Tommy Maddox
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Born: | Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | September 2, 1971||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | L. D. Bell (Hurst, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | UCLA (1990–1991) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25 | ||||||||||
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Thomas Alfred Maddox (born September 2, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also played one season each for the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL. In the XFL's only season, Maddox was the league's most valuable player (MVP) while leading the Xtreme to victory in the league's championship.
Maddox played
Following his XFL success, Maddox signed with the Steelers the same year. He became the team's starting quarterback during the 2002 season, helping lead them to the playoffs and earning Comeback Player of the Year. Maddox lost his starting position to rookie Ben Roethlisberger in 2004, although he was part of the team that won Super Bowl XL. He was released by Pittsburgh after the championship, leading to his final professional retirement. Maddox is one of four players on the Xtreme's championship-winning team who were also on a Super Bowl-winning team.
Early years
Born in
College career
Maddox played two seasons (1990–1991) of
Professional career
Denver Broncos
1992
Maddox was selected by the
His selection by the Broncos did not sit well with Elway since the Broncos had greater needs at several other positions, which Elway felt should have been addressed with their first pick instead of using it on Maddox.[
The following week, in a 16–13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Maddox threw his first touchdown pass professionally, connecting with wide receiver Mark Jackson.[1]
1993
Under coach
Los Angeles Rams (1994)
On August 27, 1994, the
New York Giants
1995
Three days after the St. Louis Rams released him, Maddox signed as a free agent with the New York Giants on August 30, 1995, playing again under coach Dan Reeves.[1] Maddox served as Dave Brown's backup and played all 16 games as the placekick holder. In three games, Maddox replaced Brown as quarterback.[1] Maddox replaced an injured Brown in the second half of the Week 7 (October 15) game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Although Maddox completed his first pass, Maddox finished 6-for-23 for 49 yards, three interceptions, and one sack in the 17–14 loss.[1][14] In the Week 12 (November 19) game, again against the Eagles, Maddox took over for Brown, late in the fourth quarter.[1] Maddox was sacked once for four yards and lost one fumble.[14]
1996
In the Giants' 24–17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first exhibition game of 1996, Maddox played during the second half. In that game, Maddox fumbled his first snap from the line of scrimmage, and the Jaguars recovered that fumble. Maddox would repeat this mistake twice but would lead the game-winning drive.[15]
Maddox started the second exhibition game of 1996, but the Giants lost that game 37–27 to the expansion Baltimore Ravens. Maddox was 5-of-10 for 42 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and two fumbles.[16] The Giants released Maddox on August 20, 1996.[17]
Atlanta Falcons and hiatus from football (1997–1999)
Maddox again joined coach Dan Reeves with the
On November 17, 1997, Maddox became an insurance agent with Allstate based in Dallas.[19] In 1999, NFL Films did a feature on Maddox.[20] While in Dallas, Maddox continued practicing football regularly and was a volunteer coach with his alma mater L. D. Bell High School.[21]
New Jersey Red Dogs (2000)
After getting a phone call from the
Los Angeles Xtreme (2001)
Maddox became the starting quarterback for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
2001
Maddox signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001 as backup to Kordell Stewart.[21] His first game action was in Week 7 (October 29) in a 34–7 win over the Tennessee Titans, in which Maddox completed one 57-yard pass to Troy Edwards. In the final game of the season on Week 17 (January 6, 2002), Maddox completed 6-of-8 passes for 97 yards, a touchdown pass to Bobby Shaw, an interception, a sack, and an eight-yard rush.[1][24] The 2001 Steelers finished 13–3 and first in the American Football Conference Central Division and lost the AFC Championship game to eventual Super Bowl XXXVI champion New England Patriots.
2002
In Week 4, Maddox replaced Kordell Stewart at quarterback and led a come from behind win against the Cleveland Browns. With 2:02 left in regulation, Maddox ended a seven-play, 84-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress to tie the game.[25][26] Steelers coach Bill Cowher officially named Maddox the starter on September 16, 2002.[27] Maddox started his first NFL game since 1992 against the New Orleans Saints, which was a 32–29 loss. He went 22-for-38 passing, Maddox threw for 268 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. He was sacked four times for 24 yards and lost a fumble.[1][26] In Week 6 (October 13), Maddox won in his third start with the Steelers in a 34–7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. Maddox was 16-for-25 for 216 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, and two sacks.[26]
The Steelers played a Monday Night Football game on Week 7 with a 28–10 win over the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning. Maddox passed 25-for-33 for 305 yards, three touchdowns and led the Steelers to touchdowns for the team's first three drives. Since an 0–2 start under Kordell Stewart, the Steelers had gone 4–1 under Maddox.[28]
In Week 10 (November 10), the Steelers tied against the
With 13 starts, Maddox led the Steelers into the playoffs as an aerial circus-type passing attack, with a 10–5–1 record in 2002. For the season, Maddox completed 234-of-377 passes (62.1%) for 2,836 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He was sacked 26 times for 148 yards, rushed 19 times for 43 yards, and committed eight fumbles (with three lost fumbles). Maddox's passer rating for 2002 was 85.2.[26]
Rallying the Steelers from a 24–7 deficit, Maddox delivered a comeback 36–33 win over the Browns at home, on 30-of-48 passing for 367 yards, and three touchdowns, in the wild card round[33] before a 34–31 overtime loss at the Tennessee Titans in the divisional round.
2003
Maddox led the Steelers to a Week 1 (September 7) 34–15 victory in
Alternating wins and losses in the second half of the season, the Steelers went 4–4 to finish 2003 with a 6–10 record.[35] Maddox completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward with nearly one minute left in the Week 13 (November 30) game against the Cincinnati Bengals and put the Steelers up 20–17, but the Bengals would score a touchdown in the final minute to win 24–20 and dash any chance that the Steelers would make the playoffs.[38] Although Maddox broke the team record this season for most single-season completions, the Steelers offense ranked only 22nd league-wide.[39]
2004
In the first round of the
Maddox started the first two games of 2004: a Week 1 (September 12) victory over the Oakland Raiders, 24–21, and a Week 2 (September 19) 30–13, loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Against Oakland, Maddox was 13-of-22 (59.1%) in passing for 142 yards.[42] Maddox left the game against Baltimore with an elbow sprain in the third quarter, and Roethlisberger took over as quarterback.[43] Roethlisberger was named the new starting quarterback as Maddox would be sidelined until November.[44] As starter, Roethlisberger would lead Pittsburgh to a franchise-record 13-game winning streak but would go down with a rib injury during the Week 16 (December 26) 20–7 win over Baltimore, the game that marked the 13th straight win. (Baltimore defensive end Terrell Suggs caused both injuries to Maddox and Roethlisberger that forced them to leave their games against the Ravens.) Maddox played during the fourth quarter.[45][46] In the game, Maddox completed one pass to Verron Haynes for no gain, and the Steelers relied mostly on running plays by Haynes, Jerome Bettis, and Hines Ward. This scheme allowed Pittsburgh to keep the ball for the last 7:45 of the game.[47] Maddox would start the final game of the season on January 2, 2005 (Week 17) in a 29–24 win over the Buffalo Bills that eliminated the Bills from playoff contention.[48] Maddox completed 12-of-24 passes for 120 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions.[42] The Steelers became the first AFC team in NFL history to finish the regular season with a 15–1 record.[48] In the playoffs, the Steelers would advance to the AFC championship and lose to eventual Super Bowl XXXIX champion New England Patriots.
2005
In October 2005, Maddox returned as starter after Roethlisberger suffered a knee injury.[49] In Week 6 (October 16), the Steelers lost Maddox's first start of the season to the Jacksonville Jaguars 23–17 as Maddox completed only 11 of 28 passes for 154 yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions.[50] In a press conference following the loss, coach Bill Cowher stated he regretted not substituting third-stringer Charlie Batch for Maddox and not having Jerome Bettis in for more running plays. Cowher would demote Maddox to third string behind Batch.[51] Maddox's next game would be in Week 10 (November 13), a 34–21 victory over the Cleveland Browns, in which Maddox completed 4 of 7 passes for 22 yards.[50] As Roethlisberger was undergoing knee surgery,[52] Maddox would next start on Week 11 (November 20) against the Baltimore Ravens. Pittsburgh lost to Baltimore 16–13 in overtime, and Maddox was 19-for-36 for 230 yards, a touchdown, an interception, and a lost fumble. Although Maddox led the game-tying touchdown drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Willie Parker, Maddox threw an interception to Terrell Suggs during the Steelers' final drive in regulation.[53] This would be Maddox's final game of his career.[50] The Steelers would win Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks in the postseason, but Maddox was among a handful of Steelers players, including linebacker James Harrison, who opted not to attend the ceremony at the White House honoring their Super Bowl championship.[54] On March 3, 2006, the Steelers released Maddox for salary cap reasons.[55]
Free agency (2006)
In September 2006, Maddox tried out for the Oakland Raiders.[56]
Maddox signed a contract with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League but was waived in November 2006.[57]
On December 8, 2006, Maddox worked out for the Dallas Cowboys.[58]
Career statistics
AFL & XFL statistics
Year | Team | Games | Passing | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
2000 | New Jersey Red Dogs | 13 | 13 | 4−9 | 283 | 490 | 57.8 | 3,378 | 6.9 | 62 | 17 | 104.1 |
AFL Career | 13 | 13 | 4−9 | 283 | 490 | 57.8 | 3,378 | 6.9 | 62 | 17 | 104.1 | |
2001 |
Los Angeles Xtreme | 10 | 10 | 7−3 | 196 | 342 | 57.3 | 2,186 | 6.4 | 18 | 9 | 83.1 |
XFL Career | 10 | 10 | 7−3 | 196 | 342 | 57.3 | 2,186 | 6.4 | 18 | 9 | 83.1 |
NFL statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lng | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | ||
1992 | DEN | 13 | 4 | 0−4 | 66 | 121 | 54.5 | 757 | 6.3 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 56.4 | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 60 |
1993 | DEN | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 118.7 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | LAR | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 141 | 7.4 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | NYG | 16 | 0 | — | 6 | 23 | 26.1 | 49 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2001 | PIT | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 154 | 17.1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 116.2 | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2002 | PIT | 15 | 11 | 7−3−1 | 234 | 377 | 62.1 | 2,836 | 7.5 | 20 | 16 | 72 | 85.2 | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 148 |
2003 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 6−10 | 298 | 519 | 57.4 | 3,414 | 6.6 | 18 | 17 | 53 | 75.3 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 242 |
2004 | PIT | 4 | 3 | 2−1 | 30 | 60 | 50.0 | 329 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 58.3 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
2005 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 0−2 | 34 | 71 | 47.9 | 406 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 51.7 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 43 |
Career | 92 | 36 | 15−20−1 | 686 | 1,200 | 57.2 | 8,087 | 6.7 | 48 | 54 | 72 | 72.4 | 68 | 128 | 1.9 | 21 | 1 | 94 | 541 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lng | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | ||
1993 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0−0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 58.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 1−1 | 51 | 89 | 57.3 | 633 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 84.2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
Career | 3 | 2 | 1−1 | 54 | 96 | 56.3 | 667 | 6.9 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 82.2 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
Post-football career
In 2007, Maddox scored a 75 at a local qualifier for the 2007 U.S. Open of golf, four over par; three under par was the cutoff for qualification.[59]
Maddox was the assistant coach of the Grapevine High School baseball team that won the 5A Texas UIL State Championship in 2016 and was runner up in 2017. He was also an assistant coach for the Grapevine High School football team until 2017.
Personal life
Maddox has two children: Kacy (born 1994) and Colby (born 1999).[1] He is a Christian.[60] In 2003, Maddox founded the Tommy Maddox Foundation for disadvantaged children.[1]
See also
- List of Arena Football League and National Football League players
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