Chris Redman
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | July 7, 1977||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Louisville Male | ||||||||||||
College: | Louisville (1995–1999) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 | ||||||||||||
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Chris James Redman (born July 7, 1977) is an American former professional
Early years
Redman played high school football at Louisville Male High School, where his father, Bob Redman, was the veteran head coach. He helped lead the Bulldogs to the Kentucky Class 4A 1993 state championship (Kentucky's largest class at the time). He was a two-time All-State quarterback and Parade's National Player of the Year in 1994 after setting national high school records for most touchdown passes in a season (57) and most touchdown passes in a half (8, twice), the latter of which still has not been broken according to NFLHS.com.
Recruitment
As a top blue chip recruit, Redman was sought-after by many top college football programs. In-state Louisville was Redman's first choice, giving a verbal commitment in 1994. That changed when coach Howard Schnellenberger left to take the head coaching job at Oklahoma, taking offensive coordinator Gary Nord along with him. Schnellenberger did not recruit Redman further out of respect to his former employer, although Redman himself would back out of his commitment.
Redman then turned his attention to the
In the spring of 1995, Redman visited Tennessee and Auburn before deciding to follow Schnellenberg to Oklahoma, giving another verbal commitment.[4] That commitment lasted only a few months, as Redman backed out based on concerns about the depth chart and distance from home.[5] In the summer of 1995, Redman signed a letter of intent to play college football at Louisville, his original choice, under new head coach Ron Cooper.[6]
College career
Redman completed his
Redman played in 10 games as a
As a sophomore in 1997, Redman started all 11 games and shattered single-season school passing marks in attempts (445), completions (261), yards (3,079) and total offense (2,958). Louisville struggled to a 1–10 record and head coach
In 1998, under the guidance of new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and new head coach John L. Smith, Redman started 10 of 11 regular-season games as a junior and established Conference USA and Louisville season records for attempts (473), completions (309), yards (4,042) and touchdowns (29) despite missing a game because of a knee injury. His 404.2 yards-per-game average was the fifth highest in Division I-A history. On November 14, 1998, Redman torched East Carolina by completing 44 of 56 passes (with six touchdown passes) for 592 yards—the 10th-best single-game yardage total of all time. The Cardinals had a huge turnaround from the season before, going 7–4 in the regular season and participating in a bowl game for the first time since 1993.
As a senior in 1999, Redman started every game and completed 317 of 489 passes for 3,647 yards with 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He became the first quarterback in Division I-A history to complete more than 1,000 passes in a career, and he matched the I-A record for most seasons (three) with at least 3,000 passing yards. Redman received the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (named for the former University of Louisville and Baltimore Colts star), which is presented each year to the nation's top senior quarterback. Redman was the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, guiding Louisville to seven come-from-behind wins and helping the Cardinals make their second consecutive bowl appearance.
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 | Wonderlic
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6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
222 lb (101 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.37 s | 1.82 s | 3.12 s | 4.78 s | 7.80 s | 26.5 in (0.67 m) |
16[7] | ||
All values from NFL Combine[8] |
Baltimore Ravens
Redman's professional career began when he was selected in the third round (75th overall) of the
On October 6, 2002, Redman had arguably his best outing as a pro, completing 19 of 30 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in a 26–21 victory at division-rival Cleveland.
Redman served as Baltimore's backup in 2003 after recovering from back surgery. In a November 9, 2003, nationally televised game at St. Louis, Redman replaced injured starter Kyle Boller during the game and was injured himself, suffering a torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder. The season-ending injury was not diagnosed until after the game.
New England Patriots
After recovering from shoulder surgery in 2004, Redman was signed to play with the New England Patriots on January 6, 2005, but he was waived on June 1. Incidentally, had he made the team, he would have backed up Tom Brady, who was taken three rounds later in the same draft.[10]
Tennessee Titans
He was then signed by the Tennessee Titans on August 23, 2005, but was waived on September 4.
Austin Wranglers
On January 4, 2007, the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League announced that they had signed Redman to a contract.[11] However, shortly into his arena football career, Bobby Petrino, the Atlanta Falcons new head coach, sought after his former college quarterback to be a backup.
Atlanta Falcons
Redman was signed by the Falcons on March 23, 2007, after Atlanta traded backup quarterback
On September 18, 2007, Redman was moved to No. 3 on the depth chart after the Falcons signed former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich. With Leftwich battling a leg injury throughout the season and Harrington playing inconsistently, Coach Bobby Petrino kept rotating both Leftwich and Harrington into the starters role.
In Week 12 on December 2, 2007, Redman replaced an ineffective Joey Harrington against the St. Louis Rams and completed 16 of 24 passes for 172 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, all in the fourth quarter, nearly bringing Atlanta back from a 21–3 deficit. He was named the starter on December 6, and in his first start in five years completed 23 of 40 passes for a career-high 298 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in a Monday Night Football loss to the New Orleans Saints on December 10. Redman had a disastrous Week 14, going 4 of 15 for 34 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble against Tampa Bay, and had been the last QB to have a 0 passer rating for that game until Peyton Manning did it in 2015. He rebounded in his third start for the Falcons by completing 28 of 42 for a career-high 315 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in an overtime loss to Arizona. In the season finale, Redman completed 17 of 27 passes for 251 yards with a career-high four touchdowns in the Falcons' 44–41 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on December 30, winning his first NFC Offensive Player of the Week award. While playing in six games, four of them being starts, Redman had career highs in completion percentage (59.7), passing yards (1,079), touchdowns (10) and passer rating (90.4).
Following the 2007 season, Atlanta signed Redman to a two-year deal.[12]
In Week 12 of the 2009 season, filling in for the injured Matt Ryan and playing for the first time since December 30, 2007, Redman led the Falcons to a dramatic comeback win against the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the final seconds he threw a pass to Roddy White for the go-ahead touchdown on 4th and goal. Despite shaking off some rust, he was 23 of 41 for 243 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. As the starter for Ryan in Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Redman was 23 of 44 for 235 yards with one touchdown and two picks, one returned for a touchdown by the Eagles. In a second consecutive start filling in for Ryan against the undefeated Saints, Redman was much sharper, completing 23 of 34 passes for 303 yards with one touchdown (a 50-yard post pattern to Michael Jenkins) and one interception in a 26–23 loss.
Following the 2009 season, Redman signed a two-year extension worth $5.6 million.
On August 28, 2012, the Falcons released Redman.[13]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
2000 | BAL | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | BAL | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 97 | 182 | 53.3 | 1,034 | 5.7 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 76.1 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 68 |
2003 | BAL | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 58 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 26.0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 45 |
2007 | ATL | 7 | 4 | 1–3 | 89 | 149 | 59.7 | 1,079 | 7.2 | 74 | 10 | 5 | 90.4 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 51 |
2009 | ATL | 6 | 2 | 0–2 | 69 | 119 | 58.0 | 781 | 6.6 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 78.4 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 34 |
2010 | ATL | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 20 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.5 | 1 | –1 | –1.0 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 5 | 0 | – | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 188 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 68.7 | 5 | –6 | –1.2 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 30 | 12 | 4–8 | 286 | 500 | 57.2 | 3,179 | 6.4 | 74 | 21 | 14 | 78.6 | 33 | 25 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 198 |
See also
- List of Division I FBS passing yardage leaders
References
- ^ Tybor, Joseph (February 19, 1995). "Tepper moves to keep Redman". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Tybor, Joseph (February 17, 1995). "Illini release top recruit from commitment". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Daniels, Matt (August 4, 2013). "Bill Cubit: Illini savior?". The News-Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Redman Is On His Way to OU Father Makes Announcement". Oklahoman.com. March 21, 1995. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Schnellenberger: Redman's Timing Good". Oklahoman.com. July 14, 1995. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Redman Reneging On OU". Oklahoman.com. July 13, 1995. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Redman's Wonderlic Test Score". footballiqscore.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Redman, Combine Results, QB - Louisville". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "New film tells why '199' is Brady's driving force". ESPN.com. April 7, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Wranglers sign QB Chris Redman". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
- Fox Sports. February 29, 2008. Archived from the originalon March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
- ^ "Falcons cut veteran QB Redman, sign McCown". ESPN.com. August 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2019.