Brandon Joyce
Encyclopedia
Brandon Joyce was a gridiron football
offensive tackle. He was the son of former NFL punter Terry Joyce
.
Brandon Joyce was signed by the Minnesota Vikings
as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football
at Illinois State. Joyce had also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts
, Las Vegas Locomotives
and St. Louis Rams
. Joyce was shot during a robbery on December 24, 2010 and died in St. Charles, Missouri
, at age 26, after several days on a life support machine.
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
offensive tackle. He was the son of former NFL punter Terry Joyce
Terry Joyce
Terrance Patrick Joyce was an American football player. A punter, he played two seasons professionally with the NFL St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s...
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Brandon Joyce was signed by the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Illinois State. Joyce had also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
, Las Vegas Locomotives
Las Vegas Locomotives
The Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and...
and St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
. Joyce was shot during a robbery on December 24, 2010 and died in St. Charles, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, at age 26, after several days on a life support machine.