Joshua Daniel Mauro (born February 17, 1991) is an English-born former American football defensive end.

[1] He was named to the Dallas Morning News first-team all-area and Associated Press all-state team in high school.

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

Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract to remain with the Cardinals on January 12, 2017.

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

[9] 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.

[21] He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 16, and began practicing with the team again,[22] but was waived on January 13, 2021.