Joshua Stangby (born September 24, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Ottawa Braves. He has been a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), the Portland Steel of the Arena Football League (AFL), and the Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 24, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | North Hollywood (Los Angeles) |
| College: | Ottawa (Kansas) |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career
editNFL and AFL
editStangby was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2015[1] but was released four days later.[2] Stangby signed a contract with the Portland Steel on December 11, 2015 after an open tryout with the team.[3] He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on December 22, 2015.[4] On August 28, 2016, Stangby was waived by the Colts.[5]
CFL
editStangby signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on October 11, 2016, near the end of the 2016 season. He was moved on and off the practice roster for the duration of the teams journey to the 104th Grey Cup game. Stangby made it onto the Redblacks 2017 season opening roster, and scored his first CFL touchdown on opening weekend against the Calgary Stampeders.[6] Stangby finished his second year in the CFL with 41 receptions for 478 yards with 5 touchdowns in 13 games. Stangby was released by the Redblacks on April 3, 2018.[7]
Stangby re-signed with the Edmonton Football Team on a contract extension through 2021 on December 26, 2020.[8] He was released on June 28, 2021.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Former Glendale Community College football player Joshua Stangby signs with Atlanta Falcons". LA Times. May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Falcons sign two tryout players, waive three others". The Falcoholic. May 10, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Open Tryout Participant Inks Contract with Thunder". Arenafootball.Com. December 11, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Football | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS MAKE PRACTICE SQUAD MOVES". Blogs.colts.com. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin. "Colts Begin Roster Cuts, Waive 10 Players, Sign Stevan Ridley". Colts.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Stampeders first game ends in a tie". Newstalk 770. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Redblacks release WRs Shaw, Stangby, McDuffie - Article - TSN". TSN. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Trevor Harris restructures contract with Edmonton". CFL.ca. December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Elks Transactions". GoElks.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.