John Beck (gridiron football)

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John Beck
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Beck with the Baltimore Ravens in 2009
No. 9, 3, 12
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1981-08-21) August 21, 1981 (age 42)
Hayward, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona)
College:BYU (2003–2006)
NFL draft:2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-American (2006)
  • 2× First-team All-Mountain West (2005–2006)
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2004)
  • Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:3–7
Passing yards:1,417
Passer rating:67.6
Rushing touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive)

John Dalton Beck (born August 21, 1981) is an American former professional

Washington Redskins, and Houston Texans, as well as the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League
(CFL).

Early years

John Beck was born August 21, 1981, in Hayward, California to Wendell Beck, a former track and field athlete at BYU, and Julie Beck. He first started playing football at eight years old.

High school career

Beck attended

Fox Sports recognized Beck as the Arizona 5A Player of the Year. Beck also currently holds the Arizona high school record with 42 touchdown completions in a single season with only 4 interceptions. Beyond football, Beck also lettered twice in baseball as a pitcher and an infielder
. Beck is also an Eagle Scout.

College career

Beck served a 2-year mission for

Cougars to a 44–36 win at San Diego State. He later saw action at fourth-ranked USC
, completing one pass for 12 yards and carrying the ball four times for 29 yards.

While a sophomore, in 2004, Beck earned second-team All-Mountain West honors and started at quarterback in 10 of the Cougars' 11 games during the season. He broke the Mountain West Conference and Brigham Young single-game record with 67 pass attempts against UNLV on October 8 and currently holds the MWC single-game sophomore record with 34 completions against UNLV. Beck averaged a MWC-best 261.0 yards per game against league opponents and averaged 233.0 yards per game against all opponents. He was named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Cougars to a 41–24 win over Air Force. Against San Diego State, Beck posted Brigham Young's highest quarterback rating since early in the 2001 season at 204.8. He also passed the 3,000-yard mark as a sophomore, ranking as the Cougars' third most prolific sophomore quarterback, while passing for at least one 50+ yard completion in six of eleven games.

As a junior, in 2005, Beck was an All-Mountain West Conference first-team selection, named Academic All-MWC and named team offensive MVP. He threw for a league-best 3,709 yards, marking the most yards by a Brigham Young quarterback since Brandon Doman threw for over 3,500 yards in 2001. Beck was ranked fifth nationally with a league-best 309.1 yards-per-game average, including a league-high 517 yards in a loss to TCU on Sept. 24. Beck was twice named the MWC Offensive Player or the Week. He also set MWC single-game records with (i) 41 completions (vs.

Phil Steele's
College Football Preview ranked him as one of the top-40 quarterbacks in the country.

As a senior, in 2006, Beck was ranked as the second best quarterback in the country by ESPN as measured in quarterback efficiency ratings (173.27)[1] and 5th best season leader in passing by CBS.[2] He led Brigham Young to a record of 10–2, with an 8–0 record in the Mountain West Conference. He was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien and Unitas Golden Arm Awards, and created buzz on the Heisman watch lists. One site that tracks college football had him #4 on the Heisman watch list.[3] He was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the week following the come-from-behind victory over Utah in the last game of the 2006 season.[4]

On November 25, 2006, Beck led the Cougars to his first victory over in-state rival Utah Utes, and Brigham Young's first in five years, by completing a touchdown pass to

blitzing linebacker, and then scrambled right (nearly 11 seconds in all) before throwing back across the field to Harline, who was standing alone in the end zone
. Beck finished the game with 375 passing yards and 4 touchdowns.

Beck led the Cougars to their first bowl win since 1996, a 38–8 romp over the Oregon Ducks in the Las Vegas Bowl, at the end of the 2006 season. The win was made in large part because of Beck and tight end Jonny Harline. Beck totaled 375 yards and two scores and also had 26 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Harline, Beck's main target, was named the MVP after a 181-yard and 1 touchdown performance.

Collegiate statistics

BYU Cougars
Season GP Passing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int QBR
2003 8 73 145 50.3 864 6.0 5 5 104.9
2004 11 192 343 56.0 2,563 7.5 15 8 128.5
2005 12 331 513 64.5 3,709 7.2 27 13 137.6
2006 12 289 417 69.3 3,885 9.3 32 8 169.1
Total 43 885 1,418 62.4 11,021 7.8 79 34 141.3

Awards and honors

  • 2× Academic All-Mountain West (2003, 2005)
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2004)
  • BYU Cougars MVP (2005)
  • 2× First-team All-Mountain West (2005–2006)
  • Sporting News
     Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • Sporting News second-team All-American (2006)
  • Davey O'Brien Award finalist (2006)
  • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist (2006)

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 		215 lb
(98 kg) 		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.77 s 1.63 s 2.71 s 4.17 s 6.81 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins drafted Beck with the 40th overall pick in the 2nd round of the

training camp and held the role to begin the 2007 season. Despite being the third-string quarterback, he was seen as a potential successor to incumbent starter Trent Green.[8]

With an injury to Green and inconsistent play from backup quarterback Cleo Lemon, the Dolphins struggled to an 0–8 start to the season. With the team on a bye week in Week 9, head coach Cam Cameron announced that Beck would begin splitting reps with the first-team offense with Lemon in preparation for their Week 10 contest against the Buffalo Bills. On November 14, it was announced that Beck would assume the starting job, beginning with the team's Week 11 game at the Philadelphia Eagles on November 18.

Beck and the Dolphins lost to the Eagles 17–7, failing to score on offense. In the game, Beck went just 9-for-22 (40.9%) for 109 yards, however he was not sacked and committed no turnovers. Beck started in the following week 12 Monday Night match up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game was delayed by harsh weather, and featured unfavorable field conditions due to mud and water. The Dolphins defense held Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers scoreless until the final seconds of the game. However, the Dolphins offense failed to produce points and Beck was the victim to an early fourth quarter strip sack by James Harrison. John passed for 132 yards without a touchdown or interception, completing 14 of 23 passes in the loss. The Dolphins played against the New York Jets (who had a record of 2-9 at the time) in Week 13. Early on, the Dolphins defense managed the New York Jets. Joey Porter intercepted a Kellen Clemens pass in the second quarter, leading to a Jay Feely field goal. Later on in the quarter, after a Will Allen sack, Michael Lehan recovered a Kellen Clemens fumble for 43 yards and a touchdown. The Dolphins were up 13-10 by this time, due in part to Jay Feely's two field goals. However, once again Beck and the offense failed to score a touchdown for the duration of the game. John Beck completed just 23 of his 39 pass attempts for 177 yards, throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble. He was sacked three times, fumbling twice. Miami ended up losing the game 13-40. Overall throughout the season, Beck started just five games and lost all of them while the Dolphins finished the season with a 1–15 record.

With Lemon and Green leaving the team at the conclusion of the 2007 season, Beck was poised to assume a starting role for the 2008 season. However, the team opted to draft Chad Henne and sign Chad Pennington, which pushed Beck back to third on the depth chart.

After not playing the entire 2008 season, the Dolphins released Beck on April 27, 2009.

Baltimore Ravens

Beck was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on May 2, 2009.[9] He re-signed with the team for the 2010 season. The move reunited him with Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, who was his head coach in Miami two years earlier. However, Beck again did not play a snap all year.

Washington Redskins

Beck at the Washington Redskins training camp in 2011

On August 2, 2010, Beck was traded to the

Washington Redskins for Doug Dutch.[10] On September 1, 2010, Beck signed a contract extension worth $2.25 million over two years, keeping him under contract with the Redskins through the 2012–2013 season.[11]

Coach Mike Shanahan then announced that Beck, who had not played a game since his rookie season in 2007, would battle the incumbent Rex Grossman for the starting quarterback role in the 2011 season through training camp and preseason.[12][13] Grossman was officially named the opening day starter just six days before the start of the season, leaving Beck as the backup for the fourth straight season in his career.[14]

Beck made his first appearance for the Redskins on October 16, 2011, against the Philadelphia Eagles. On October 19, 2011, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan announced that Beck would start the upcoming week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers.

On November 13, 2011, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan announced that Grossman will be the starting quarterback for the Redskins, replacing Beck. On April 28, 2012, Beck was cut from the Redskins after the team drafted quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins.

Houston Texans

On May 9, 2012, Beck agreed to a deal with the Houston Texans. On October 3, he was released by the team to make room for safety Troy Nolan on the roster.[15]

Canadian Football League

After being out of professional football for a year and a half, Beck signed with the BC Lions on March 4, 2014, to be the team's backup quarterback.[16][17] In his first year in the CFL, Beck completed 19 of 41 pass attempts for 287 yards, with five touchdowns and no interceptions. He attempted at least one pass in eight games.

Career statistics

Year Team League Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2007 MIA
NFL
 5 4 60 107 56.1 559 5.2 1 3 62.0 9 12 1.3 1
2008 MIA
NFL
 0 0 DNP
2009 BAL
NFL
 0 0
2010 WAS
NFL
 0 0
2011 WAS
NFL
 4 3 80 132 60.6 858 6.5 2 4 72.1 10 43 4.3 2
2012 HOU
NFL
 0 0 DNP
2014 BC
CFL
 18 0 19 41 46.3 287 7.0 5 0 109.5 21 30 1.4 3
2015 BC
CFL
 10 2 50 79 63.3 498 6.3 4 4 76.9 3 32 10.7 0
NFL
career		 9 7 140 239 58.6 1,417 5.9 3 7 67.6 19 55 2.9 3
CFL
career		 28 2 69 120 57.5 785 6.5 9 4 88.4 24 62 2.6 3
Career[18] 37 9 209 359 58.2 2,202 6.1 12 11 74.5 43 117 2.7 6

Coaching career

After his retirement from playing professional football, Beck co-founded, along with Tom House and Adam Dedeaux, the 3DQB quarterback training program in 2013 that takes place in Huntington Beach, California.[19] Beck has worked with players such as Tom Brady, Matt Ryan, Drew Brees, Andy Dalton, Blake Bortles, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, Carson Wentz, Marcus Mariota, Trey Lance, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields and others.[20][21] In October 2021, Beck contracted to work on-site as a New York Jets special assistant for quarterback mechanics and fundamentals for the remainder of starting quarterback Zach Wilson's rookie season.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

Personal life

Beck married Barbara Ann Burke of Ferron, Utah, in May 2004. The couple have four sons. He is an

Eagle Scout.[28] He is a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he served on a mission to Lisbon, Portugal, from 2000 through 2002 and speaks fluent Portuguese
.

References

  1. ^ ESPN, NCAA Division I-A Statistics, November 27, 2006, http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/statistics
  2. ^ CBS Sportsline,http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/stats/playersort/NCAAF/QB
  3. ^ Todd Erikson, Fourth and inches..., Real Football 365, November 23, 2006, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Beck named national player of week 11/27, Daily Herald, November 27, 2006, http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/201365/3/
  5. ^ "John Beck Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "2007 Draft Scout John Beck, Brigham Young NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Dolphins sign Beck, still awaiting Ginn
  8. ^ "Trent Green and the Miami Dolphins- A steep learning curve » OTB Sports". outsidethebeltway.com.
  9. ^ "Ravens, QB Beck agree on one-year contract". ESPN.com. May 3, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Washington Redskins get QB John Beck from Ravens, cut QB Colt Brennan". ESPN.com. August 2, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "Washington Redskins sign backup quarterback John Beck to three year, $3.35M deal". ESPN.com. September 2010.
  12. ^ "Mike Shanahan orders Rex Grossman and John Beck to fight on". Yahoo Sports.
  13. ^ "Utah Local News – Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive – The Salt Lake Tribune". sltrib.com.
  14. ^ Maese, Rick (September 6, 2011). "Stats, scores and schedules". The Washington Post.
  15. ^ Drew, Jay (October 3, 2012). "Texans release former BYU QB John Beck, and more from Doman on the altered offense". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  16. ^ Wilkening, Mike (March 4, 2014). "B.C. Lions sign quarterback John Beck". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  17. ^ Move over, David Booth: Backup Lions QB Beck is a hunter, and he packs a wallop with a baby bottle
  18. ^ "John Beck Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "How John Beck went from NFL journeyman to a top QB guru".
  20. ^ "About 3DQB". train3dqb.com. April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  21. ^ Didion, Alex (April 16, 2021). "Fields has multiple draft QB coaches with Shanahan ties". NBCsports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  22. ^ "NY Jets hire Zach Wilson's QB coach John Beck. Robert Saleh explains why, how it will work".
  23. ^ Waszak Jr., Dennis (November 2, 2021). "Jets add Wilson's personal QB coach Beck to staff". APNews.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  24. ^ "A Quarterback Evolution and a Coaching Revolution". November 16, 2021.
  25. ^ Drew, Jay (June 22, 2020). "A 'bigger, faster, stronger' Zach Wilson returns to BYU workouts eager to reclaim his starting quarterback position". Deseret.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  26. ^ King, Peter (February 28, 2020). "FMIA: New Insight On NFL's 17-Game Schedule. Plus The Story Of One QB's Quick (Door) Dash To Top 5 Prospect". ProFootballTalk.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  27. ^ Bell, Jack (July 8, 2021). "QB Guru John Beck on Zach Wilson: 'He Has His Own Artwork, and It's Going to Be Cool'". New York Jets. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  28. ^ Derr, Aaron (September 2007). "On A Mission". Boys' Life: 34–37.

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