 yards and 19 receiving touchdowns and 23 rushes for 227 yards and three rushing touchdowns during his senior season.
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In 2014, as a true freshman, Josh Malone played in all 12 regular season games and the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl against Iowa.
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Josh Malone had his first career game with over 100 receiving yards at Kentucky at Commonwealth Stadium.
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Josh Malone finished third on the team with 31 catches for 405 yards and two touchdowns.
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Josh Malone received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills.
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On March 31,2017, Malone participated at Tennessee's pro day, along with Joshua Dobbs, Alvin Kamara, Cameron Sutton, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Derek Barnett, Jason Croom, former Saint's wide receiver Robert Meachem, and 17 other prospects.
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Around 100 scouts and team representatives from all 32 NFL teams attended, including Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, as Josh Malone performed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Josh Malone was ranked the 12th best wide receiver prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Josh Malone was the 18th wide receiver and the fifth of six Tennessee Volunteers to be selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Josh Malone joined a deep wide receiver group with the Bengals and competed with John Ross, Brandon LaFell, Tyler Boyd, and Cody Core throughout training camp for a job as the starting wide receiver.
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On September 1,2019, Josh Malone was waived by the Bengals.
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On September 4,2019, Josh Malone was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.
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Josh Malone was promoted to the active roster on December 19,2019.
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On September 5,2020, Josh Malone was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Josh Malone was promoted to the active roster on September 22,2020.
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On October 5,2021, Josh Malone was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.
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On December 14,2021, Josh Malone was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.
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Josh Malone's contract expired when the teams season ended on January 22,2022.
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On February 22,2022, Josh Malone signed with the Tennessee Titans.
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On October 18,2022, Josh Malone signed with the Steelers practice-squad.
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Josh Malone signed back with the practice squad on November 8,2022, then released on November 29.
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On February 3,2023, Josh Malone was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL.