Thomas DeMarco
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Born: | Edmonton Eskimos | January 16, 1989
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Career stats | |
TD–INT | 11–11 |
Passing yards | 1,559 |
QB rating | 70.7 |
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Thomas DeMarco (born January 16, 1989) is a former professional
College career
College of the Desert
DeMarco started his collegiate career at College of the Desert in Palm Desert. While there, he passed for 1,792 yards and 14 touchdowns during the 2008 season. He also rushed for 8 touchdowns.
Old Dominion
In 2009, DeMarco transferred to Old Dominion University.[1] DeMarco dressed for 35 games over three seasons at Old Dominion and started 27 times. He passed for 5,732 yards with a 57.7 completion percentage and racked up 51 touchdowns. DeMarco also ran for 1,456 yards and 30 TDs. As a junior in 2010, DeMarco ranked seventh nationally in total offence at 289 yards per game. He was named as an Honorable Mention All-American in 2010 by Consensus Draft Services. During a game against University of Massachusetts in 2011, a defensive end rolled over his ankle. True freshman Taylor Heinicke would play the rest of the game, later becoming the Monarchs' starting quarterback.
Professional career
BC Lions
While DeMarco did not get drafted by a
During the 2012 offseason, Reilly was traded to the
On September 15, 2013, DeMarco (while in relief of an injured Lulay) threw his first career touchdown, a 14-yard pass to Marco Iannuzzi against the Montreal Alouettes.
The following week, DeMarco would get the start (due to Lulay's shoulder injury) against the
Ottawa Redblacks
On December 16, 2013, Ottawa selected quarterbacks DeMarco and
Edmonton Eskimos
DeMarco signed as a
Personal
DeMarco has a major from Old Dominion in Business Management. He is currently working towards his Master of Business Administration.
References
- ^ "Thomas DeMarco Bio". Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Lions sign quarterback Thomas DeMarco". May 14, 2012.
- ^ "McCallum's last-second field goal pushes Lions past Riders". September 23, 2013. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Glenn among 24 players picked in Redblacks expansion draft". December 16, 2013. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Wallace, Lisa (February 4, 2014). "Ottawa RedBlacks sign veteran quarterback Henry Burris". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Ottawa trades Glenn to BC for 5th overall pick". May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Injury ends season for Redblacks QB Thomas DeMarco". August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Getting hot: Riders roll to another big win in Ottawa". August 2, 2014.
- ^ "2016 Free Agent Tracker". February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Thomas DeMarco Joins the Green and Gold". April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Notebook: Eskimos send another to Saskatchewan … Hoffman-Ellis injured … DeMarco released". July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Eskimos bring back QB Thomas DeMarco in light of injury to Mike Reilly". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "Eskimos release DeMarco, two others". CFL.ca. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.