Josh Evans (defensive lineman)

Mijoshki Antwon Evans (September 6, 1972 – February 4, 2021) was an American football player.

Josh Evans
No. 91
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1972-09-06)September 6, 1972
Langdale, Alabama, U.S.
Died:February 4, 2021(2021-02-04) (aged 48)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College:UAB
Undrafted:1995
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:141
Sacks:21.5
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Career

Evans played collegiately at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama with whom he was a four-year starter. Evans was signed as an undrafted free agent in 1995 by the Houston Oilers and stayed with them during the franchise's move to Tennessee. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Evans started. However, they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams. In 2000, Evans served a one-year suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. In 2002, Evans signed to play with the New York Jets with whom he spent the last three seasons of his NFL career.

Evans died in February 2021 at the age of 48 after a battle with kidney cancer.[1]



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