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{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
{{Infobox NFL biography
|image=
| image =
|position= [[Defensive end]]
| position = [[Defensive end]]
|number= 99, 69, 71
| number = 99, 69, 71
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1978|9|6}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|9|6}}
|birth_place=[[Pittsburg, California]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Pittsburg, California]], U.S.
|height_ft=6
| height_ft = 6
|height_in=4
| height_in = 4
|weight_lbs=264
| weight_lbs = 264
|high_school=[[Pittsburg High School (California)|Pittsburg (CA)]]
| high_school = [[Pittsburg High School (California)|Pittsburg (CA)]]
|college=[[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]
| college = [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]
|draftyear=2001
| draftyear = 2001
|draftround=7
| draftround = 7
|draftpick=234
| draftpick = 234
|pastteams=
| pastteams =
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
* Atlanta Falcons (2005)*
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2007}})
* Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2007}})
|highlights =
|statlabel1=Tackles
* 2× Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[1999 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1999]], [[2000 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|2000]])
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|statvalue1=93
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
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|statlabel2=Sacks
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| statvalue1 = 115
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|statvalue2=3.5
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| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
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|statlabel3=[[Forced fumbles]]
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| statvalue2 = 3.5
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|statvalue3=1
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| statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
|nfl=TAF514170
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| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4 = 2
| pfr = TafoJo20
}}
}}
'''Joseph Peter Tafoya''' (born September 6, 1978) is a former American [[National Football League]] player and entrepreneur. He played seven seasons as a defensive end/linebacker before injuring his foot in training camp of 2008, upon which he retired. He was drafted in the 7th round of the [[2001 NFL Draft]] by [[Tony Dungy]] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Injured in the first pre-season game of his professional career with an ankle fracture, he was released on injury waivers and picked up by the [[Chicago Bears]]. He spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears and appeared in the 2001 NFC Divisional playoffs game against the Philadelphia Eagles where he recorded three tackles. Tafoya was picked up as a free agent by the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. He appeared in the 2005 Super Bowl against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He was then picked up as a free agent by the [[Arizona Cardinals]] in 2007 and released after he suffered a career-ending injury during the 2008 training camp.
'''Joseph Peter Tafoya''' (born September 6, 1978) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player and entrepreneur. He played seven seasons as a defensive end/linebacker in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), before injuring his foot in training camp of 2008, upon which he retired. He was selected by [[Tony Dungy]] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the [[2001 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Injured in the first pre-season game of his professional career with an ankle fracture, he was released on injury waivers and picked up by the [[Chicago Bears]]. He spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears and appeared in the 2001 NFC Divisional playoffs game against the Philadelphia Eagles where he recorded three tackles. Tafoya was picked up as a free agent by the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. He appeared in the 2005 Super Bowl against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He was then picked up as a free agent by the [[Arizona Cardinals]] in 2007 and released after he suffered a career-ending injury during the 2008 training camp.


Upon retirement he acquired a Mobile Entertainment company developing mobile applications focused on fan engagement. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.geekwire.com/2012/startup-spotlight-nfl-players-tackle-mobile-apps-viva-vision/| title = Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision - GeekWire}}</ref> He was invited to speak at the 2011 AT&T Developers Conference as part of the AT&T Keynote Speech by CMO David Christopher on the topic of fan engagement through mobile technology.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/09/ces-live-from-the-att-developer-summit/| title = CES: Live From The AT&T Developer Summit; To Offer Data Plans For Playstation Vita; New LTE Devices; HTC, Nokia Win Phones}}</ref>
Upon retirement he acquired a Mobile Entertainment company developing mobile applications focused on fan engagement.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.geekwire.com/2012/startup-spotlight-nfl-players-tackle-mobile-apps-viva-vision/| title = Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision - GeekWire}}</ref> He was invited to speak at the 2011 AT&T Developers Conference as part of the AT&T Keynote Speech by CMO David Christopher on the topic of fan engagement through mobile technology.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/09/ces-live-from-the-att-developer-summit/| title = CES: Live From The AT&T Developer Summit; To Offer Data Plans For Playstation Vita; New LTE Devices; HTC, Nokia Win Phones| website = [[Forbes]]}}</ref>


In 2012 Tafoya and Carter launched JumpIt Media Inc. a sports marketing company centered on fan engagement.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://seattletimes.com/html/stevekelley/2017932915_kelley08.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314115212/http://seattletimes.com/html/stevekelley/2017932915_kelley08.html| archive-date = 2014-03-14| title = Steve Kelley {{!}} Ex-Seahawks find a passion off the field with apps for athletes {{!}} Seattle Times Newspaper}}</ref> As the [[CEO]] of JumpIt Media Inc., Tafoya partnered with the [[Richard Sherman (American football)|Richard Sherman]] Family Foundation to Launch the Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game held July 7 at [[Cheney Stadium]] in Tacoma, Washington.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/football/slideshow/Richard-Sherman-Celebrity-Softball-Game-65880.php| title = Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game}}</ref> Shortly after the Sherman event, Tafoya and JumpIt Media Inc. entered a joint venture partnership to promote the TM brands Volume 12 and [[Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)|Legion of Boom]]. He launched an awareness campaign to promote the unknown brand Volume 12 by inviting the [[Guinness World Records]] to [[CenturyLink Field]] to measure crowd roar in an effort to break the world record for "[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/loudest-crowd-roar-at-a-sports-stadium Loudest Crowd Roar at an outdoor Sports Stadium.]" On September 15 [[Seattle Seahawks]] fans (aka the 12th Man) were measured at 131.76 dBA, setting a [http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2021362079_seahawks10xml.html new world record] for crowd roar. The record was broken and then reclaimed on December 2 through the efforts of the Seahawks and Tafoya's JumpIt Media Inc. measured at 137.6dBA against the [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10071653/seattle-seahawks-fans-set-stadium-noise-record| title = Seattle Seahawks fans set stadium noise record}} </ref>
In 2012 Tafoya and Carter launched JumpIt Media Inc. a sports marketing company centered on fan engagement.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://seattletimes.com/html/stevekelley/2017932915_kelley08.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314115212/http://seattletimes.com/html/stevekelley/2017932915_kelley08.html| archive-date = 2014-03-14| title = Steve Kelley {{!}} Ex-Seahawks find a passion off the field with apps for athletes {{!}} Seattle Times Newspaper}}</ref> As the [[CEO]] of JumpIt Media Inc., Tafoya partnered with the [[Richard Sherman (American football)|Richard Sherman]] Family Foundation to Launch the Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game held July 7 at [[Cheney Stadium]] in Tacoma, Washington.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/football/slideshow/Richard-Sherman-Celebrity-Softball-Game-65880.php| title = Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game}}</ref> Shortly after the Sherman event, Tafoya and JumpIt Media Inc. entered a joint venture partnership to promote the TM brands Volume 12 and [[Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)|Legion of Boom]]. He launched an awareness campaign to promote the unknown brand Volume 12 by inviting the [[Guinness World Records]] to [[CenturyLink Field]] to measure crowd roar in an effort to break the world record for "[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/loudest-crowd-roar-at-a-sports-stadium Loudest Crowd Roar at an outdoor Sports Stadium.]" On September 15 [[Seattle Seahawks]] fans (aka the 12th Man) were measured at 131.76 dBA, setting a [http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2021362079_seahawks10xml.html new world record] for crowd roar. The record was broken and then reclaimed on December 2 through the efforts of the Seahawks and Tafoya's JumpIt Media Inc. measured at 137.6dBA against the [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10071653/seattle-seahawks-fans-set-stadium-noise-record| title = Seattle Seahawks fans set stadium noise record| date = 3 December 2013}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 14 || 1 || 18 || 12 || 6 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 25 || 20 || 5 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 15 || 1 || '''33''' || 20 || '''13''' || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 13 || 0 || 12 || 8 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 13 || '''7''' || 26 || '''22''' || 4 || '''2.0''' || '''4''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 76 !! 9 !! 115 !! 83 !! 32 !! 3.5 !! 10 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| '''3''' || 0 || '''3''' || '''2''' || '''1''' || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 2 || 0 || 2 || '''2''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 6 !! 0 !! 6 !! 5 !! 1 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 12 December 2024

Joe Tafoya
No. 99, 69, 71
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1978-09-06) September 6, 1978 (age 46)
Pittsburg, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Pittsburg (CA)
College:Arizona
NFL draft:2001 / round: 7 / pick: 234
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:115
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Peter Tafoya (born September 6, 1978) is an American former professional football player and entrepreneur. He played seven seasons as a defensive end/linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), before injuring his foot in training camp of 2008, upon which he retired. He was selected by Tony Dungy and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft.[1] Injured in the first pre-season game of his professional career with an ankle fracture, he was released on injury waivers and picked up by the Chicago Bears. He spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears and appeared in the 2001 NFC Divisional playoffs game against the Philadelphia Eagles where he recorded three tackles. Tafoya was picked up as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks. He appeared in the 2005 Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was then picked up as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals in 2007 and released after he suffered a career-ending injury during the 2008 training camp.

Upon retirement he acquired a Mobile Entertainment company developing mobile applications focused on fan engagement.[2] He was invited to speak at the 2011 AT&T Developers Conference as part of the AT&T Keynote Speech by CMO David Christopher on the topic of fan engagement through mobile technology.[3]

In 2012 Tafoya and Carter launched JumpIt Media Inc. a sports marketing company centered on fan engagement.[4] As the CEO of JumpIt Media Inc., Tafoya partnered with the Richard Sherman Family Foundation to Launch the Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game held July 7 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington.[5] Shortly after the Sherman event, Tafoya and JumpIt Media Inc. entered a joint venture partnership to promote the TM brands Volume 12 and Legion of Boom. He launched an awareness campaign to promote the unknown brand Volume 12 by inviting the Guinness World Records to CenturyLink Field to measure crowd roar in an effort to break the world record for "Loudest Crowd Roar at an outdoor Sports Stadium." On September 15 Seattle Seahawks fans (aka the 12th Man) were measured at 131.76 dBA, setting a new world record for crowd roar. The record was broken and then reclaimed on December 2 through the efforts of the Seahawks and Tafoya's JumpIt Media Inc. measured at 137.6dBA against the New Orleans Saints.[6]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CHI 5 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHI 14 1 18 12 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CHI 16 0 25 20 5 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SEA 15 1 33 20 13 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2006 SEA 13 0 12 8 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2007 ARI 13 7 26 22 4 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
76 9 115 83 32 3.5 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SEA 3 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 SEA 2 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision - GeekWire".
  3. ^ "CES: Live From The AT&T Developer Summit; To Offer Data Plans For Playstation Vita; New LTE Devices; HTC, Nokia Win Phones". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Steve Kelley | Ex-Seahawks find a passion off the field with apps for athletes | Seattle Times Newspaper". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball Game".
  6. ^ "Seattle Seahawks fans set stadium noise record". December 3, 2013.
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