Josh Brent

Joshua Aaron Price-Brent (born January 30, 1988) is an American football nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by Dallas in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Supplemental Draft.

Early years
Brent was born in Tulare, California, the son of LaTasha Brent, and grew up in Bloomington, Illinois, where he attended Central Catholic High School. As a junior, he recorded 109 tackles, 31 for losses and six sacks, he also earned All-Area, All-Region and All-State honors. As a senior, he recorded 90 tackles, 19 for losses and eight sacks, he was also named a PrepStar All-American, Chicago Tribune first-team All-State, SuperPrep All-American and Champaign News-Gazette first-team All-State.

Coming out of high school, Brent was ranked the no. 3 in the "Best of the Midwest" by the Detroit Free Press, rated among the Top-100 recruits nationally at 80th and a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and by Scout.com. He also ranked the 11th best player in the Midwest by SuperPrep, as well as the ninth-best defensive tackle and fifth ranked player in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com. He was also ranked 13th at defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com.

While at Central Catholic, Brent was a four-year letterman in basketball and track. As a freshman he made the state finals in the shot put, as a sophomore and junior, he was a state runner-up. He was also a three-time all-state selection in track. He was also teammates with tight end Michael Hoomanawanui.

College career
Brent attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he played football for the Fighting Illini. In 2007, as a true freshman, Brent played in 10 games in 2007. He recorded eight tackles and 0.5 sacks. In 2008 as a sophomore, he recorded 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 10 games with eight starts. In 2009 as a junior, he started all 12 games, recording 29 tackles and three sacks.

Dallas Cowboys
After he was ruled academically ineligible to play his senior season, he decided to enter the Supplemental Draft. He was taken in the seventh round by the Dallas Cowboys, who had not drafted any players in the supplemental draft since 1995.

Personal life
Brent pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence on June 2, 2009, as a result of an incident from the previous February. He was sentenced to two years probation and 60 days in jail. He was also fined and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.

On December 8, 2012, Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter in Irving, Texas, after a motor vehicle accident in which he was the driver killed his teammate, Jerry Brown. Brent later failed a sobriety test, and may face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.