Dennis Gile

Dennis Gile
No. 17
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1981-02-17) February 17, 1981
Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Phoenix (AZ) Cortez
College: Central Missouri
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.: 11 / 25
Passing yards: 141
TD-INT: 2-3
QB Rating: 42.67
Rushing TDs: 1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Dennis "Joseph" Gile (born February 17, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Central Missouri State University. He was also a member of the New England Patriots, Green Bay Blizzard, Arizona Rattlers, Utah Blaze and Odessa Roughnecks. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, he is considered a top quarterback coach and runs his own training academy.[1]

Early years

Dennis is a native of Arizona where he was a First Team All-Arizona quarterback for Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

College career

Gile was a two-year starter for the Central Missouri Mules from 2001 to 2002. He recorded career totals of 4,741 passing yards and 40 touchdowns. He also rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns. He was a First Team All-Conference quarterback. He broke the national passing efficiency record with a rating of 214.0. He led Central Missouri State to their best combined record in the program’s history at 20-4.[1]

Professional career

New England Patriots

Gile was signed by the New England Patriots in 2003 after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft. He was released by the Patriots during training camp.[1]

Green Bay Blizzard

Gile played for the Green Bay Blizzard in 2004.[2]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Gile played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2004 to 2005.[1]

Arizona Rattlers

Gile signed with the Arizona Rattlers on January 9, 2006.[3]

Utah Blaze

Gile was signed by the Utah Blaze on April 5, 2006. He was released by the Blaze on April 10, 2006.[4]

Odessa Roughnecks

Gile played for the Odessa Roughnecks from 2008 to 2009.[5][6]

Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy

In 2007, Gile established the "Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy" which is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona.[7]

Gile has trained Ryan Kelley, a four-start quarterback recruit, for years in Arizona. Kelley is currently committed to the University of Oregon. The Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy has worked with Kyle Allen, Blake Barnett, and Luke Rubenzer. Gile has also worked with pros such as Colin Kaepernick, Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Brett Hundley, Christian Ponder and Tyrod Taylor.[1][8][9] Gile trained with Kaepernick for ten weeks in Arizona.[10] He also helped to get offers for Kyle Allen from Texas A&M University.

Personal life

Gile races sprint cars in the USAC Southwest Sprint Cars championships.

In November 2015, Momentous Entertainment Group signed a talent agreement with Gile to appear in two reality TV series made by Momentous. He will appear in a Bobby Earnhardt TV series tentatively titled Chasing a Legend: The Racing Life of Bobby Earnhardt, and star in his own reality series.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Meet The Quarterback Academy Coaches". qbacademy.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. "Green Bay Blizzard Player Alumni : Dennis Gile". greenbayblizzard.com. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  4. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. "Tommy Jones to join Gile & Roughnecks". oursportscentral.com. June 19, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. "Roughnecks Re-Acquire QB Dennis Gile & Unveil". oursportscentral.com. March 19, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  7. "The Quarterback Academy". qbacademy.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. Hopkins, Justin (November 12, 2015). "The Golden Arm of Ryan Kelley". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. Farmer, Sam (June 12, 2013). "Coach says Tim Tebow's throwing motion has improved significantly". latimes.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  10. Fucillo, David (March 25, 2015). "QB coach Dennis Gile talks about work he did with Colin Kaepernick". ninersnation.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  11. "Momentous Entertainment Group Signs Talent Agreement With Dennis Gile to Appear in Two Upcoming Reality TV Series Produced by Momentous". marketwired.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.

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