Alex Brink
| No. 10, 7, 15 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 2, 1985 Eugene, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sheldon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| College: | Washington State |
| NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 223 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca (archive) | |
Alex Brink (born June 2, 1985) is a former professional
In 2010, he joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Brink has also played for the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes.
Early years
A native of Eugene, Oregon, Brink attended
College career
Brink finished his career as one of Washington State's all-time greats, holding the school career records in passing yards, touchdowns, attempts, completions and total offense. His senior year, he threw for 3,818 yards, the second highest single-season total in school's history. He is the only Cougar to have five 400-plus yard games and has five of the top 10 and three of the top four passing games in WSU history. Although the program was coming off three consecutive 10 win seasons when Brink inherited the team, he failed to lead the Cougars to a single winning season in four years as a starter.
Brink finished his career as the third leading passer, in terms of yards, in
During a game against
Brink finished his senior year as the 2007 Pac-10 leader in total offense and named second-team All-Pac-10. His final game as a Cougar resulted in a come-from-behind, 42–35 victory over rival University of Washington in the annual Apple Cup in which he threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns. He remains the only WSU quarterback ever to beat Washington three times.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) |
4.97 s | 1.66 s | 2.77 s | 4.19 s | 7.22 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans
Brink was selected by the
The Texans re-signed Brink to the practice squad on October 8 after cornerback Derrick Roberson was released. He was re-signed to a future contract at the end of the year. The Texans waived Brink on June 24, only to re-sign him on August 17 after an injury to Rex Grossman. He was waived again on September 5.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Brink tried out for the New York Jets[5] in late April but shortly after he agreed to a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL for the 2010 season.[6]
In early August 2012, he was named the starting quarterback for Winnipeg, following an injury to Buck Pierce.[1] After a string of poor performances as the starter, he was replaced by Joey Elliott.
Brink was released by the Blue Bombers on April 8, 2013.[7] Brink spent three seasons with the Blue Bombers, starting 7 games over that time. He threw for 2,573 yards with 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
Toronto Argonauts
On April 29, 2013, Brink signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[8] He was released by the Argonauts on May 16, 2013.[9]
Montreal Alouettes
On October 3, 2013, Brink signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[10] He began the 2014 season as a back-up to Troy Smith, but after ineffective play by Smith, Brink took over as the team's starting quarterback in week 8. He started two games before he was replaced by Jonathan Crompton, who remained the starter until the conclusion of the season. On February 6, 2015, Brink was released after the team had signed John Skelton.[11]
Statistics
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | Started | Att | Comp | Pct | Yards | Long | TD | Int | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | |||
| 2010 | WPG | 16 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 37.5 | 130 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 36.5 | 23 | 73 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | WPG | 18 | 3 | 140 | 89 | 63.6 | 1,023 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 85.5 | 43 | 148 | 3.4 | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2012 | WPG | 18 | 4 | 217 | 121 | 55.8 | 1,391 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 72.2 | 54 | 241 | 4.5 | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2014 | MTL | 18 | 2 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 261 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 51.3 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| CFL totals | 70 | 9 | 458 | 258 | 56.3 | 2,805 | 55 | 13 | 15 | 70.4 | 125 | 507 | 4.1 | 33 | 14 | ||||
See also
- List of Division I FBS passing yardage leaders
References
- ^ Canadian Press. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Alex Brink Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "2008 Draft Scout Alex Brink, Washington State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Source: New York Jets sign 10 UFAs, including Michigan CB Donovan Warren
- ^ Bombers crowded at QB
- ^ BLUE BOMBERS RELEASE QB BRINK
- ^ Signs with the Argonauts
- ^ "ARGONAUTS ADD PIVOT MITCHELL GALE | Toronto Argonauts". Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ "Brink inked: Quarterback joins Als practice roster | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "Als release Brink; add QB John Skelton". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-07.