Josh Evans (defensive lineman)

Total tackles:	141
Sacks:	21.5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Josh Evans
No. 91
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	September 6, 1972; Langdale, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	February 4, 2021 (aged 48); Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lanett West (AL)
College:	UAB
Undrafted:	1995
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1995)*; Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans (1995–2001); New York Jets (2002–2004);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	141
Sacks:	21.5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mijoshki Antwon Evans (September 6, 1972 – February 4, 2021) was an American football player.

Career

Evans played collegiately at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama with whom he was a four-year starter. Evans was signed as an undrafted free agent in 1995 by the Houston Oilers and stayed with them during the franchise's move to Tennessee. During the 1999 AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Evans tackled quarterback Mark Brunell in the end zone for a safety. The Titans then made it to Super Bowl XXXIV, in which Evans started. However, they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams. In 2000, Evans served a one-year suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. In 2002, Evans signed with The New York Jets with whom he spent the last three seasons of his NFL career.^{[citation needed]}

Evans died in February 2021 at the age of 48 after a battle with kidney cancer.^[1]

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