Greg Joseph

Greg Joseph (born August 4, 1994) is a South African professional American football placekicker. He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls and signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Joseph has also been a member of 13 different teams, most notably for the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, and New York Jets.

Early life Joseph was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Glen and Ilana Joseph. He is Jewish, and says that Judaism has "absolutely" guided him during his life. He decided to focus on football after recognizing that he stood a much better chance of getting a college scholarship and going pro in football than in soccer.

College career Joseph spent five years at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton after walking onto the football team and redshirting his freshman year, and graduated in 2017 with a degree in exercise science and health promotion. Joseph was named Honorable Mention All-Conference USA in his redshirt junior and redshirt senior seasons in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

As of February 2019, Joseph was working towards finishing his MBA at FAU.

Miami Dolphins After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Joseph was signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins. Joseph was released on September 1, 2018.

Cleveland Browns Joseph was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 17, 2018.

In his lone season with the Browns, Joseph made 17 of 20 field goal attempts, with a long of 51 (his three misses were beyond 40 yards), and made 25-of-29 extra points. Joseph was 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-plus yards. In 2018, he handled 69 total kickoffs and achieved a touchback on 68.1% of them.

Joseph was drafted in the fifth round of the fifth phase of the 2020 XFL draft by the Seattle Dragons in October 2019, but did not sign with them.

Carolina Panthers On November 25, 2019, Joseph was signed to the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers.

Tennessee Titans

On December 18, 2019, the Tennessee Titans signed Joseph to a three-year contract off Carolina's practice squad, after waiving kicker Ryan Santoso and placing kicker Ryan Succop on injured reserve. He made his Titans debut four days later, kicking four extra points in a 38–28 loss to the Saints. In the next game against the Houston Texans, Joseph went 5-for-5 on extra points as the Titans won on the road by a score of 35–14.

Joseph did not attempt a field goal until his fifth game with the Titans when he made a 30-yard kick in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Joseph went 15-for-15 on extra points before his first field goal attempt.

Joseph was waived by the Titans on September 3, 2020, after the team signed Stephen Gostkowski to assume kicking duties.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers On September 8, 2020, Joseph signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was elevated to the active roster on December 18 for the team's Week 15 game against the Atlanta Falcons, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.

Minnesota Vikings

On February 11, 2021, Joseph signed with the Minnesota Vikings to replace a struggling Dan Bailey. During a Week 2 33–34 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Joseph missed a game-winning 37-yard field goal attempt as time expired. Three weeks later, he made a game-winning 54-yard field goal against the Detroit Lions. A week later, Joseph missed another game-winning field goal against the Carolina Panthers, but the Vikings would go on to win the game in overtime. On November 21, 2021, he made his second game-winning field goal of the season, a 29-yarder against the Green Bay Packers.

During a Week 4 28–25 victory over the Saints in London in 2022, Joseph converted all five field goal attempts, including a 47-yard game-winner, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. During a Week 15 39–36 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts, he was able to kick a 40-yard field goal in overtime despite an attempt to ice him, helping the Vikings achieve the biggest comeback in NFL history. In the next game against the New York Giants, Joseph hit a 61-yard game winning field goal in a 27–24 victory, also setting a Vikings franchise record for longest made field goal.

On March 14, 2023, Joseph signed a one-year contract extension with the Vikings. In the 2023 season, he converted 24 of 30 field goal attempts and 36 of 38 extra point attempts.

Green Bay Packers On March 28, 2024, Joseph signed with the Green Bay Packers. Joseph made the initial 53-man roster, but was released on August 28.

Detroit Lions On September 11, 2024, Joseph was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.

New York Giants On September 17, 2024, the New York Giants signed Joseph to their active roster from the Lions practice squad after Graham Gano was injured. In Week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Joseph missed two field goals in the fourth quarter, including one that would have kept them in the game with under a minute left in regulation, which resulted in a 17–7 loss. On November 7, he was waived with an injury settlement.

Washington Commanders On December 13, 2024, Joseph signed with the Washington Commanders' practice squad. He was elevated for the Week 15 game against the New Orleans Saints. Joseph was released on December 23.

New York Jets On December 24, 2024, Joseph was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He was signed to the team's active roster on December 31, after Greg Zuerlein was placed on injured reserve.

In the 2024 season, Joseph finished converting all 11 extra point attempts and 16 of 20 field goal attempts.

San Francisco 49ers On May 19, 2025, Joseph signed with the San Francisco 49ers to a one-year contract. He was released on August 4.

Las Vegas Raiders On November 11, 2025, Joseph was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders' practice squad. He was released on December 2.

Career statistics

NFL Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP Overall FGs PATs Kickoffs Points Blk Lng FGA FGM Pct XPA XPM Pct Blk KO Avg TB Ret 2018 CLE 14 0 51 20 17 85.0 29 25 86.2 0 69 63.5 47 20 76 2019 TEN 2 0 0 0 0 — 9 9 100.0 0 11 62.6 6 5 9 2020 TB 2021 MIN 17 0 55 38 33 86.8 40 36 90.0 0 94 63.9 76 18 135 2022 MIN 17 2 61 33 26 78.8 46 40 87.0 0 89 63.4 54 34 118 2023 MIN 17 1 54 30 24 80.0 38 36 94.7 1 79 64.4 61 18 1082024 NYG 6 0 52 16 13 81.3 6 6 100.0 0 27 65.0 15 4 30 WAS 1 0 41 3 2 66.7 2 2 100.0 0 5 64.0 0 0 8 NYJ 1 0 20 1 1 100.0 1 1 100.0 0 6 56.0 1 0 6 Total 75 3 61 141 116 82.3 173 157 90.7 1 380 64.0 268 81 505 Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason Year Team GP Overall FGs PATs Kickoffs Points Blk Lng FGA FGM Pct XPA XPM Pct Blk KO Avg TB Ret 2019 TEN 3 0 30 1 1 100.0 9 9 100.0 0 14 62.5 5 9 12 2022 MIN 1 0 38 1 1 100.0 3 3 100.0 0 6 64.7 4 1 6 Total 4 0 38 2 2 100.0 12 12 100.0 0 20 63.2 9 10 18Source: pro-football-referencecom

College Year G XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts 2014 11 34 35 97.1 14 20 70.0 76 2015 12 28 28 100.0 18 27 66.7 82 2016 12 39 39 100.0 10 14 71.4 69 2017 14 64 68 94.1 15 21 71.4 109 Career 49 165 170 97.1 57 82 69.5 336