Josey Jewell is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.
Jewell was born on December 25, 1994. His college football career was spent at Iowa. At Decorah High School in Iowa, Josey Jewell played both linebackers and running back on the varsity football team.
He was instrumental in guiding his team to consecutive appearances in the 3A State Title Game, which they won with a score of 49–21 over Sioux City Bishop Heelan in the 2012 game.
This earned him a spot on their two-star list. Jewell has made a verbal commitment to play college football for the University of Iowa.
In 2017, Josh Jewell of the University of Iowa led the Iowa Hawkeyes in tackles with 125, which helped him earn the title of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
Both the Jack Lambert Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy were on the table for him to compete for when he was a youngster.
After sitting out his first year in Iowa and wearing a red shirt, Jewell participated in 11 games and started four of them in 2014.
During the 2018 National Football League Draft, the Denver Broncos selected Jewell in the fourth round (106th overall).
On the 10th of May in 2018, he signed a contract that was for $3.17 million over a period of four years and included a signing bonus of $713,982.
Jewell made two combined tackles in his second career game in the National Football League (NFL), which was played against the Oakland Raiders.
During the fourth week of the 2020 NFL season, the game was played on Thursday Night Football. He led the team with ten tackles and had two sacks of Sam Darnold in the 37–28 victory over the New York Jets.
How Old Is Josey Jewell?
Josey Jewell was born on December 25th, 1994 in the city of Decorah, which is located in the state of Iowa, in the United States. At this point in time, he is 27 years old.