Josh Mallard (born March 21, 1980) is an American former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He played

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. Mallard has also played for the

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and

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Early life

Mallard played football at

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in Savannah, Ga., where he was a 1996 SuperPrep All-America selection and was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, Top 50 in Georgia and First-team AAAA All-State honors. Named Savannah Player of the Year by The Savannah News Press. He led his team to the state quarterfinals with 168 tackles and 36 sacks as a senior.

College career

Mallard played in 43 games (7 starts), totaling 74 tackles (50 solo), 18 sacks, five forced fumbles and three passes defensed. He finished his career fifth on the Bulldogs' all-time sacks list. As a senior, Mallard played in 11 games (1 start) posted 20 tackles (12 solo), including five sacks, despite being limited by a knee injury. As a junior, Mallard was credited with 28 tackles (20 solo), including three sacks, a forced fumble and two passes defensed in 11 games (6 starts). Against Auburn, Mallard had 10 tackles and two quarterback pressures. As a sophomore reserve lineman, Mallard played in 11 games (0 starts) and notched 12 tackles (8 solo), two forced fumbles and four sacks. He played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman and made 14 tackles (10 solo), including six sacks, and two forced fumbles.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Mallard was selected by Indianapolis in the seventh round (220th overall) of the 2002 NFL draft. Mallard played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Colts. He registered 20 tackles (15 solo), including a sack, and three fumble recoveries. In 2003 Mallard spent training camp with Indianapolis, but was waived on August 31, 2003.

Cleveland Browns

He was out of football until the

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signed him on December 10, 2003. He was out of football after the Browns waived him on December 12.

Miami Dolphins

In 2004 Mallard spent the entire season out of football after competing in training camp with the

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. He was waived by the Dolphins on August 30, 2004.

Amsterdam Admirals

In 2005 Mallard spent the season out of football after competing in

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with the

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where he registered 12 tackles, two sacks, two blocked punts and two passes defensed.

Atlanta Falcons

Signed by Atlanta (future contract) on January 4, 2006. In 2006 Mallard recorded eight tackles (7 solo), including four sacks, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and defensed two passes in 14 games (1 start) for Atlanta. Mallard was waived by the

on October 13, 2007.

Denver Broncos

Mallard joined the Broncos as a free agent on November 6, 2007, after playing in three games with Atlanta (did not record any statistics). With Denver he played 11 games for the year, including his eight contests with Denver, and registered 20 tackles (15 solo), 3.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one forced fumble. They later released him on August 25, 2008.Roster Cuts Roundup
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Cincinnati Bengals

Mallard was signed by the

on November 24, 2008 after

s Robert Geathers and

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were placed on

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. The Bengals released Mallard on December 9, 2008.

Arizona Rattlers

Mallard was assigned to the

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of the

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for the 2013 season.

Orlando Predators

On May 2, 2013, Mallard was traded to the

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for future considerations. Mallard was reassigned on July 10, 2013.

NFL statistics

References

External links

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