Joe Young (safety)
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | June 2, 1988 Durham, North Carolina | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Northwest High School (Germantown, Maryland) | ||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Joe Young (born Joe Lefeged, June 2, 1988) is a former American football safety. Young is better known by his former surname Lefeged.
Early life[]
Young was born Joe Lefeged in Durham, North Carolina[1][2] and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[3][4][5] He attended The Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland and then Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland and was the Washington Post All-Met Defensive Player of the Year.
Lefeged played college football at Rutgers.
Professional career[]
Indianapolis Colts[]
Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2011.
Young started four games in the 2012 season.
On June 29, 2013, Young was arrested in Washington, D.C., after fleeing police during a traffic stop, on five charges; carrying a firearm without a license, having an unregistered firearm, having unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol.[6]
Jacksonville Jaguars[]
On January 15, 2014, Young signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on August 24.
References[]
- ^ espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14415/joe-lefeged
- ^ "Joe Young Stats, News and Video - SS". NFL.com.
- ^ http://www.indystar.com/article/20130629/NEWS/306290022/Colts-safety-Joe-Lefeged-arrested-Washington-D-C-jail-confirms?nclick_check=1
- ^ "Colts Safety Joe Lefeged Arrested in D.C."
- ^ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52351483/ns/local_news-indianapolis_in/t/indianapolis-colts-safety-joe-lefeged-arrested-washington-dc/
- ^ "Colts' Lefeged arrested in Washington". CNN. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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