Michael Joseph (American football)

[2] Joseph had family ties to the Spartans as his cousin Bridget Hosley ran track there.

He was only about 5'11' and 150 pounds as a freshman, so the Spartans put Joseph on the program's developmental squad before being called up to the roster later in the year.

[3] Joseph went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft and signed with his hometown Chicago Bears on May 11, 2018.

[11] On December 20, 2021, he appeared in his first NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings, playing three snaps on defense and six on special teams.

Joseph was named to the 2023 All-XFL Team along with DC teammates Jordan Ta'amu, Abram Smith, Liam Fornadel, Davin Bellamy, Lucky Jackson and Daniel Whelan.