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Josh Heinrich Taves (a.k.a. Josh Heinrich; born May 13, 1972, in Watsonville, California) is a former professional American football player.

Biography

Taves is Jewish. He grew up in Truro, MA, played football for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and for Northeastern University, where he twice made the Jewish All-American team.

He was named NFL Europe's 1998 Most Valuable Defensive Player, after he was co-leader in sacks in the league with 9 in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons.

In the National Football League, he played defensive end for 29 games over three seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers.

See also

• List of select Jewish football players

References