Joshua Cribbs (born June 9, 1983) is an American former
football
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return specialist
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and
wide receiver who played in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for
Kent State University
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, and was signed by the
Cleveland Browns
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as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2005. He has tied the NFL career record with eight
kickoff
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* Kickoff (gridiron football)
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returns for
touchdowns
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, and also the NFL record with two kickoffs of 100 yards or more returned for touchdowns in a single game. He has also played for the
New York Jets
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,
Oakland Raiders
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and
Indianapolis Colts
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. He was most recently a special teams coaching intern for the Cleveland Browns.
High school career
Cribbs played quarterback at
Dunbar High School in
Washington, D.C.
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As a
senior
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in the 2000 season, he was named a first-team All-Met selection by the ''
Washington Post
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''. While attending, he was teammates with future
San Francisco 49ers
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tight end
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Vernon Davis
Vernon Davis (born January 31, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers sixth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. In 2009, Davis co-led the NFL in touchdown rec ...
. Cribbs played and lettered in
baseball
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,
swimming
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, and
basketball
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in addition to
football
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.
During Cribbs' time at Dunbar, the Crimson Tide won three consecutive DCIAA football titles. In his senior season, Cribbs completed 130-of-277 passes for 2,022 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions. In the 2000 Turkey Bowl (DCIAA Championship game played the morning of Thanksgiving), he led Dunbar to a 35-12 victory over the
Ballou Knights. Two second-half touchdowns thrown by Cribbs were key to the Crimson Tide's victory over Ballou—one of which was caught by then Dunbar
sophomore
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tight end Vernon Davis.
College career
Cribbs attended
Kent State University
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...
, where he played quarterback for the
Kent State Golden Flashes football
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team. He is the all-time total offense leader with 10,839 yards. Other school records include rushing touchdowns (38), pass completions (616), pass attempts (1,123), passing yardage (7,169), touchdowns scored (41), and points scored (246).
He is one of only two
true freshman
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in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) history to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards (the other being
Armanti Edwards
Armanti Fredrico Edwards Sr. (born March 8, 1988) is an American gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Carolin ...
of
Appalachian State
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). He is also one of only eight players in NCAA history to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards in at least of two different seasons, the others being Beau Morgan of
Air Force
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,
Vince Young
Vincent Paul Young Jr. (born May 18, 1983) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. Young was drafted by the Tennessee Titans as the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, and ...
of
Texas
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,
Pat White of
West Virginia
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, Edwards of Appalachian State,
Jordan Lynch
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of
Northern Illinois Huskies football
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,
Denard Robinson
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of
Michigan
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and
Brad Smith Brad or Bradley Smith may refer to:
Sportspeople
* Bradley Smith (cricketer) (born 1969), English former cricketer
* Brad Smith (footballer, born 1948), Australian rules footballer and premiership coach of East Fremantle
* Brad Smith (ice hockey) ...
of
Missouri
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. Cribbs accomplished the feat two times. He is one of only four quarterbacks in NCAA history to rush for 3,500 yards and throw for 7,000 yards in his career (the other three being
Antwaan Randle El
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of
Indiana
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, Edwards of Appalachian State, and
Brad Smith Brad or Bradley Smith may refer to:
Sportspeople
* Bradley Smith (cricketer) (born 1969), English former cricketer
* Brad Smith (footballer, born 1948), Australian rules footballer and premiership coach of East Fremantle
* Brad Smith (ice hockey) ...
of
Missouri
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.
Cribbs is also the only player in NCAA history to lead his team in both rushing and passing in four different seasons, although his 2003 single-season school record of 3,125 combined yards was eclipsed in 2008 by quarterback
Julian Edelman
Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Kent State as a Quarterback and ...
.
Cribbs was a communication studies
major
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with a concentration in public communication. He received his diploma on May 15, 2010.
Statistics
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
2005 season
Cribbs was not chosen in the
2005 NFL Draft
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; however, he was signed as an
undrafted free agent
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by 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 ( ...
on April 29, 2005. He made the Browns roster for the
2005 season, and made an impact as a
kick returner
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. He averaged 24.5 yards per return, and his total of 1,094 return yards set a franchise record. He made his NFL debut versus the
Cincinnati Bengals
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on September 11. In a game against the
Detroit Lions
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, he returned a kick 90 yards for his first NFL touchdown.
2006 season
In
2006
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, Cribbs signed a six-year contract extension with the Browns. That year, he set a new franchise record for most kickoff yardage in a season, breaking the record he had set the year prior.
2007 season
After returning yet another kickoff for a touchdown against the
Oakland Raiders
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in Week 3 of the
2007 season, Cribbs had one kick-return touchdown in each of his first three years in the NFL. Cribbs recorded his fourth kickoff-return touchdown with a 100-yard return against the Steelers in Week 10 of the 2007 season, as well as a 90-yard return earlier in the game. Cribbs continued his season with 245 return yards and 61 punt return yards in the Browns overtime victory over the Ravens in week 11. Cribbs was voted to the 2008 Pro Bowl as a kick returner for the AFC. Cribbs also had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown against the 49ers. Cribbs had another returned for 94 yards for another score but was called back on a holding penalty.
2008 season
For the fourth straight season, Cribbs again had a touchdown on a kickoff return, scoring on a 92-yard return versus the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9. It was the fifth kickoff return touchdown of Cribbs's career. Cribbs also had a four-yard rushing touchdown against the
Buffalo Bills
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in a ''
Monday Night Football
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'' game. On November 26, 2008, after placing
Brady Quinn
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on injured reserve, the Browns named Cribbs their emergency quarterback.
2009 season
On September 13, in the Browns' home opener versus the
Minnesota Vikings
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, Cribbs returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown, tying the team record for career returns for a touchdown (seven) with
Eric Metcalf
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. Also, in that same game, Cribbs was named as a starting wide receiver for the first time in his NFL career. On October 18, Cribbs returned a Pittsburgh kickoff for a touchdown, breaking the team record for returns for a touchdown. In this game he became the first NFL player to throw an interception and record a kick-off return touchdown in the same game since 1950. On December 10, Cribbs led the Browns to victory over the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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, their first win over their rival in 13 games. Cribbs led all offensive players with 200 all-purpose yards, including 87 yards rushing out of the Wildcat formation. On December 20, Cribbs returned two kickoffs for touchdowns against the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
to set and extend the all-time NFL record for most kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career. On December 29, Cribbs was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl for the second time in his career as the Browns' and AFC's representative as the kick returner. Cribbs was also named the Browns' team MVP for the 2009 season.
2010 season
Relations between Cribbs and the Browns soured at the end of the 2009 season, as negotiations on a new contract extension ended with a reported
$1.4 million per year offer that Cribbs felt was insultingly low. On January 7, 2010, Cribbs cleaned out his locker at the Browns' training complex and announced his intention to walk out on the final three years of his contract, telling reporters, "... it absolutely felt like the last time I'd be setting foot inside the building. I feel like it's over for me in Cleveland", adding that the Browns' offer felt "like I've been betrayed and stabbed in the back."
On March 5, 2010, Cribbs re-signed with the Cleveland Browns with a three-year, $20 million contract.
In January 2010, Cribbs was named to the
NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s.
2011 season
In 2011, Cribbs set a career-high of 41 receptions, 518 yards and four touchdowns. He also had an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown.
The 2011 season also marked the year of the NFL's rule change on kickoffs, shifting the position from the kicking team's own 30-yard line to the 35. The move intended to prevent more returns due to the violent collisions that they sometimes yielded. Cribbs saw his return numbers dwindle somewhat from the rule change, and the market value for specialized return men has dwindled as well.
2012 season
Cribbs had a rebound season with 1,136 kick return yards and 450 punt return yard with just three lost fumbles. He averaged 27.4 yards per return, good for fourth in the NFL.
On October 7, during a Week 5 game against the
New York Giants
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, during which Cribbs returned 6 kickoffs for 221 yards, including a 74-yard return; he also returned one punt for just 12 yards. The Browns would lose to the Giants, 41-27.
Cribbs was told he would not be re-signed on March 12, 2013. He took to an emotional response and posted a farewell message to Browns fans via
Instagram
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.
Oakland Raiders
Cribbs signed with the
Oakland Raiders
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on May 15, 2013. After a poor preseason, Cribbs was subsequently released by the team on August 25, 2013.
New York Jets
Cribbs was signed by the
New York Jets
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on October 15, 2013. Cribbs suffered a shoulder injury in a Week 13 game against the
Miami Dolphins
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and was placed on injured reserve on December 3, 2013.
Indianapolis Colts
Cribbs was signed by the
Indianapolis Colts
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on November 17, 2014. In six games, he recorded one reception for eight yards, as well as 19 kickoff returns for 608 yards and 19 punt returns for 125 yards.
On May 1, 2015, the Colts released Cribbs.
Retirement
On March 22, 2017, Cribbs announced his retirement from professional football as a Cleveland Brown.
NFL career statistics
Records
NFL records
* Two kickoff return touchdowns of 100 yards or more in a single game (tied with
Ted Ginn Jr.)
* Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single game: 2 (tied with 9 others)
Browns franchise records
* Most career kickoff return yards: 10,015
* Most career combined kickoff and punt return yards: 12,169
* Most career all-purpose yards: 14,065
* Most kickoff return yards in a single season: 1,809 (2007)
* Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single season: 3 (2009)
* Most all-purpose yards in a single season: 2,510 (2009)
* Most career combined kickoff and punt return touchdowns: 11
Personal life
Cribbs has been married to Maria Cribbs since 2002. He has two children, Kimorah and Israel Cribbs. The Cribbs family lives in
North Royalton, Ohio
North Royalton is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 31,322 as of the 2020 Census. Originally incorporated as a village in 1927, it achieved the status of city in 1961.
History
North Ro ...
.
Cribbs is also part-owner of a children's indoor inflatable play arena called Bounce City. He shares the ownership of the facility, which is located in
Strongsville, Ohio
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, with
Darnell Dinkins
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, a former Browns
tight end
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.
Cribbs indicated via Twitter that he will give his 2010 Pro Bowl paycheck to relief efforts for the
2010 Haiti earthquake
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.
Cribbs was also featured in an episode of ''
The League
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'', "The White Knuckler", in which Ruxin (
Nick Kroll
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) contacts Cribbs to help out a sick kid in the hope of meeting Cribbs himself.
Cribbs played himself in an episode of ''
Hot In Cleveland
''Hot in Cleveland'' is an American television sitcom on TV Land starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White.
The series, which was TV Land's first original series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's highe ...
'', "The Gateway Friend," which originally aired May 2, 2012. He appeared in the bar/restaurant that Melanie, Joy, and Victoria frequent, placing second in a karaoke contest to guest star
. He did not actually sing on camera, but did have multiple lines.
Following the 2014 season Cribbs appeared on an episode of
ESPN
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's ''
Outside the Lines
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The primary host of the show is ...
'', discussing
concussions
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. Cribbs stated that a specialist at the
Cleveland Clinic
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told the then 32 year old Cribbs that he had the brain of a person in his late 50s. He stated that despite the diagnosis he would continue to play in the NFL if possible, comparing himself to a smoker with late stage cancer who continued to smoke.
Cribbs and his wife have hosted a local television talk show titled ''Cribbs in the CLE'' on
WOIO
WOIO (channel 19) is a television station licensed to Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States, serving the Cleveland area as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power Telemundo affiliate WTCL-LD (channel 6) and Lorai ...
since 2019.
References
External links
New York Jets bioCleveland Browns bio
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1983 births
Living people
Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
American football quarterbacks
American football return specialists
American football wide receivers
Kent State Golden Flashes football players
Cleveland Browns players
Oakland Raiders players
New York Jets players
Indianapolis Colts players
American Conference Pro Bowl players
People from North Royalton, Ohio
Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni