Josh Mauro

Joshua Daniel Mauro (born February 17, 1991) is an English-born American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Stanford. Mauro has also played for the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Josh Mauro
Free agent
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-02-17) February 17, 1991
St Albans, England
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:L. D. Bell (Hurst, Texas)
College:Stanford
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:127
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:5
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

He was named to the Dallas Morning News first team all-area and Associated Press all-state team in high school.[1] He was ranked as the nation’s 31st-best prospect weakside defensive end by Rivals.com.[1]

College career

On October 9, 2013, he was named on the Bednarik Award watch list.[2] On November 18, 2013, he was named on the Ted Hendricks Award midseason watch list.[3] On December 2, 2013, he was an honorable mention for the 2013 All-Pac-12 team.[4]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 5 7⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		 271 lb
(123 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		5.21 s1.80 s3.03 s4.51 s7.43 s32 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		29 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5] except BP

Pittsburgh Steelers

Mauro began his professional career by signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent, but was released during the final roster cuts.

Arizona Cardinals

After his release from the Steelers, Mauro signed with the Arizona Cardinals. During his rookie season in 2014, Mauro played 5 games with 6 tackles and a pass defended. In 2015, he played 14 games with 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defended, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.

In 2016, Mauro started 13 of 15 games he played in recording a career-high 42 tackles and 13 tackles for loss. Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract to remain with the Cardinals on January 12, 2017.[6]

On March 16, 2018, Mauro was released by the Cardinals.[7]

New York Giants

On March 19, 2018, Mauro signed with the New York Giants reuniting with his former defensive coordinator in Arizona, James Bettcher.[8]

On March 23, 2018, Mauro was suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2018 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.[9]

After being reinstated from his suspension, he recorded a tackle in the Giant's Week 5 loss to the Carolina Panthers. After the bye week and the trading of Damon Harrison, he was named the starting defensive end next to B.J. Hill and nose tackle Dalvin Tomlinson. In his first game as a starter against a win against the San Francisco 49ers, he recorded 5 tackles. In a Week 11 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he recorded 4 tackles.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

On March 15, 2019, Mauro signed with the Oakland Raiders.[10] He was released on September 1, 2019, but was re-signed a day later.[11]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Mauro signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 12, 2020.[12] The NFL suspended him for the first five games of the 2020 NFL season for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy on August 21, 2020.[13] He was reinstated from suspension on October 12,[14] and he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17.[15] He was activated from the list on October 22 and subsequently released by the Jaguars.[16] He was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

On October 28, 2020, Mauro was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off the Jaguars practice squad.[18] Mauro made his debut with the Cardinals in Week 9 against the Miami Dolphins. During the game, Mauro recorded his first sack of the season on Tua Tagovailoa during the 34–31 loss. [19] He was placed on injured reserve on November 28, 2020.[20] On January 13, 2021, Mauro was released.

References
  1. "Stanford Profile". gostanford.com.
  2. "Mauro Added to Bednarik Watch". gostanford.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  3. "Gardner-Webb's Riddick Named To Hendricks Award Mid-Season Watch List". gwusports.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. "Stanford football players named all-Pac-12". mercurynews.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. http://draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=90532&draftyear=2014&genpos=
  6. Urban, Darren (January 12, 2017). "Josh Mauro Re-Signs With Cardinals". AZCardinals.com.
  7. Williams, Charean (March 16, 2018). "Cardinals cut Josh Mauro". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. Eisen, Michael (March 19, 2018). "New York Giants sign DE Josh Mauro". Giants.com.
  9. "Giants' Josh Mauro suspended four games for PED violation". ESPN. March 23, 2018.
  10. "Raiders sign defensive end Josh Mauro". Raiders.com. March 15, 2019.
  11. "Raiders claim quarterback DeShone Kizer". Raiders.com. September 1, 2019.
  12. Oehser, John (August 12, 2020). "Jaguars Sign Defensive Lineman Josh Mauro". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  13. Baca, Michael (August 21, 2020). "Jaguars DE Josh Mauro suspended five games for violating NFL PED policy". NFL.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  14. "Jaguars' Josh Mauro: Completes suspension". CBSSports.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  15. "Jaguars' Josh Mauro: Placed on COVID list". CBSSports.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  16. "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. October 22, 2020.
  17. Bouda, Nate (October 24, 2020). "NFL Transactions: Saturday 10/24". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  18. Urban, Darren (October 28, 2020). "Hurting On Defensive Line, Cardinals Bring Back Josh Mauro". AZCardinals.com.
  19. "Miami Dolphins at Arizona Cardinals - November 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  20. Urban, Darren (November 28, 2020). "Zach Allen Activated, Josh Mauro, Darrell Daniels To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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