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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player (born 1964)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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end">Defensive end</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1964-01-10</span>) </span>January 10, 1964<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Keene,_New_Hampshire" title="Keene, New Hampshire">Keene, New Hampshire</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">270 lb (122 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Keene_High_School" title="Keene High School">Keene</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_draft" title="1987 NFL draft">1987</a> / round: 1 / pick: 16</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a>)*</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="color: var(--color-subtle, #54595d);"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><span style="padding-left:1.5em;"> </span>* Offseason and/or practice squad member only</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">PFWA All-Rookie Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team#1987" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">1987</a>)</li> <li>Third-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1986 College Football All-America Team">1986</a>)</li> <li>First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">East</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_All-East_football_team" title="1986 All-East football team">1986</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-East (<a href="/wiki/1985_All-East_football_team" title="1985 All-East football team">1985</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">7.0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble</a> recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BosaJo20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Wilfred Bosa</b> (born January 10, 1964) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a> for three seasons for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played <a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">football</a> for <a href="/wiki/Keene_High_School" title="Keene High School">Keene High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Keene,_New_Hampshire" title="Keene, New Hampshire">Keene, New Hampshire</a> and received a full <a href="/wiki/Athletic_scholarship" title="Athletic scholarship">athletic scholarship</a> to play <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College Eagles</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Pre-draft measurables </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Arm length</th> <th>Hand span</th> <th><a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th> <th>10-yard split</th> <th>20-yard split</th> <th><a href="/wiki/20-yard_shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="20-yard shuttle">20-yard shuttle</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>6 ft <span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in<br />(1.93 m) </td> <td>267 lb<br />(121 kg) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">31<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in<br />(0.80 m) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">9<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in<br />(0.25 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">4.85 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">1.60 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">2.78 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">4.41 s</span></td> <td>28.0 in<br />(0.71 m)</td> <td>8 ft 3 in<br />(2.51 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">27 reps</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13">All values from NFL Combine<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>John was selected by the Dolphins in the first round (16th overall) of the <a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_draft" title="1987 NFL draft">1987 NFL draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI2019_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His elder son, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Bosa" title="Joey Bosa">Joey Bosa</a>, played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> and was selected third overall in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_draft" title="2016 NFL draft">2016 NFL draft</a> by the <a 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