Damon Huard

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Damon Huard
Date of birth	July 9, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Yakima, Washington
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Washington
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference CBS.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1997-2000 1998 2001-2003 2004-present	Miami Dolphins Frankfurt Galaxy New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs

Damon Paul Huard (born July 9, 1973 in Yakima, Washington) is an American football quarterback in the NFL. Huard spent four seasons with the Miami Dolphins from 1997-2000, three seasons with the New England Patriots from 2001-2003, and then was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004 where he is currently the back up quarterback, replacing an injured Trent Green for games 2-9 in the 2006 season. Huard attended the University of Washington and is the older brother of NFL player Brock Huard. In 1998 Huard led the NFL Europe's Frankfurt Galaxy to the World Bowl, but did not play due to injury. Former Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt chose Jay Fiedler as the starter in 2000 despite Dan Marino's persistent lobbying for Huard to serve as his successor.

[edit] High school years

Huard attended Puyallup High School in Puyallup, WA and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year and won All-America honors.

[edit] From backup to hero

In the 2006 season for the Kansas City Chiefs, Huard was named starting quarterback in week two. Huard replaced Green because of a concussion the quarterback had suffered. In his first game in 3 years, Huard completed his first nine passes of the game and was 11 of 12 in the first half, good for a completion percentage of .917.[1]

For the rest of the season, Huard played in 10 games throwing 11 touchdown passes and only 1 interception for a quarterback rating of 98.0. The Chiefs went 5-3 in games with Huard starting.

On February 27, 2007, Huard resigned with the Chiefs for a 3-year, $7.5 million contract. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

[edit] References

1. ^ He is slated to be the starter for the 2007 season.Chiefs agree to terms of a three-year contract with QB Damon Huard KCChiefs.com, 27 February 2007.
2. ^ Glazer, Jay.Chiefs agree to deal with Huard FOXSports.com, 27 February 2007.
3. ^ Teicher, Adam.Chiefs sign Huard; Green's status in doubt Kansas City Star, 27 February 2007.

Preceded by Mark Brunell

Washington Huskies Starting Quarterbacks 1993-95

Succeeded by Brock Huard