Jared Lorenzen
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 Lorenzen at the New York Giants Super Bowl rally at Giants Stadium. |
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| No. 22 Kentucky Horsemen | |
| Quarterback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 14, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Covington, Kentucky | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Kentucky | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 | |
| TD-INT | 0-0 |
| Passing yards | 28 |
| QB Rating | 58.3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jared Raymond Lorenzen (born February 14, 1981, in Covington, Kentucky) is a professional football quarterback who most recently played for the Kentucky Horsemen of af2. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Kentucky.
Lorenzen earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII as the third string quarterback behind Eli Manning and Anthony Wright.
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[edit] Early years
Lorenzen attended Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In basketball, he was a three-year letterman and helped lead his team to Kentucky Sweet 16 appearances. He also led his football team to one state title and was named Mr. Football his senior year.
[edit] College career
Lorenzen attended the University of Kentucky and was the team's starting quarterback beginning with his freshman year (2000), when head coach Hal Mumme named him ahead of returning starter Dusty Bonner. Lorenzen's career at Kentucky was marked by two head coaching changes; Mumme departed as an investigation into NCAA rules violations brought down his staff and resulted in the program being placed on probation with serious scholarship limitations. After Lorenzen helped lead the team to a 7-5 record in 2002, head coach Guy Morriss left to become the head coach at Baylor University and was replaced by Rich Brooks, who designed plays where Lorenzen lined up as a receiver while Shane Boyd played quarterback. Despite all the turmoil, Lorenzen set school records in total offense, passing yards, and passing touchdowns, eclipsing many marks set by NFL #1 overall draft pick Tim Couch.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Giants
Lorenzen went undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft, but was signed by the Giants and ended up making the roster before the 2005 season.
In the 2006 preseason, Lorenzen led his team to victory by engineering a game-winning drive against the Baltimore Ravens. Following that performance and an impressive training camp he was officially named the Giants backup quarterback three weeks later.
Lorenzen made his first appearance on the field in a Giants uniform on December 30, 2006. During this game, he was used for one play, a quarterback sneak to make a first down on a 3rd-and-1.
Lorenzen made his second appearance on Sunday, January 7, 2007, in the Giants' wild card loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. On the Giants' opening drive, he lined up at quarterback on a 3rd-and-1 and got the first down, "shifting the pile" in the process, on the way to a Giants touchdown. He also entered the game in the 3rd quarter but the Giants called timeout, and Manning took over at quarterback.
Lorenzen's first significant regular season appearance occurred on September 9, 2007, when he took over for the injured Manning in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Lorenzen made both his first regular season pass and rush, but failed to earn a first down. He did not see further action in the 2007 season, because Manning's injury did not cost him any further playing time.
Lorenzen was released by the Giants on June 23, 2008.[1]
[edit] Indianapolis Colts
On July 24, 2008, Lorenzen was signed by the Indianapolis Colts. He was waived during the final cuts for the 53 man roster.
[edit] af2
On February 10, Lorenzen was assigned to the Kentucky Horsemen of af2.[2]. The team went bankrupt and was dissolved in October 2009.
[edit] Nicknames
Due to Lorenzen's considerable girth, he has been given a collection of nicknames, which include: "Quarter(got)back",[3] "Hefty Lefty",[4] "The Pillsbury Throwboy",[5] "The Abominable Throwman", [6] "J.Load",[7] "Round Mound of Touchdown", "Tubby Gunslinger" [8][7]"BBQ (Big Beautiful Quarterback)"[9] "Battleship Lorenzen",[10] "Butterball",[11], "Lord Of The Ring-Dings"[12], and "He Ate Me".[13]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/ny-spgiants245739862jun24,0,5177489.story
- ^ "Former NFL QB and Kentucky star Jared Lorenzen joins Horsemen; QB Justin Rascati also assigned to team". af2.com. af2. February 10, 2009. http://www.af2.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3525&ATCLID=3667151&SPID=11958&ISWIDE=1. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo/
- ^ Wheeler, Lonnie (2000-11-15). "Hefty Lefty". The Cincinnati Post (E. W. Scripps Company): p. B1. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200EB18EAE8D4C3F87%20)&p_docid=0EB18EAE8D4C3F87&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0EB18EAE8D4C3F87&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=C54O45NAMTIwODU4MTgwMy44NDk1NTE6MToxMDoxMjguMTIuMC4w&&p_multi=CNPB. "Lorenzen's weight, in fact, is more a curiosity than an issue. 'I've always had fun with it,' he said. 'I like the nicknames: Hefty Lefty or The World's Biggest Quarterback. It's cool. The way I see it, my size doesn't really mean much as long as I can move around. I run a 4.8 (40-yard dash), so as long as I can still run, that's all that matters.'"
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_/ai_n
- ^ EDSBS
- ^ a b Giants hopeful Jared Lorenzen - Biggest quarterback in NFL
- ^ http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=CFB&id=115026
- ^ http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories//col_.shtml
- ^ Lorenzen is living large - Sports
- ^ Inside the Giants
- ^ YouTube - PFTV Free Agency Preview: Quarterbacks
- ^ The Jim Rome Show - June 24, 2008
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Dusty Bonner |
Kentucky Wildcats Starting Quarterback 2000-2003 |
Succeeded by Shane Boyd |
| Preceded by Dennis Johnson |
Kentucky Mr. Football 1998 |
Succeeded by Travis Atwell |
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