Josh Tupou
Josh Tupou (born May 2, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado.
![]() Tupou with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018 | |||||||||||
No. 91 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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Born: | Long Beach, California | May 2, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 345 lb (156 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Buena Park (CA) | ||||||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Opt-out | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||
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Professional career
Tupou signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2017.[4] He was waived by the Bengals on November 21, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 6, 2017.[7]
On November 22, 2018, Tupou was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn pectoral in practice.[8]
Tupou re-signed with the Bengals on May 1, 2020.[9] On August 3, 2020, Tupou announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
References
- Marcum, Jason (May 5, 2017). "Undrafted Free Agents 2017: Bengals announce college free agent signings, tryouts". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hobson, Geoff (November 11, 2017). "Late moves: Hill goes to IR; Bullock OK; Tupou, Wilson promoted". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hobson, Geoff (November 21, 2017). "Roster move: Pat's back; Tupou waived". Bengals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Marcum, Jason (November 22, 2017). "Bengals roster news: Josh Tupou signed to practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
- Marcum, Jason (December 6, 2017). "Bengals place John Ross on Injured Reserve". CincyJungle.com.
- "Bengals place DT Josh Tupou on IR, sign player off Broncos' practice squad". CincyJungle.com. November 22, 2018.
- "Bengals Re-Sign Defensive Tackle Josh Tupou". Bengals.com. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "Bengals Make Player Moves". Bengals.com. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.