| No. 17 Colorado Crush | |
| Quarterback | |
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| Date of birth: August 15, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Wheaton, Illinois | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: University of Illinois | |
| Undrafted in 2005 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
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Jon Beutjer (born August 15, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. As a senior at Wheaton Warrenville South High School he threw for a then-national high school record of 60 touchdowns in a 14-game season, winning several Illinois High School Player of the Year honors in the process. He began his college football career at the University of Iowa, ending Iowa's 19-game losing streak with a victory over Michigan State in his first collegiate start during the 2000 season. Beutjer joined the Iowa basketball team as a walk-on, seeing very limited action in six games during the 2000-01 season. During the summer of 2001, Beutjer got into a physical fight with roommate and fellow football teammate Sam Aiello over a cable bill, resulting in Beutjer being knocked unconscious in a parking lot. Beutjer believed the Iowa coaching staff did not take the incident seriously enough, only requiring Aiello to apologize.[1] Days after Kyle McCann won the starting job as quarterback, Beutjer announced that he was departing Iowa. He ultimately transferred to the University of Illinois. After sitting out the 2001 season per NCAA transfer rules, he started for the Illini during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He was granted a 6th year of eligibility in 2004, where he split playing time with sophomore Brad Bower. After finishing his college football career, Beutjer played in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League.[2][3] In 2008 he signed on with the All American Football League for Team Michigan. However, as of 2011 the league has not gotten off the ground.