Joshua Garcia

Joshua Garcia (Born December 17, 1968 in Quezon City, Philippines) was an American Football player who played the Strong Safety position for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was drafted in the 4th Round (#122 Overall) in the 1992 Draft

NFL career
In the beginning of his career he wore the number 47 as respect for Herman Edwards, he had to change it to 48 and moved to Free Safety when the Bucs drafted in 1993. Lynch and Garcia would become the best Safety Tandem in Buccaneer History.

Known around the league as a hard hitter, Garcia was feared on the field but respected off it. Known for donating money to local churches and homeless shelters, Garcia built up a reputation for having "A Heart As Big As His Hits."

In 2002 Garcia obtained a Super Bowl Ring in Super Bowl XXXVII in California, where he lives now.

In the summer of 2003 he was released by the Buccaneers, because of Salary Cap issues, and signed with the Saints. And after the 2004 season he retired.

He has amassed 29 Interceptions, 13.6 Sacks, 7 Defensive Touchdowns, 11 Forced Fumbles, 5 Fumbles Recovered, and over 1100 Tackles as an NFL Safety. He also has 5 Offensive Touchdowns, because he is, after Deion Sanders, a versitile player on either side of the ball, being used as a Strong Safety (Before John Lynch was Drafted) and Cornerback. He also played, and was used much like Deion.

He attended Penn State and lettered in and Football. He graduated with a degree in Business.

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