Charlie Batch
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 5, 1974||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Steel Valley (Munhall, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
College: | Eastern Michigan (1993–1997) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Charles D'Donte Batch
Batch currently works for
College career
Batch is the son of Lynne Settles, a former
Statistics
Eastern Michigan Eagles | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
1994 | Eastern Michigan | 49 | 78 | 62.8 | 617 | 7.9 | 7 | 1 | 156.3 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
1995 | Eastern Michigan | 244 | 421 | 58.0 | 3,177 | 7.5 | 21 | 17 | 129.7 | 61 | 52 | 0.9 | 3 | |
1996 | Eastern Michigan | 39 | 65 | 60.0 | 518 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 130.9 | 12 | -39 | -3.3 | 0 | |
1997 | Eastern Michigan | 247 | 434 | 56.9 | 3,280 | 7.6 | 23 | 11 | 132.8 | 85 | 110 | 1.3 | 1 | |
Career[6] | 579 | 998 | 58.0 | 7,592 | 7.6 | 53 | 31 | 133.2 | 181 | 123 | 0.7 | 5 |
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 | |||
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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.89 s | 1.73 s | 2.87 s | 4.11 s | 7.60 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | |||
All values from NFL Combine[7] |
Detroit Lions
Charlie Batch was the Detroit Lions'
The 2000 season proved to be Batch's last full season as an NFL starter. He was injured (leaving the Week 17 matchup against Chicago with a shoulder injury) in a pivotal game in which Detroit lost on a last-second field goal by
He started the 2001 season as Detroit's starter under new head coach Marty Mornhinweg, but was injured late in 2001. Batch was replaced mid-season by Ty Detmer for whom the Cleveland Browns received a fourth round pick, but had already planned to cut him. Detmer immediately came in as a starter only to throw seven interceptions against his former team. Batch was eventually released by the Lions that offseason for stated salary cap reasons. Batch had been deemed expendable due in part to the team's drafting of Joey Harrington with their first-round pick, and Millen had gone on record in his desire to find a starting quarterback other than Batch earlier that year. Still, Batch passed for over 9,000 yards with Detroit, reaching sixth on the Lions' all-time list. Ironically, Batch would ultimately last longer in the NFL than Harrington, who would prove to be a draft bust and was out of the NFL by 2009.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed him to a one-year contract for 2002 as a backup, but he did not play. The move to initially sign Batch was not a surprise, given that Batch was from Pittsburgh and the Steelers' current Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert initially drafted Batch in Detroit. Despite not playing in 2002 (being third string behind Kordell Stewart and Tommy Maddox, who split the year as the starters), Batch became popular with Steeler fans, partly due to having grown up in nearby Homestead, Pennsylvania but also because of his charity work.
His contract was renewed by the Steelers, and Batch saw some action in 2003. In 2004, Batch spent the season on
He backed up Ben Roethlisberger during Super Bowl XL, and the Steelers' 21–10 victory made Batch a Super Bowl champion.[9]
On March 14, 2006, Charlie Batch signed a 3-year deal, through the 2008 season.[10]
He was also one of several Pittsburgh Steelers players that visited Ben Roethlisberger in the hospital to hear of his condition after his motorcycle accident on June 12, 2006.
Batch was again tapped to fill in for Roethlisberger to start the Steelers 2006 season when Roethlisberger had to have an emergency
On August 8, 2008, Batch sustained a broken
On April 14, 2009, Batch, who was an
On November 22, 2009, Batch took over in a week 11 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime after Ben Roethlisberger was injured. During the overtime drive, he threw one pass for 17 yards, putting them two yards out of field goal range. However, on third down, the Steelers opted to run (rather than relying on Batch's arm), which resulted in yards lost and a punt. Batch's wrist was injured during the game and required surgery. He missed six weeks, ending his regular season.
On March 26, 2010, Batch re-signed with the Steelers for another two seasons.[12]
With Roethlisberger being suspended four games by the NFL to start the 2010 season, and with both Dennis Dixon and Byron Leftwich out with injured knees, Batch led the Steelers to a 38–13 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week three. Batch tied a career-high with three touchdown passes. Because of this, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stated that Batch had earned a starting role in week 4 versus Baltimore (which the Steelers lost 17–14).
Batch signed a one-year contract to remain with the Steelers on April 16, 2012.[13]
After a sternoclavicular (SC) joint and rib injury to Ben Roethlisberger in week 10 of the 2012 season and a rib injury to Byron Leftwich in week 11, Batch was the starting quarterback for the week 12 matchup vs. the Cleveland Browns, during which the Pittsburgh Steelers turned the ball over eight times (three interceptions by Batch and five fumbles by five other players) and lost 20–14. A week later, Batch led the Steelers to victory over the division-leading Baltimore Ravens 23–20 in Baltimore. Batch drove the Steelers down the field, connecting with Heath Miller for a game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter. He then led the game-winning drive, which culminated in a Shaun Suisham 42-yard field goal.[14]
With the Steelers drafting
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
1998 | DET | 12 | 12 | 173 | 303 | 57.1 | 2,178 | 7.2 | 11 | 6 | 83.5 | 41 | 229 | 5.6 | 1 |
1999 | DET | 11 | 10 | 151 | 270 | 55.9 | 1,957 | 7.2 | 13 | 7 | 84.1 | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 2 |
2000 | DET | 15 | 15 | 221 | 412 | 53.6 | 2,489 | 6.0 | 13 | 15 | 67.3 | 44 | 199 | 4.5 | 2 |
2001 | DET | 10 | 9 | 198 | 341 | 58.1 | 2,392 | 7.0 | 12 | 12 | 76.8 | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 |
2003 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
2005 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 246 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 81.5 | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 1 |
2006 | PIT | 8 | 1 | 31 | 53 | 58.5 | 492 | 9.3 | 5 | 0 | 121.0 | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 |
2007 | PIT | 7 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 232 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 52.1 | 12 | -7 | -0.6 | 0 |
2009 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2010 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 29 | 49 | 59.2 | 352 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 76.2 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 |
2011 | PIT | 4 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 208 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 72.9 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
2012 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 45 | 70 | 64.3 | 475 | 6.8 | 1 | 4 | 64.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 81 | 55 | 908 | 1,604 | 56.6 | 11,085 | 6.9 | 61 | 52 | 77.2 | 172 | 637 | 3.7 | 6 |
Source:[2]
Broadcasting career
Although Batch did not officially announce his retirement from the NFL, he took a Steelers pre-game studio analyst job with KDKA-TV for the 2013 season alongside KDKA-TV sports anchor Bob Pompeani and ex-Steeler defensive lineman Edmund Nelson, effectively ending his NFL career. He continued in this role for the 2014 season.
In 2015, Batch replaced the retiring Nelson as KDKA-TV's color commentator for preseason games, while becoming the main studio analyst for the Steelers pre-game coverage prior to the national airing of The NFL Today. Former teammate Chris Hoke replaced Nelson for the post-game show.[16]
Charity
In 2006, Batch was presented with the first
Batch has also been recognized for his efforts with underprivileged urban youth. The Schramm-McCracken Prize was bestowed on Charlie Batch in 2002 by the Three Rivers District of the Loyal Order of Moose in large part for his creation and work at the Charlie Batch Urban Pumpkin Patch and Gardens. The CBUPP was a created as a way to help fight hunger, using Urban Agriculture and local gang activity by employing inner city youth in a sustainable, green future.
References
- ^ "Charlie Batch's 186-yard, two-pick game has ESPN's best QBR ever". November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Charlie Batch". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Former Steelers Charlie Batch and Chris Hoke join KDKA-TV broadcasts". www.steelers.com. May 5, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (November 26, 1998). "Homestead cheers native son Batch". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Charlie Batch". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Charlie Batch, Combine Results, QB - Eastern Michigan". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Trotter, Jim. "Bolts miss starters but not plays as defense stars". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on November 29, 1999.
- ^ "Super Bowl XL - Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - February 5th, 2006". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Batch". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ^ Bouchette, Ed (August 8, 2008). "Batch exits Eagles game with fractured collarbone". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
- ^ Florio, Mike (March 26, 2010). "Steelers re-sign Charlie Batch to two-year deal". ProFootballTalk. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Steelers re-sign backup quarterback Charlie Batch". NFL.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ Wilmoth, Charlie (December 2, 2012). "Batch, Steelers come away with huge 23-20 win". SB Nation Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Curry, Kyle (May 2013). "Charlie Batch says that Steelers are in a rebuilding phase". Pittsburgh Sporting News. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Former Steelers Charlie Batch and Chris Hoke join KDKA-TV broadcasts Archived May 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Steelers.com (May 5, 2015)
- ^ a b "Batch brings some joy to a joyless place". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 20, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2019.