2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

JOHNATHAN JOSEPH24CORNERBACKHeight: 5-11 | Weight: 191 | College: South Carolina |Hometown: Rock Hill, S.C. | 7th NFL Season |2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 28 |Acquired: UFA-’11 (CIN) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 82/73 | Teams: Cincinnati, 2006-10; Houston, 2012 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (24th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft…signed with Bengals on July 29, 2006...signed with Houston Texans on July 29, 2011.HONORS:• Elected to 2012 Pro Bowl• Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro (2011)• Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-NFL, All-AFC Team (2011)• SI.com (Peter King) All-Pro Team (2011)CAREER:• Has played in 82 career games with 73 starts and has recorded 313 total tackles, including 257 solos• Owns 18 career interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries• Scored four career touchdown returns (three interception and one fumble recovery)2011 (Houston 15/15):• Finished with 44 tackles (40 solo) and tied for the team lead with four interceptions and a team-best15 passes defensed and two forced fumbles• Started and made five tackles (four solo) and one tackle for loss in the season opener vs. Indianapolis(9/11)• Intercepted a Chad Henne pass and returned it 5 yards to the 6-yard line setting up a second quartertouchdown at Miami (9/18)• Recorded interceptions in consecutive games for the third time in his career when he picked off DrewBrees at New Orleans (9/25)• Intercepted a second-quarter Joe Flacco pass with a return of 2 yards in addition to making seventackles (five solo) at Baltimore (10/16)• Was named the Defensive Player of the Game after forcing a fumble, making three solo tackles andbreaking up two passes at Tennessee (10/23)• Made four solo tackles and broke up a pass vs. Cleveland (11/6)• Had two solo tackles and a hit on Kellen Winslow which forced the ball out where it was interceptedby Brian Cushing at Tampa Bay (11/13)• Intercepted a second-quarter Blaine Gabbert pass and returned it 29 yards at Jacksonville (11/27)• Inactive for the season finale vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)• Recorded six solo tackles, including one for loss, while adding an interception and two passes defensedin AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)• Recorded two solo tackles and three passes defensed in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore(1/15/12)2010 (Cincinnati 12/12):• Started 12 games and made 53 tackles• Ranked second on team in passes defensed (11) and interceptions (three)• Registered four tackles at Cleveland (10/3)• Intercepted Josh Freeman pass in second quarter and returned it 11 yards vs. Tampa Bay (10/11)• Made five tackles and had a pass defensed at Indianapolis (11/14), helping to hold Peyton Manningto season-low 185 passing yards and no touchdowns• Three tackles and two interceptions (one for a touchdown) vs. Buffalo (11/21), marking the first multiinterceptiongame of his career2009 (Cincinnati 16/16):• Intercepted Ben Roethlisberger pass 30 yards for a touchdown vs. Pittsburgh (9/27)• Intercepted a Derek Anderson pass on Bengals goal line and returned it 32 yards in third quarter atCleveland (10/3)• Intercepted a Joe Flacco pass at goal line in first quarter and returned it 21 yards at Baltimore (10/11)• Had his first forced fumble of the year when he stripped WR Devin Hester, with LB Dhani Jonesrecovering for Bengals vs. Chicago (10/25)• Posted team season-high in passes defensed (5) vs. Baltimore (11/8), including a third-quarter INTof Flacco on a deep pass• Had team-high four passes defensed, with five tackles and a forced fumble in Nov. 15 win atPittsburgh• Had four tackles at Oakland (11/22), plus a diving INT of Bruce Gradkowski pass in the fourth-quarter• Picked off a Philip Rivers pass at Bengals 19 in the second quarter and returned it seven yards atSan Diego (12/20)• Five tackles in Wild Card Playoff vs. New York Jets (1/9/10)2008 (Cincinnati 8/7):• Returned a Ray Rice fumble 65 yards, produced only Bengals touchdown vs. Baltimore (9/7)• Tied for team lead in tackles (personal season-high 12), led in solo tackles (10) and led in passesdefensed (three) vs. Jacksonville (11/2)• Had his first interception of the year, ending Philadelphia’s final scoring threat of the first half whenhe picked off Donovan McNabb pass and returned it 22 yards (11/26)2007 (Cincinnati 15/14):• Went 42 yards for a touchdown with his first pro interception (off Chad Pennington), and the latefourth-quarter score provided eventual winning points vs. New York Jets (10/21)• Snagged his second INT vs. Tennessee (11/25), outfighting TE Bo Scaife for Vince Young pass infirst quarter, with four-yard returnHEADERTEXANS BIOS• Intercepted a pass for the second straight game at Pittsburgh (12/2), picking off Ben Roethlisbergerpass at Steelers 24 in the fourth quarter and returning it 7 yards• Helped blunt Browns comeback bid by picking off a Derek Anderson pass at Bengals five in fourthquarter, with 23-yard return vs. Cleveland (12/23)2006 (Cincinnati 16/9):• Blocked John Carney PAT try after Saints’ final touchdown in fourth quarter, first Bengals blockedPAT since ‘91 at New Orleans (11/19).• Tied his season high with seven tackles and tied the team’s season high with four passes defensedvs. Baltimore (11/30)• Recovered a fumble on Raiders’ first offensive play vs. Oakland (12/10)COLLEGE:• Played two seasons (2004-05) at South Carolina after playing in 2003 at Coffeyville (Kan.) CommunityCollege• Entered NFL Draft after his junior season at South Carolina• Played only 14 games at South Carolina, due to broken foot that limited him to two games in ‘04, butstill was able to establish himself among the elite CBs in SEC• Played in 12 games with 11 starts in ‘05, when he had four INTs (one for TD)• Criminal justice major at South CarolinaPERSONAL:• Attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C., where he was all-state in football and allregionin trackJoseph’s 2011 Season StatisticsTackles Interceptions FumblesDate, Opp G GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD9/11 vs. IND 1 1 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/18 @ MIA 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 09/25 @ NO 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 010/2 vs. PIT 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/9 vs. OAK 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/16 @ BAL 1 1 7 5 2 0.0 0.0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 010/23 @ TEN 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 010/30 vs. JAX 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 011/6 vs. CLE 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 011/13 @ TB 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 011/27 @ JAX 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 1 29 29 0 1 0 0 0 012/4 vs. ATL 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 012/11 @ CIN 1 1 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 012/18 vs. CAR 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/22 @ IND 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01/1 vs. TEN INACTIVE2011 Totals 15 15 44 40 4 0.0 0.0 4 29 29 0 15 1 0 0 0Joseph’s Career StatisticsTackles Interceptions FumblesYear Team G GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD2006 CIN 16 9 58 46 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2 7 02007 CIN 15 14 58 45 13 0.0 0.0 4 76 42 1 15 0 0 0 02008 CIN 8 7 42 31 11 0.0 0.0 1 22 22 0 13 1 1 65 12009 CIN 16 16 69 58 11 0.0 0.0 6 92 32 1 20 1 0 0 02010 CIN 12 12 42 37 5 0.0 0.0 3 38 21 1 8 0 0 0 02011 HOU 15 15 44 40 4 0.0 0.0 4 29 29 0 15 1 0 0 0NFL Totals 82 73 313 257 56 0.0 0.0 18 92 42 3 91 3 3 72 1Joseph’s 2011 Season HighsTackles 7 at Baltimore, 10/16/11Interceptions 1 four times, most recent: at Jacksonville (B. Gabbert), 11/27/11Passes Defensed 3 at Miami, 9/18/11Forced Fumbles 1 at Tennessee, 10/23/11Joseph’s Career HighsTackles 15 vs. Jacksonville, 11/2/08Interceptions 2 vs. Buffalo, 11/21/10Passes Defensed 5 vs. Baltimore, 11/8/09Fumble Recoveries 1 three times, most recent: vs. Baltimore, 9/7/08Forced Fumbles 1 three times, most recent: at Tennessee, 10/23/11Additional StatisticsSpecial Teams Tackles: 5 total.www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR