Joe Young (safety)

Joe Young (born Joe Lefeged, June 2, 1988) is a former American football safety. Young is better known by his former surname Lefeged.

Joe Young
No. 35
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-02) June 2, 1988
Durham, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Northwest High School (Germantown, Maryland)
College:Rutgers
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:66
Pass deflections:4
Interceptions:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

Young was born Joe Lefeged in Durham, North Carolina[1][2] and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[3][4][5] He attended The Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland and then Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland and was the Washington Post All-Met Defensive Player of the Year.

Lefeged played college football at Rutgers.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Young was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2011.

Young started four games in the 2012 season.

On June 29, 2013, Young was arrested in Washington, D.C., after fleeing police during a traffic stop, on five charges; carrying a firearm without a license, having an unregistered firearm, having unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol.[6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On January 15, 2014, Young signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on August 24.

References
  1. espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14415/joe-lefeged
  2. http://www.nfl.com/player/joelefeged/2495302/profile
  3. http://www.indystar.com/article/20130629/NEWS/306290022/Colts-safety-Joe-Lefeged-arrested-Washington-D-C-jail-confirms?nclick_check=1
  4. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/Colts-Safety-Joe-Lefeged-Arrested-in-DC-213694281.html
  5. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52351483/ns/local_news-indianapolis_in/t/indianapolis-colts-safety-joe-lefeged-arrested-washington-dc/
  6. "Colts' Lefeged arrested in Washington". CNN. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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