Overview

• Early Saturday on U.S. Highway 75 in Richardson, Joseph’s BMW collided with a motorcycle, shutting northbound lanes for over three hours.
• The motorcyclist, identified as Cody Morris, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Police say Joseph, 25, called authorities, showed signs of intoxication and was booked on DWI and collision involving personal injury or death charges.
• Joseph was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, spent two seasons in Dallas and joined the DC Defenders for the 2025 XFL season.
• He was previously cleared as a person of interest in a March 2022 shooting-related murder investigation.