1. Robert Joshua Dobbs was born on January 26,1995 and is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
48 Facts About Joshua Dobbs
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Joshua Dobbs played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Joshua Dobbs was born and raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, the son of Stephanie and Robert Joshua Dobbs.
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Joshua Dobbs's mother retired from United Parcel Service as a region manager in corporate human resources, and his father retired as a senior vice president for Wells Fargo.
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Joshua Dobbs has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease causing hair loss, which began when he was transitioning from elementary to junior high school.
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Joshua Dobbs started playing football when he was five years old.
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Joshua Dobbs attended Wesleyan School and then Alpharetta High School.
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Joshua Dobbs originally committed to Arizona State University to play college football, but in February 2013, he changed his commitment to the University of Tennessee.
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Joshua Dobbs came into the game and completed 5 of 12 passes for 75 yards.
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Joshua Dobbs competed with Worley and Nathan Peterman, to be Tennessee's starter for the 2014 season.
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Joshua Dobbs threw for 1,206 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions during his sophomore season.
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Joshua Dobbs finished the 2014 season with 469 yards rushing and eight rushing touchdowns in just six games.
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Joshua Dobbs received two Offensive Player of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference, both of which came from his combined passing and rushing performances for over 400 yards in each game.
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Joshua Dobbs started and appeared in all 12 regular season games and the bowl game.
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Joshua Dobbs entered the 2016 season as Tennessee's starting quarterback in his final season of collegiate eligibility.
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Joshua Dobbs started and appeared in all 12 regular season games and the bowl game.
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Joshua Dobbs started the season with a solid performance in a home game against Appalachian State.
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Joshua Dobbs's last touchdown was a Hail Mary throw to wide receiver Jauan Jennings as time expired.
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Joshua Dobbs had 291 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 11 rushes for 118 yards, and three rushing touchdowns.
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Joshua Dobbs majored in aerospace engineering during his time at the University of Tennessee.
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Joshua Dobbs was heralded as possessing a perfect 4.0 grade point average and being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Joshua Dobbs was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa at Tennessee in 2016.
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Joshua Dobbs received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and was named the starting quarterback for the South.
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Joshua Dobbs attended Tennessee's Pro Day and scripted his own set of plays; 19 other teammates participated in Tennessee's Pro Day.
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Joshua Dobbs held workouts for six teams: the Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New Orleans Saints.
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Joshua Dobbs was the seventh quarterback selected, and the Steelers drafted his former Tennessee and Senior Bowl teammate, cornerback Cameron Sutton.
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Joshua Dobbs was named the starter for the Steelers' pre-season opener against the New York Giants.
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In Week 14, against the Oakland Raiders, Joshua Dobbs stepped in for Roethlisberger, who suffered a rib injury.
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On September 9,2019, Joshua Dobbs was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
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Joshua Dobbs was traded after Mason Rudolph won the backup job for the Steelers, and Jaguars' quarterback Nick Foles sustained a broken clavicle during the season opener and was placed on injured reserve.
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On September 5,2020, Joshua Dobbs was waived by the Jaguars.
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On September 6,2020, Joshua Dobbs was claimed off waivers by the Steelers, his former team.
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Joshua Dobbs re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year contract on April 19,2021.
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Joshua Dobbs was waived on November 28,2022, after Deshaun Watson returned from suspension.
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On December 5,2022, Joshua Dobbs was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions.
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On December 21,2022, Joshua Dobbs was signed by the Titans off the Lions practice squad.
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Joshua Dobbs entered the 2023 NFL season as the starting quarterback for the Cardinals, as Kyler Murray started the season on injured reserve.
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Joshua Dobbs finished his tenure as the Cardinals' quarterback with 1,569 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, and five interceptions, as well as 258 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
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Joshua Dobbs had not taken a single practice repetition for the Vikings and had to rehearse his cadence with the team's offensive linemen during the game.
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Joshua Dobbs became the first quarterback in NFL history to record three touchdowns in consecutive games while playing for different teams and was named as the NFC Player of the Week for his performance.
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Joshua Dobbs was later demoted to the third-string quarterback after head coach Kevin O'Connell announced that Jaren Hall would backup Mullens.
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On March 19,2024, Joshua Dobbs signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Joshua Dobbs spent the majority of the season as the third-string quarterback behind Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen.
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Joshua Dobbs saw his first snaps of the season in Week 17 against the Detroit Lions after Purdy departed late in the fourth quarter with an injury.
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Joshua Dobbs rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown but fumbled twice.
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On March 18,2025, Joshua Dobbs signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the New England Patriots, his ninth NFL team, to serve as the backup quarterback behind Drake Maye.
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Joshua Dobbs is an advocate for awareness about alopecia, a hair loss condition that personally affects him.
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Joshua Dobbs' cousin, Parker Washington, is a wide receiver for the Jaguars.