Joshua Matthew Sills (born January 26, 1998) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the West Virginia Mountaineers and Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Early life and college

Sills was born on January 26, 1998, and grew up in Sarahsville, Ohio. He attended Meadowbrook High School in Byesville, and was a two-year starter. He committed to

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, and spent his first year as a redshirt. As a

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in 2017, Sills played in 13 games and was a starter in 10, five of those at left guard and the other five at right guard. He appeared on 681 snaps and led the team with 13 knockdown blocks. Sills started 12 games in 2018, seeing action on 970 plays and being named second-team All-Big 12 Conference at the end of the season. He started two games in 2019 but missed the rest of the season. Sills transferred to

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for the 2020 season. He started all 11 games that year and was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference pick. He announced he would return to the team for his

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year in January 2021. As a senior, he was voted team captain. He led the Oklahoma State in both knockdown blocks with 41 and pancake blocks with 21, earning a first-team All-Big 12 selection for the second consecutive year. He also received several votes for Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year, but did not win the award.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Sills declared for the

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on January 5, 2022. He went unselected in the draft, but was later signed by the

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as an

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. He was one of three 2022 undrafted players to make the Eagles' final roster, along with Reed Blankenship and Josh Jobe. Sills played in only one game as a rookie, appearing on several special teams snaps in week five against the

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. Sills was placed on the commissioner's exempt list on February 1, 2023, shortly before the

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, after his indictment for rape and kidnapping charges. He was activated from the commissioner's exempt list after he was found not guilty of those charges. He was waived at the final roster cuts, on August 29, 2023.

Indianapolis Colts

After being waived by the Eagles, Sills was claimed off waivers by the

. He was waived/injured on August 19, 2024. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 29, 2024. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.

Personal life

Sills' parents, John and Kim, have traveled to every one of his football games since he was nine years old (with the exception of one), racking up over on their 2013 Nissan Altima. On January 31, 2023, Sills was indicted by a

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in Guernsey County, Ohio on rape and kidnapping charges stemming from allegations that he forcibly restrained and raped a woman in December 2019. On August 4, he was acquitted of all charges, and removed from the commissioner's exempt list.

References

External links

West Virginia Mountaineers bio

Oklahoma State Cowboys bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sills, Josh 1999 births Living people American football offensive guards Players of American football from Ohio West Virginia Mountaineers football players Oklahoma State Cowboys football players People from Noble County, Ohio Philadelphia Eagles players Indianapolis Colts players