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Joe Madsen
American football player (born 1989)
Joseph Madsen[1] (born September 1, 1989) is a former arena football offensive lineman. He played college football at West Virginia. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent.
Madsen (74) in 2017 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive lineman | ||||||
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| Born: | (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 34) Chardon, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Chardon (Chardon, Ohio) | ||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com | |||||||
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Madsen attended Chardon High School where he played both offensive tackle and defensive tackle.[2] While at Chardon he recorded 59 total tackles, five sacks, 18 tackles-for-loss and forced four fumbles.[2] During his sophomore season, Chardon reached the Ohio Reginal Finals where they lost to Nordonia.[3] As a senior, he was selected First-team All-Ohio as an offensive tackle.[2]
Madsen attended West Virginia. While there he started 50 games and earned Second-team-All Big XII as a senior and appeared in the 2013 Senior Bowl.
He redshirt as a true freshman in 2008.[2] In 2009, he started 13 games and 12 in 2010.[2] In 2011, he started 13 games and was named All-Big East Second-team.[2] As a senior, in 2012, he started 12 games, however, he was ruled academically ineligible for the Pinstripe Bowl.[2] He was also named All-Big XII Second-team.[2]
Pre-draft
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.20 s | -- s | -- s | 4.83 s | -- s | 25 in (0.64 m) | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) | 25 reps | |
| All values from NFL combine[2] | ||||||||||||
At the West Virginia Pro Day, Madsen chose not to re-attempt his 40-yard dash.[4] However, he did re-attempt some other drills.[4] He recorded a 27-inch vertical leap and an 8-foot-10 broad jump.[4] In the running drills, Madsen ran a 4.86 short shuttle and a 7.58 second three-cone shuttle.[4]
National Football League
On April 27, 2013, after going undrafted, Madsen was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[5]
On January 3, 2015 Madsen was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad.[5] On May 4, he was released by the Packers.[6][7] On June 22, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[8][9] He was signed when Tyler Loos informed the team he was retiring.[10] He was released on August 16.[6] On August 26, he was then signed by the Detroit Lions.[11][12] He was released on September 5, 2015.[6]
Arena Football League
After being released by the Steelers on August 31, 2013, he joined the Los Angeles Kiss for the 2014 season.[5] For the season he appeared in 16 games and recorded one tackle as well as one reception for eight yards. He started the 2015 season,[3] however, he was signed by the Browns and was placed on the other league exempt list.
He became an AFL free agent on November 5.[3] Later that month, he joined the Cleveland Gladiators.[13][3] On May 22, 2017, Madsen was placed on reassignment by the Gladiators.[14]
On May 23, 2017, Madsen was claimed off waivers by the Washington Valor.[14] On July 15, 2017, Madsen was placed on reassignment.[14]
Madsen was born to Eric and Reta Madsen.[2] He has three older siblings.[2]
Madsen currently resides in Twinsburg, Ohio.[3]
- "Joe Madsen Draft Profile - NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- "No Place Like Home for Joe Madsen". November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Brandt, Gil (March 17, 2013). "Jaguars, Eagles make presence known at WVU pro day". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- "Green Bay Packers: Joe Madsen". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015.
- "Packers release C Madsen". May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- "Browns sign OL Joe Madsen". July 22, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- Reed, Tom (July 22, 2015). "Browns sign OL and Chardon native Joe Madsen, place Randall Telfer, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu on injury list". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Ginley, Joe (July 23, 2015). "Browns sign Chardon native Joe Madsen". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Meinkie, Kyle (August 26, 2015). "Lions sign Joe Madsen to bolster offensive line depth; DeAndre Levy out again". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Twentyman, Tim (August 26, 2015). "Lions sign center Joe Madsen". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- "Gladiators Bolster Lines with Madsen, Colling". November 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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