Joe Gaziano

Joe Gaziano (born September 27, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.

Joe Gaziano
No. 92 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-27) September 27, 1996
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:Xaverian Brothers
(Westwood, Massachusetts)
College:Northwestern
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Gaziano was a member of the Northwestern Wildcats for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year.[1] He finished his collegiate career with school records of 30 sacks and 10 forced fumbles and second all-time with 48.5 tackles for loss with 153 total tackles, four fumbles recovered, 15 passes defended and a blocked kick in 52 games played.[2]

Professional career

Gaziano was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[3] He was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts and was re-signed by the Chargers to their practice squad on September 10, 2020.[4][5] Gaziano was elevated to the active roster before the team's October 12 game against the New Orleans Saints, but was inactive for the game.[6] On January 1, 2021, Gaziano was signed to the active roster.

References
  1. Mandel, Stewart (December 28, 2017). "Music City Bowl: Northwestern's Joe Gaziano is adding new fame to family name". The Athletic.
  2. "Football: Joe Gaziano signs with NFL's Los Angeles Chargers as undrafted free agent".
  3. "Joe Gaziano heads West, signs free agent contract with Chargers". Boston Herald. April 25, 2020.
  4. Borquez, Gavino (September 4, 2020). "2020 Chargers roster cuts: Tracking each player released before deadline". Chargers Wire. USA Today.
  5. Peterson, Michael (September 10, 2020). "Chargers sign DE Joe Gaziano to practice squad". BoltsFromTheBlue.com. SB Nation.
  6. "Chargers Activate DE Joe Gaziano and RB Troymaine Pope". Chargers.com. October 12, 2020.
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