Joel Orville Ross (born June 12, 1992) 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 ...
cornerback
A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...
. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Appalachian State.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ross signed with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...
on December 30, 2015.
Chicago Bears
On August 3, 2016, Ross signed with the
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
. On August 28, 2016, Ross was waived by the Bears.
References
External links
Appalachian State Mountaineers bioTampa Bay Buccaneers bio
1992 births
Living people
American football cornerbacks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Chicago Bears players
Calgary Stampeders players
Appalachian State Mountaineers football players
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