Greg Joseph

Greg Joseph is a professional Football placekicker from South Africa who currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played for Florida Atlantic University and finished his career as the Owls’ all-time leader in field goals (57), points (336), PATs (165; in 170 attempts), and field goals attempted. He also set single-game university marks for PATs, field goals, points scored via kicking, and the longest field goal by the Owls (54 yards). Joseph made his NFL debut in 2018 for the Cleveland Browns and went on to play for the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, among others.

Joseph made his first career game-winning field goal, a 37-yard attempt, for the Cleveland Browns at home against the Baltimore Ravens. This contributed to the Browns’ 12–9 overtime win. In his one season with the Browns, he hit 17 of his 20 field goal attempts, including a long of 51 yards (his misses were all more than 40 yards), and 25 of his 29 extra point attempts. He went 4-of-4 from 20 to 29 yards, 7-of-7 from 30-to-39 yards, 5-of-7 from 40 to 49 yards, and 1-of-2 from 50 yards and beyond. In 2018, he handled 69 total kickoffs, with 68.1 percent of them resulting in a touchback.

The Tennessee Titans signed Joseph to a three-year deal on December 18, 2019. He kicked a 30-yard field goal against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game that season. Before his first field goal attempt, he was 15-for-15 on extra points. Joseph signed with the Minnesota Vikings on February 11, 2021.