Johnathan Joseph, a 2006 first-round draft pick of the Bengals who played his first five NFL seasons in Cincinnati and spent last season with the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals, announced his retirement Thursday.
From Joseph via Twitter:
In March, Joseph told SiriusXM NFL Radio that a conversation he had with J.J. Watt, his former teammate with the Houston Texans, may have helped convince Watt to sign with the Cardinals. Joseph, 37, said he talked up Cardinals defensive coordinator Vance Joseph - who coached Johnathan with the Texans from 2011 to 2013 before becoming the Bengals' defensive backs coach in 2014 - to Watt.
Joseph became a free agent in March of last year after nine seasons with the Texans. He signed with the Titans, but Tennessee released him in November. He signed with Arizona and appeared in four games for the Cardinals.
In 15 NFL seasons, Joseph's career-best in interceptions was in 2009 for the Bengals, when he had six. He has 32 career interceptions, eight forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in 211 career games.
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