Josh Victorian
 Victorian in the 2014 NFL preseason | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 10, 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Destrehan (LA) Destrehan High School | ||||||||
| College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Joshua Jermaine Victorian[1] (born July 10, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at Louisiana Tech. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New Orleans VooDoo, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Los Angeles KISS, Albany Empire and Washington Valor.
Early life
[edit]Victorian grew up in St. Rose, Louisiana and attended Destrehan High School. He was selected to the first-team All-District 5-5A for three consecutive years while at high school. He also was selected to the first-team ALL-State 2 years consecutively.[1]
College career
[edit]He played college football at Louisiana Tech. He finished with 123 tackles, 19 interceptions and 41 pass deflections.[2]
In his senior year, Victorian finished the season with 36 Tackles, 7 Interceptions and 21 pass deflections.[2] On September 4, 2010, he had an interception against Grambling State.[3] On September 25, 2010 in a regular season game against Southern Mississippi in which he had an interception.[4]
In his junior year, Victorian finished the season with 51 Tackles, 7 Interceptions and 7 pass deflections.[2] On October 31, 2009, In a regular season game against Idaho in which he had an interception to go along with 6 tackles but Louisiana Tech loss 35-34.[5] The following week on November 6, 2009, In a game against No.5 ranked Boise State, he had 9 tackles and an interception in which he returned 75 yards for the touchdown with 13:12 minutes left in the 3rd quarter to cut the lead to 27-14 as Louisiana Tech lost the game 45-35.[6]
In his sophomore year, Victorian finished the season with 11 tackles and 3 pass deflections 5 interceptions .[2]
In his freshman year, Victorian finished the season with 25 tackles and 10 pass deflections .[2]
Professional career
[edit]Baltimore Ravens
[edit]On July 28, 2011, Victorian signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.[7] On September 3, 2011, Victorian was released.[8]
New England Patriots
[edit]On September 22, 2011, Victorian was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[9] On October 7, 2011, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[10] On October 25, 2011, he was released from the practice squad when the team re-signed Malcolm Williams.[11] On October 28, 2011, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[12] On November 17, 2011, he was released by the team after they re-signed Ross Ventrone to the practice squad.[13] On November 23, 2011, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[14]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On January 18, 2012, Victorian signed with the New Orleans Saints to a reserve/futures contract.[15]
New Orleans VooDoo
[edit]On June 19, 2012, Victorian signed with the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.[16][17]
Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]On August 3, 2012, Victorian signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[18] On August 31, 2012, he was released by the Steelers.[19] On September 1, 2012, he was signed to the practice squad.[20] On December 8, 2012, he was signed to the Steelers Active Roster.
Houston Texans
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In 2013, Victorian was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. Victorian was activated to the 53 man roster a week later. Victorian was then released on August 31, 2014.[21]
Detroit Lions
[edit]On September 23, 2014, Victorian was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.
New York Giants
[edit]On November 12, 2014, Victorian was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad. On April 15, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.
Los Angeles KISS
[edit]On May 28, 2015, Victorian was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS. On November 4, 2015, the KISS picked up Victorian's rookie option for 2016.
Baltimore Brigade
[edit]Victorian was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on February 15, 2017.[22] He earned Second-team All-Arena honors in 2017.[23]
Albany Empire
[edit]On March 23, 2018, Norman was assigned to the Albany Empire.[24]
Washington Valor
[edit]On April 12, 2018, he was traded to the Washington Valor.[25] On April 26, 2018, Victorian was placed on reassignment.
Baltimore Brigade
[edit]On May 2, 2018, Victorian was assigned to the Brigade. He earned 2nd Team All-Arena Honors. In 2019 Victorian was 1st Team All Arena with the Brigade.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Louisiana Tech Profile". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Josh Victorian College Statistics". sports-reference.com/.
- ^ "Grambling State 6, Louisiana Tech 20 Box score". sports-reference.com/.
- ^ "Southern Mississippi 13, Louisiana Tech 12 Box score". sports-reference.com/.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech 34, Idaho 35 Box score". sports-reference.com/.
- ^ "(5) Boise State 45, Louisiana Tech 35 Box score". sports-reference.com/.
- ^ "Ravens sign 26 undrafted free agents". masnsports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Ravens announce roster cuts". carrollcountytimes.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Patriots sign LB Jeff Tarpinian to the 53-man roster". patriots.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Patriots re-sign DB Josh Victorian to practice squad". patriots.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Patriots sign DB Malcolm Williams to practice squad". patriots.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "Patriots release defensive back Leigh Bodden". boston.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ "Ross Ventrone signed to practice squad". patriots.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ "OL Donald Thomas re-signed; Ross Ventrone released". patriots.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce four more players signed to futures contracts". nola.com. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
- ^ "VooDoo Add Local Talent In Ex-LA Tech DB Josh Victorian". sportsnola.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "VooDoo Add Local Product Victorian". arenafootball.com. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ "Steelers make roster moves". steelers.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Steelers Reduce Roster to 53". steelers.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Steelers Agree To Terms With Eight For Practice Squad". steelers.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "Texans cut WR Thomas, announce practice squad". KHOU. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Recent Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
External links
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- Louisiana Tech bio Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- New Orleans VooDoo bio
- Pittsburgh Steelers bio Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from St. Rose, Louisiana
- Sportspeople from St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- American football cornerbacks
- Destrehan High School alumni
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players
- New Orleans VooDoo players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- New England Patriots players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Houston Texans players
- Detroit Lions players
- New York Giants players
- Los Angeles Kiss players
- Baltimore Brigade players
- Albany Empire (AFL) players
- Washington Valor players