Gus Frerotte

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Gus Frerotte
Date of birth	July 31, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kittanning, PA
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Tulsa
NFL Draft	1994 / Round 7/ Pick 197
Pro Bowls	1997
Statistics	CBS.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1994-1998 1999 2000-2001 2002 2003-2004 2005 2006-present	Washington Redskins Detroit Lions Denver Broncos Cincinnati Bengals Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams

Gustave Joseph Frerotte (born July 31, 1971 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania) is an NFL quarterback playing for the St. Louis Rams. He attended Ford City High School in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Frerotte is 33-30-1 as an NFL starter through the 2005 season. He signed a contract with the St. Louis Rams in the 2006 offseason, where he will spend his time as the backup to Marc Bulger.

[edit] College career

At the University of Tulsa, he finished his college career as the school's 2nd-ranked all-time passer behind T.J. Rubley, a teammate from 1991-92. During his career he threw for 5,480 yards and 32 TDs on 432-of-860 passing. His 2,871 passing yards as a senior were the most by a Tulsa QB in 28 years. As a sophomore, Frerotte handled punting duties for the team and averaged 35.5 yards per punt. As a redshirt freshman, he was forced into starting role for 8 games in 1990 after Rubley was injured, starting his 1st career game at Oklahoma. During his time as an undergraduate, he joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

[edit] NFL career

His pro career started with the Washington Redskins as a 7th round draft pick in the same draft where the Redskins selected Heath Shuler with the #3 overall pick. However, by the next season Frerotte was the starting quarterback due to Shuler's injuries and struggles adjusting to the pro game and would remain the Redskins' starting QB until 1998. Frerotte was selected to one Pro Bowl team in 1996, but may be better remembered by an incident in which he injured himself for several games by ramming his head into a padded cement wall in celebration of a touchdown in a 7-7 tie against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, giving himself a concussion.

In 1999 he played for the Detroit Lions where he backed up Charlie Batch. Frerotte stepped in for the injured Batch and started for the Lions in the playoffs. In Frerotte's first playoff start, he was defeated by the Redskins. In 2000 he started for the Denver Broncos after Brian Griese was injured. He remained a Broncos backup until the end of the 2001 NFL season. He joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2002 quickly losing the starting job. In 2003 and 2004 Frerotte backed up Daunte Culpepper and did a great job commanding the offense when he played, earning him a chance to work for the Dolphins starting job in 2005. He guided the Dolphins to a 9-7 record, starting 15 games and throwing for 18 touchdowns against 13 interceptions, including 2 touchdowns in an upset victory over the Denver Broncos in week 1, one of only 3 losses for the Broncos. He completed 52% of his passes and finished the season with a 71.9 quarterback rating. He is currently the primary backup for the St. Louis Rams.is the cousin of Indiana Area High School football player Derek Lieb an outstanding lineman

[edit] External links

• Pro-football-reference.com - Career Statistics

Preceded by Heath Shuler and John Friesz	Washington Redskins Starting Quarterbacks 1995-1997	Succeeded by Trent Green
Preceded by Charlie Batch	Detroit Lions Starting Quarterbacks 1999 (with Charlie Batch)	Succeeded by Charlie Batch
Preceded by Brian Griese	Denver Broncos Starting Quarterbacks 2000 (with Brian Griese)	Succeeded by Brian Griese
Preceded by A.J. Feeley and Jay Fiedler	Miami Dolphins Starting Quarterbacks 2005	Succeeded by Daunte Culpepper

Miami Dolphins Starting Quarterbacks
Wood • Bo. Griese • Strock • Woodley • Marino • Fiedler • Br. Griese • Feeley • Frerotte • Culpepper • Harrington • Lemon