Darren Joseph is the

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for the

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. He is also a former professional

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and fullback who played from 1992 to 2004 in the

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(CFL) with the

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and

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Amateur career

He played in the

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for the

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from 1988 to 1990 and then CIAU football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees from 1991 to 1992.

Professional career

Ottawa Rough Riders

Joseph first signed with his hometown

in January 1992 and had 119 carries for 711 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie season. He also had 15 receptions for 113 yards and a 10-yard touchdown pass in 1992. His production fell in 1993 as he rushed for 398 yards on 108 attempts, but had a career high in receiving yards with 403 from 33 catches. In his last year with the Rough Riders, in 1994, he had 68 carries for 280 yards and 18 catches for 185 yards.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On June 25, 1995, Joseph was traded to the

in exchange for Chris Burns. He played for four seasons with the Roughriders and shifted more to fullback and special teams coverage as he had a career-high 19 special teams tackles in 1997. He also played in his first

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game that year where he had one special teams tackle, but the team lost the

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to the

Toronto Argonauts

As a

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, Joseph signed with the

on March 1, 1999. He played in 22 regular season games over two seasons with the Argonauts where he had 37 carries for 193 rushing yards and two touchdowns and 16 special teams tackles. He was released by the Argonauts on August 18, 2000.

Montreal Alouettes

Soon after his Toronto departure, Joseph was signed by the

on August 22, 2000. He played in nine regular season games for the team and had 11 special teams tackles.

Toronto Argonauts

Joseph re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts for the 2001 season and played in 17 regular season games where he had nine carries for 25 yards and a touchdown along with nine special teams tackles.

Ottawa Renegades

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, Joseph joined the expansion

where he played in 11 regular season games and had four catches for 37 yards and a touchdown in addition to 11 special teams tackles. During the

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, he matched a

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when he recorded seven special teams tackles in a single game on October 13, 2003.

BC Lions

Joseph signed with the

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and played in five regular season games where he had six special teams tackles. He also played in the

92nd Grey Cup The 92nd Grey Cup game took place on November 21, 2004, at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. The game decided the championship of the 2004 Canadian Football League season. The Toronto Argonauts defeated the BC Lions 27–19. This is the fi ...

where he recorded three special teams tackles, but the Lions lost the game to the

. For his playing career, Joseph played in 175 regular season games and ran for 2,412 yards on 526 attempts, scoring 15 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 103 passes for 1,175 yards and four receiving touchdowns. While playing on special teams, he recorded 122 special teams tackles.

Coaching career

After working as a police officer following his playing career, Joseph became the

for the

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References

External links

Ottawa Gee-Gees bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Darren 1968 births Living people Canadian football running backs Canadian Junior Football League players Ottawa Gee-Gees football players Ottawa Gee-Gees football coaches Ottawa Rough Riders players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Toronto Argonauts players Montreal Alouettes players Ottawa Renegades players BC Lions players Canadian football people from Ottawa Players of Canadian football from Ontario Coaches of Canadian football