Bruce Eugene
| No. 10 Free Agent | |
| Quarterback | |
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| Date of birth: June 20, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 283 lb (128 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Grambling State | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Bruce Eugene (born June 20, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback who is currently a college football coach. He played college football at Grambling State University.
Standing six foot (1.83 m) tall, and weighing over 260 lb he has been given the nickname "Round Mound of Touchdown". Eugene is much heavier than the typical quarterback, but has proven to be exceptionally quick and agile for a man his size. He is also a very accurate passer, and was rated one of the top players in Division I-AA college football.
Injured in the first game of the 2004 season, Eugene sat out the entire remainder of the year. He received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA.
Bruce was a three-time finalist for the coveted Walter Payton Award, which is given annually to I-AA's top football player (the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy in Division I-A). He also recorded one of the highest ever scores on the wonderlic test, a phenomenal 41.
Eugene was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints within hours of the conclusion of the 2006 NFL Draft. Bruce was released from the Saints on June 15, 2006. After a short stint with the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 11, 2007.
Bruce Eugene was assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of the now-defunct NFL Europa for the 2007 season. Frankfurt Galaxy was at the time the defending World Bowl champion. At the end of training camp, Eugene was released by Frankfurt, then acquired by 3-time World Bowl champions Berlin Thunder, where he replaced third-string quarterback Walter Washington, who was released after camp, and injured back-up Omar Jacobs. He played his first game for Thunder in the 7-16 loss to the Hamburg Sea Devils on April 22, 2007.
Eugene is currently the quarterbacks coach at Alcorn State University, in Lorman, Mississippi.
