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Josh Mauro is a defensive end for the Oakland Raiders. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014 as an undrafted free agent. He has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants. Mauro played his college football for Stanford University where he was a defensive force for the Cardinal.
Josh Mauro attended L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas where he played defensive end, linebacker, tight end and quarterback. The defensive end registered 80 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick as a senior. Mauro also caught seven passes for 155 yards and a TD as a tight end and for his efforts was selected District 5-5A first team and earned All-State honors from the AP.
Mauro flew mostly under the radar in his first three years at Stanford, despite appearing as a reserve in 22 games during his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons. That all changed in 2012, when he racked up 6 sacks, 19 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries as one of Stanford’s first defensive linemen off the bench.
In 2013, Mauro would start 11 games, record 51 tackles (more than double the total of any other true defensive lineman on the team), force a pair of fumbles, had four sacks and collect his 1st career interception. In the process, Josh Mauro didn’t just provide Stanford with the snaps it sorely needed at the position; he also made a name for himself, earning All-Pac-12 honorable mention and an invitation to the East-West Shrine Game. Josh Mauro concluded his college career playing in 48 games, including 11 starts as a senior, and recording 81 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, one INT, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
During his rookie season in 2014 with the Arizona Cardinals, Josh Mauro played 5 games with 6 tackles and a pass defended. In 2015, he played 14 games with 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defended, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.
In 2016, Mauro started 13 of 15 games he played in recording a career-high 42 tackles and 13 tackles for loss. Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract to remain with the Arizona Cardinals on January 12th, 2017.
On March 19th, 2018, Mauro signed with the New York Giants reuniting with his former defensive coordinator in Arizona, James Bettcher.
The featured red and white nike cleats were game worn by Josh Mauro as a member of the Stanford Cardinal when they faced the Michigan State Spartans on January 1st, 2014 in the Rose Bowl. Spartans quarterback Connor Cook passed for a career-high 332 yards and hit Tony Lippett with a tiebreaking 25-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, leading No. 4 Michigan State to a 24-20 victory over No. 5 Stanford in the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio. Michigan State’s FBS-best defense capped a dominant season with one more old-school performance befitting the centennial celebration of the Granddaddy of Them All. The Spartans (13-1) yielded just 159 yards in the final three quarters, and they closed it out by stopping Stanford fullback Ryan Hewitt on fourth-and-1 near midfield with 1:46 to play. Kyler Elsworth, the fill-in starter for suspended senior linebacker Max Bullough, hurdled the pile and flew into Michigan State lore with a spectacular head-on tackle.
Mauro has signed the cleats and added “ROSE BOWL Vs MICHIGAN ST” in silver to the left cleat. The cleats show awesome use throughout and were obtained directly from Mauro. Unique item for a Stanford Cardinal Fan!!!
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