Joe Madsen

Joseph Madsen[1] (born September 1, 1989) is an arena football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent.

Joe Madsen
Madsen (74) in 2017
Free agent
Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989
Chardon, Ohio
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Chardon (OH)
College:West Virginia
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics as of 2016
Tackles:4
Receptions:1
Rec. yards:8
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

High school career

Madsen attended Chardon High School where he played both offensive tackle and defensive tackle.[2] While at Chardon he recorded 59 total tackles, five sacks, 18 tackles-for-loss and forced four fumbles.[2] During his sophomore season, Chardon reached the Ohio Reginal Finals where they lost to Nordonia.[3] As a senior, he was selected First-team All-Ohio as an offensive tackle.[2]

College career

Madsen attended West Virginia. While there he started 50 games and earned Second Team-All Big XII as a senior and appeared in the 2013 Senior Bowl.

He redshirt as a true freshman in 2008.[2] In 2009, he started 13 games and 12 in 2010.[2] In 2011, he started 13 games and was named All-Big East Second-team.[2] As a senior, in 2012, he started 12 games, however, he was ruled academically ineligible for the Pinstripe Bowl.[2] He was also named All-Big XII Second-team.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 310 lb
(141 kg)		 30 in
(0.76 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		5.20 s-- s-- s4.83 s-- s25 in
(0.64 m)		8 ft 2 in
(2.49 m)		25 reps
All values from NFL combine[2]

At the West Virginia Pro Day, Madsen chose not to re-attempt his 40-yard dash.[4] However, he did re-attempt some other drills.[4] He recorded a 27-inch vertical leap and an 8-foot-10 broad jump.[4] In the running drills, Madsen ran a 4.86 short shuttle and a 7.58 second three-cone shuttle.[4]

National Football League

On April 27, 2013, after going undrafted, Madsen was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[5]

On January 3, 2015 Madsen was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad.[5] On May 4, he was released by the Packers.[6][7] On June 22, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[8][9] He was signed when Tyler Loos informed the team he was retiring.[10] He was released on August 16.[6] On August 26, he was then signed by the Detroit Lions.[11][12] He was released on September 5, 2015.[6]

Arena Football League

After being released by the Steelers on August 31, 2013, he joined the Los Angeles Kiss for the 2014 season.[5] For the season he appeared in 16 games and recorded one tackle as well as one reception for eight yards. He started the 2015 season,[3] however, he was signed by the Browns and was placed on the other league exempt list.

He became an AFL free agent on November 5.[3] Later that month, he joined the Cleveland Gladiators.[13][3] On May 22, 2017, Madsen was placed on reassignment by the Gladiators.[14]

On May 23, 2017, Madsen was claimed off waivers by the Washington Valor.[14] On July 15, 2017, Madsen was placed on reassignment.[14]

Personal life

Madsen was born to Eric and Reta Madsen.[2] He has three older siblings.[2]

Madsen currently resides in Twinsburg, Ohio.[3]

References
  1. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/29762
  2. "Joe Madsen Draft Profile - NFL.com". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. "No Place Like Home for Joe Madsen". November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. Brandt, Gil (March 17, 2013). "Jaguars, Eagles make presence known at WVU pro day". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Joe-Madsen/0f51fef8-4a8f-45ef-acf8-8092f33e6720
  6. http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/joe-madsen-player-transactions
  7. "Packers release C Madsen". May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  8. "Browns sign OL Joe Madsen". July 22, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  9. Reed, Tom (July 22, 2015). "Browns sign OL and Chardon native Joe Madsen, place Randall Telfer, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu on injury list". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  10. Ginley, Joe (July 23, 2015). "Browns sign Chardon native Joe Madsen". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  11. Meinkie, Kyle (August 26, 2015). "Lions sign Joe Madsen to bolster offensive line depth; DeAndre Levy out again". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  12. Twentyman, Tim (August 26, 2015). "Lions sign center Joe Madsen". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  13. "Gladiators Bolster Lines with Madsen, Colling". November 24, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  14. "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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