Steve Josue (born April 5, 1980) is a former professional

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who played in the

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, and

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(CFL). Josue played

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at Carson–Newman.

Early life and college

Josue was born in

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to Haitian immigrant parents. A 1998 graduate of

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, Josue

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two years in football and one in basketball and was an All-State selection in 1997 as a senior. Josue enrolled at the

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Carson–Newman College and lettered four years from 1999 to 2002 after a

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year. In his redshirt freshman year (1999), Josue made 50 tackles (28 solo), three passes defensed, and 16 tackles for loss. Carson–Newman reached the

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title game in 1999, but lost, 58–52, to Northwest Missouri State in four overtime periods. In his sophomore season (2000), Josue started all 10 games and made 42

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(20 solo), 16 stops for loss, seven sacks, one

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, one

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, and one

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recovery. As a junior (2001), Josue had 26 tackles (20 solo), a team-high 10 tackles for loss, and five sacks. In 2002, the Eagles promoted Josue to team captain and finished the season a perfect 11-0. In that year, Josue made 48 tackles (30 solo), 13.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, three passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble. With Carson-Newman, Josue received first-team All-

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honors in his junior (2001) and senior (2002) years. Josue graduated in 2003 with a

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Professional career

The

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selected Josue in the 7th round of the

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with the 257th overall pick. After playing on the practice squad throughout the 2003 season, Josue re-signed as a free agent with the Packers on January 14, 2004 and was assigned to the

team

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. Josue played all 10 games of the 2004 season with the Admirals (including five starts). In those games, Josue made 15 tackles (including 12 solo and one sack), defended two passes, and made one interception. After stints on the practice squads of the

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and

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, Josue debuted in the 2004 NFL regular season on December 12, 2004 against the

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and played in the final four games of the regular season and the Packers' Wild Card playoff loss to the

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. Collectively, Josue made 9 tackles in those games. On April 26, 2005, the Packers waived Josue. The Ravens released Josue on August 29, 2005, only 19 days after signing Josue. On February 21, 2006, the

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of the

signed Josue. The Tiger-Cats cut Josue after training camp on June 10 but re-signed him on June 22. Josue sealed the Tiger-Cats' 27-22 win on September 17 over the

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after forcing a last-minute fumble from Eskimos quarterback

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. The Tiger-Cats released Josue on June 23, 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Josue, Steve 1980 births Living people American football linebackers American sportspeople of Haitian descent Amsterdam Admirals players Baltimore Ravens players Canadian football linebackers Carson–Newman Eagles football players Green Bay Packers players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of American football from Miami San Francisco 49ers players North Miami Senior High School alumni Washington Redskins players Players of Canadian football from Miami