JOE TAFOYATafoya, Joseph PeterHeight: 6-4 Weight: 267 Born: September 6, 1978 San Luis Obispo, CA High School: Pittsburg (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Arizona | Redshirted |
| 1997 | Arizona | Lettered |
| 1998 | Arizona | Lettered |
| 1999 | Arizona | Lettered |
| 2000 | Arizona | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (234th overall) 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Chicago Bears (NFL)2001 CHIB NFL | 99 | DE | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 99 | RDE | 14 | 1 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 99 | DE | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2005 SEA NFL | 69 | DE | 15 | 1 |
| 2006 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2006 SEA NFL | 69 | DE | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2007 ARI NFL | 71 | RDE | 13 | 7 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 76 | 9 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2005 SEA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 55 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2005 SEA NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2007 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2007 ARI NFL | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.5 | 18.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2005 SEA NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2006 SEA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Chicago Bears (NFL)2001 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2005 SEA NFL | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2006 SEA NFL | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2007 ARI NFL | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 94 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2005 SEA NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2006 SEA NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2007 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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