Josh Mauro

Joshua Daniel Mauro (born February 17, 1991) is an English-born American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

Early years
He was named to the Dallas Morning News first team all-area and Associated Press all-state team in high school. He was ranked as the Nation’s 31st-best prospect weakside defensive end by Rivals.com.

College career
On October 9, 2013, he was named on the Bednarik Award watch list. On November 18, 2013, he was named on the Ted Hendricks Award midseason watch list. On December 2, 2013, he was an honorable mention for the 2013 All-Pac-12 team.

Pittsburgh Steelers
He began his professional career by signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent, but was released during the final roster cuts.

Arizona Cardinals
After his release from the Steelers, Mauro signed with the Cardinals. During his rookie season in 2014, 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 Cardinals on January 12, 2017.

On March 16, 2018, Mauro was released by the Cardinals.

New York Giants
On March 19, 2018, Mauro signed with the New York Giants reuniting with his former defensive coordinator in Arizona, James Bettcher.

On March 23, 2018, Mauro was suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2018 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

After being reinstated from his suspension, he recorded a tackle in the Giant's Week 5 loss to the Carolina Panthers. After the bye week and the trading of Damon Harrison, he was named the starting defensive end next to end B.J. Hill and nose tackle Dalvin Tomlinson. In his first game as a starter against a win against the San Francisco 49ers, he recorded 5 tackles. In a Week 11 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he recorded 4 tackles.

Oakland Raiders
On March 15, 2019, Mauro signed with the Oakland Raiders.