J. T. O'Sullivan
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| San Francisco 49ers — No. 14 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: August 25, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Burbank, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 227 lb (103 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the Green Bay Packers | |
| Career history | |
| College: California-Davis | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 6 / Pick: 186 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| TD-INT | 1-2 |
| Passing yards | 148 |
| QB Rating | 48.2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
John Thomas "J. T." O'Sullivan (born August 25, 1979 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at California-Davis.
O'Sullivan has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions in his career.
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[edit] Early years
O'Sullivan attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California and was an excellent student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was a two-time All-Metro League selection. In baseball, he played catcher and was an All-Metro League selection. John Thomas O'Sullivan graduated from Jesuit High School in 1997.
[edit] College career
He played quarterback for the University of California, Davis and holds a NCAA Division II record (tie) for touchdown passes in a playoff game with 6, set on November 25, 2000 against Mesa State.
[edit] Professional career
He spent time in NFL Europe, and in 2004 he finished with the 2nd best passer rating in the league and led his team to World Bowl XII. He played the first regular season game of his career in 2004 while with the Green Bay Packers, where he took a knee twice to end the game. He was with the New Orleans Saints in 2002 and 2003 before being traded with a second round draft pick to the Packers for Mike McKenzie in 2004. O'Sullivan also spent time with the Minnesota Vikings in 2005, and New England Patriots for part of 2006.
[edit] Carolina Panthers
On December 26, 2006 O'Sullivan was signed to the practice squad for the Carolina Panthers.
[edit] Chicago Bears
On February 8, 2007 he signed with the Chicago Bears and has participated again in this year's NFL Europa season for the Frankfurt Galaxy franchise for the second time. Prior to World Bowl XV, O' Sullivan (along with Centurions RB Derrick Ross) shared the 2007 NFL Europa Offensive MVP.[1]
On July 7, 2007 O'Sullivan was released by the Chicago Bears.
[edit] Detroit Lions
On July 10, 2007 O'Sullivan was signed by the Detroit Lions. Due to injuries to Detroit's other two quarterbacks, starter Jon Kitna and backup Dan Orlovsky, O'Sullivan played the Lions' final two 2007 preseason games in their entirety. On September 16, 2007, during his second career regular season game O'Sullivan threw his first regular season touchdown pass, a seven-yarder to Calvin Johnson.
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers signed O'Sullivan to a one-year contract on February 29, 2008.
