Vance Joseph is a 24-year coaching veteran, including 18 seasons in the NFL. Most recently serving as the defensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals from 2019-22, Joseph also was the Miami Dolphins' defensive coordinator in 2017 and played a key role with the Denver Broncos' defense as the club's head coach from 2017-18. As a coordinator or head coach, Joseph has been part of three top-10 passing defenses, three defenses that placed inside the NFL's top-13 in total yards allowed and two units that placed in the NFL's top-7 in takeaways. His Cardinals defenses from 2020-21 recorded the 10th-most takeaways in the NFL (48) while ranking 11th in the NFL in points allowed (22.2 ppg) in addition to his group totaling the sixth-most sacks in the NFL (129) during his entire four-year period in Arizona. He helped safety Budda Baker (2020) and defensive end Chandler Jones (2019) earn first-team All-Pro honors with the Cardinals while coaching three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt for the final two seasons of his career. As the head coach of the Broncos from 2017-18, Joseph helped the Broncos' defense ranked third in the NFL in third-down percentage (35.2%), sixth in first downs allowed (584), eighth in total defense (327.6 ypg) and 10th in sacks (86) during that span. His 2017 Broncos defense ranked third in the NFL in total defense (290.0 ypg) and fourth in pass defense (200.6 ypg) while his 2018 group tied for the fifth-most takeaways (28) in the league. Outside linebacker Von Miller earned back-to-back Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors with Joseph, posting the seventh-most sacks (24.5) in the NFL over those two seasons. A former quarterback and running back at the University of Colorado before converting to cornerback at the NFL level, Joseph is a native of Marrero, La.
