Josh Cribbs Joshua " Josh " Cribbs ( born June 9 , 1983 ) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently a free agent . He played college football for Kent State University . He has tied the NFL career record with eight kickoff returns for touchdowns , and also the NFL record with two kickoffs of 100 yards or more returned for touchdowns in a single game . High school career . Cribbs played quarterback at Dunbar High School in Washington , D . C . As a senior in the 2000 season , he was named a first - team All - Met selection by the " Washington Post " . While attending , he was teammates with future San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis . Cribbs played and lettered in baseball , swimming and basketball in addition to football . During Cribbs ' time at Dunbar the Crimson Tide won three consecutive DCIAA football titles . In his senior season , Cribbs completed 130 of 277 passes for 2 , 022 yards , 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions . In the 2000 Turkey Bowl ( DCIAA Championship game played the morning of Thanksgiving ) , Cribbs led Dunbar to a 35 - 12 victory over the Ballou Knights . Two second half touchdowns thrown by Cribbs were key to the Crimson Tide ' s victory over Ballou — one of which was caught by then Dunbar sophomore tight end Vernon Davis . College career . Cribbs played quarterback at Kent State University , where he is the all - time total offense leader with 10 , 839 yards . Other school records include rushing touchdowns ( 38 ) , pass completions ( 616 ) , pass attempts ( 1 , 123 ) , passing yardage ( 7 , 169 ) , touchdowns scored ( 41 ) , and points scored ( 246 ) . He is one of only two true freshman in NCAA history to both rush and pass for 1 , 000 yards ( the other being Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State ) . He is also one of only five players in NCAA history to both rush and pass for 1 , 000 yards in at least two different seasons , the others being Beau Morgan of Air Force , Vince Young of Texas , Pat White of West Virginia , and Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State . Cribbs accomplished the feat three times . He is one of only four quarterbacks in NCAA history to rush for 3 , 500 yards and throw for 7 , 000 yards in his career ( the other three being Antwaan Randle - El of Indiana , Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State , and Brad Smith of Missouri . Cribbs is also the only player in NCAA history to lead his team in both rushing and passing in four different seasons , although his 2003 single - season school record of 3 , 125 combined yards was eclipsed in 2008 by quarterback Julian Edelman . Cribbs was a communication studies major with a concentration in public communication . He received his diploma on May 15 , 2010 . College Statistics : Cribbs was suspended from all football - related activity when he was arrested at his home on Jan . 17 , 2004 . He wasn ' t allowed to play in the Sept . 4 season opener at Iowa as part of his punishment . Cribbs pleaded guilty to possession charge . Cribbs had originally been charged with trafficking in marijuana . " I ' ve learned that I am responsible for all my actions and during the last five months , the hardest thing has been the fear of not being able to provide for my family , go to school at Kent State and play football , " he said . Professional career . Cleveland Browns . 2005 . Cribbs was not chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft ; however , he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on April 29 , 2005 . He made the Browns roster for the 2005 season , and made an impact as a kick returner . He averaged 24 . 5 yards per return , and his total of 1 , 094 return yards set a franchise record . In a game against the Detroit Lions , he returned a kick 90 yards for his first NFL touchdown . He made his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals on September 11 . 2006 . Cribbs , in 2006 , signed a 6 - year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns , and returned another kickoff 92 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers . He also set a new franchise record for most kickoff yardage in a season , breaking the record he set himself the previous year . 2007 . After returning yet another kickoff for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in Week 3 of the 2007 season , Cribbs had one kick - return touchdown in each of his first three years in the NFL . Cribbs recorded his fourth kickoff - return touchdown with a 100 - yarder against the Steelers in Week 10 of the 2007 season , as well as a 90 yard return earlier in the game . Cribbs continued his season with 245 return yards and 61 punt return yards in the Browns overtime victory over the Ravens in week 11 . Cribbs was voted to the 2008 Pro Bowl as a kick returner for the AFC . Cribbs also had a 76 yard punt return for a touchdown against the 49ers . Cribbs had another returned for 94 yards for another score but was called back on a holding penalty by Lennie Friedman . 2008 . For the fourth straight season , Cribbs again had a touchdown on a kickoff return , scoring on a 92 - yard return versus the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9 . It was the fifth kickoff return touchdown of Cribbs ' s career . Cribbs also had a 4 - yard rushing touchdown against the Buffalo Bills in a Monday night game . On November 26 , 2008 , after placing Brady Quinn on injured reserve , the Browns named Cribbs their emergency quarterback . 2009 . On September 13 , in the Browns ' home opener versus the Minnesota Vikings , Cribbs returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown , tying the team record for returns for a touchdown ( 7 ) with Eric Metcalf . Also , in that same game , Cribbs was named the starting No . 2 wide receiver for the first time in his NFL career . On October 18 , Cribbs returned a Pittsburgh kickoff for a touchdown , breaking the team record for returns for a touchdown . In this game he became the first NFL player to throw an interception and record a kick - off return touchdown in the same game since 1950 . On December 10 , Cribbs led the Browns to victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers , their first win over their rival in 13 games . Cribbs led all offensive players with 200 all - purpose yards , including 87 yards rushing out of the Wildcat formation . On December 20 , Cribbs returned two kickoffs for touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs to set and extend the all - time NFL record for most kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career . On December 29 , Cribbs was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl for the second time in his career as the Browns ' and AFC ' s representative as the kick returner . Cribbs was also named the Browns ' team MVP for the 2009 season . www . youtube . com / watch ? v = eDsSonqpM8I 2010 . Relations between Cribbs and the Browns soured at the end of the 2009 season , as negotiations on a new contract extension ended with a reported $ 1 . 4 million per year offer that Cribbs felt was insultingly low . On January 7 , 2010 , Cribbs cleaned out his locker at the Browns ' training complex and announced his intention to walk out on the final three years of his contract , telling reporters , " . . . it absolutely felt like the last time I ' d be setting foot inside the building . I feel like it ' s over for me in Cleveland " , adding that the Browns ' offer felt " like I ' ve been betrayed and stabbed in the back . " In February 2010 , Cribbs ' s agent said that contract negotiations were going well . John " JR " Rickert ( Cribbs ' s agent ) has said multiple times that things were going well in making a new contract . On March 5 , 2010 , Cribbs re - signed with the Cleveland Browns with a three - year , $ 20 million dollar contract . In January 2010 , Cribbs was named to the NFL ' s All - Decade Team for the 2000s . 2011 . In 2011 Cribbs set a career high of 41 receptions , 518 yards and 4 TD ' s . He also had an 84 yard punt return for a TD . 2012 . Cribbs had a rebound season with 1136 kick return yards and 450 punt return yard with 3 lost fumbles . 2013 . Cribbs did not re - sign with the Browns . He became a free agent on March 12th , 2013 . Personal . Cribbs has been married to Maria Cribbs since 2002 . He has two children , Kimorah and Israel Cribbs . The Cribbs family lives in Strongsville , Ohio . Cribbs is also part - owner of a children ' s indoor inflatable play arena called Bounce City . He shares the ownership of the facility , which is located in Strongsville , Ohio , with Darnell Dinkins , a former Browns tight end . Cribbs indicated via Twitter that he will give his 2010 Pro Bowl paycheck to relief efforts for the 2010 Haiti earthquake . Cribbs was also featured in an episode of " The League " , " The White Knuckler " , in which Ruxin ( Nick Kroll ) contacts Cribbs to help out a sick kid in the hope of meeting Cribbs himself . Cribbs played himself in an episode of " Hot In Cleveland " , " The Gateway Friend , " which originally aired May 2 , 2012 . He appeared in the bar / restaurant that Melanie , Joy , and Victoria frequent , placing second in a karaoke contest to guest star Kristin Chenoweth . He did not actually sing on camera , but did have multiple lines .