Joseph Dickson (born July 13, 1989) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...

for the

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of the

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(CFL). He was signed by the

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...

as an

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in 2011. He played

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. He has also been a member of the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

Omaha Nighthawks The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home gam ...

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

, and

Omaha Mammoths The Omaha Mammoths were a professional football team based in Omaha, Nebraska. They were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League, which was trying to become the developmental league for the National Football League. They played ...

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Dickson signed with the

following the

2011 NFL Draft The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players. Like the 2010 draft, the 2011 draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York C ...

as a rookie free agent. He was waived on July 31, 2011, to make room for punter

Matt Turk Matthew Edward Turk (born June 16, 1968) is a former American football punter. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. A three- ...

. He was signed on April 16, 2012. He was waived on April 27, 2012.

Cleveland Browns

The

signed him on May 14, 2012, but waived him on August 26, 2012.

Omaha Nighthawks

In 2012, he went to training camp with the

New York Jets

Dickson was signed to the

' practice squad on December 10, 2012. He was signed to a future/reserve contract on December 31, 2012. He was released on August 31, 2013.

Arizona Cardinals

Dickson later signed with the

practice squad, being released on December 23, 2013. He was signed to a future contract for 2014 by the Arizona Cardinals on January 16, 2014. The Cardinals released Dickson again on August 25, 2014.

Kansas City Chiefs

Dickson signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on December 30, 2014.

BC Lions

On September 1, 2015, Dickson signed with the

References

External links

New York Jets bio

Idaho Vandals bio

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, JoJo 1989 births Living people American football middle linebackers Idaho Vandals football players Cleveland Browns players Jacksonville Jaguars players Omaha Nighthawks players New York Jets players People from Maui County, Hawaii Players of American football from Hawaii Omaha Mammoths players