Jeff Tuel: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Tag: possible vandalism |
||
| Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
||
Tuel was not invited to the [[NFL Scouting Combine]] or selected in the [[2013 NFL Draft]]. Tuel signed with the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2013/04/bills-sign-undrafted-qb-jeff-tuel-and-wr-brandon-kaufman.html |title=Bills sign undrafted QB Jeff Tuel and WR Brandon Kaufman |publisher=Blogs.buffalonews.com |date=April 27, 2013 |accessdate=August 27, 2013}}</ref> |
|||
Best Quarterback in the NFL!!!!!!!!!!! |
|||
On August 26, 2013, Tuel was tentatively named the [[starting quarterback]] for Week 1 of the [[2013 Buffalo Bills season]]. Whether Tuel would start depended on the status of current first-string quarterback [[EJ Manuel]] (drafted in the first round of the 2013 draft), who was recovering from an operation on his knee.<ref>Wawrow, John (August 26, 2013). [http://pro32.ap.org/article/bills-cb-gilmore-out-6-8-weeks-qb-tuel-gets-call Bills CB Gilmore out 6-8 weeks; QB Tuel gets call]. Associated Press. Retrieved August 26, 2013.</ref> On September 4, the Bills determined Manuel was healthy enough to return to play and named him starting quarterback, relegating Tuel to the second string position.<ref>[http://www.wivb.com/sports/bills-and-nfl/bills-name-manuel-as-starting-qb Bills name Manuel starting QB]. ''WIVB-TV''. Retrieved September 4, 2013.</ref> |
|||
Had Tuel started that game, he would have been the first undrafted rookie quarterback to start a season opener without any prior professional football experience since at least the 1950s.<ref>Farrar, Doug (August 26, 2013). [http://nfl.si.com/2013/08/26/jeff-tuel-buffalo-bills-rookie-qb-history/ Undrafted rookie QB Jeff Tuel could make history as Bills' Week 1 starter]. ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved August 26, 2013.</ref> He received some notoriety for being a relatively unknown player when he was named as the Bills' starting quarterback -- in fact, Tuel didn't have a Wikipedia page when the announcement happened.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chase |first=Chris |date=August 26, 2013 |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/08/jeff-tuel-buffalo-bills-wikipedia/ |title=Buffalo Bills' potential Week 1 starter didn't have Wikipedia page |quote=Jeff Tuel isn't well known outside the Tuel family. |newspaper=USA Today |accessdate=August 29, 2013}}</ref> |
|||
Tuel played his first NFL game on October 3, 2013 against the [[Cleveland Browns]] shortly after the starting QB, EJ Manuel, hurt his knee halfway into the 3rd quarter. His first pass was incomplete, due to a defensive interference. Late in the 4th quarter, Tuel threw an interception that was returned 44 yards for a touchdown, effectively ending any chance of a Bills comeback. Following Tuel's performance, the Bills called up [[Thad Lewis]] from the practice squad and named him starter, again demoting Tuel to second-string. Coincidentally, the Bills also brought back punter [[Brian Moorman]], who wore Tuel's original number 8 in the twelve seasons before Tuel's arrival; Tuel gave Moorman his number 8 and changed to number 7. |
|||
Tuel made his first NFL start on November 3, 2013, a 23-13 loss to the [[Kansas City Chiefs]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Patra|first=Kevin|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000275073/article/jeff-tuel-to-start-for-buffalo-bills-qb-thad-lewis-out|title=Jeff Tuel starts for Buffalo Bills; QB Thad Lewis out|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=November 3, 2013|accessdate=November 3, 2013}}</ref> |
|||
===Statistics=== |
|||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Team !! colspan=2|Games |
|||
! colspan=7 | Passing !! colspan=4 | Rushing |
|||
|- style="background:#ddf;" |
|||
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Comp !! Pct. !! Yds !! TD !! Int !! Rate !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD |
|||
|- style="background:#fff;" |
|||
| [[2013 NFL season|2013]] || [[2013 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] || 2 || 1 || 59 || 26 || 44.1 || 309 || 1 || 3 || 45.1 || 3 || 17 || 5.7 || 0 |
|||
|- |
|||
! || Total |
|||
! 2 || 1 || 59 || 26 || 44.1 || 309 || 1 || 3 || 45.1 || 3 || 17 || 5.7 || 0 |
|||
|} |
|||
:''Statistics via ESPN''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/482620/jeff-tuel|title=Jeff Tuel statistics|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=August 28, 2013}}</ref> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 12:40, 13 March 2014
 Tuel in 2009 with Washington State | |||||||
| No. 7 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | February 12, 1991 Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||
Jeffrey Victor Tuel (born February 12, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Washington State. He was signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Early years
Tuel's family moved from Tucson, Arizona, to Fresno, California, after his freshman year of high school. Wanting to play quarterback, he chose to attend Clovis West High School in Fresno due to its reputation, even though Beau Sweeney was entrenched as Clovis West's starting quarterback. Tuel played for the junior varsity team in his sophomore year, then made the varsity team as a wide receiver in his junior year. He became the starting quarterback in his senior year.[1]
College career
Tuel enrolled at Washington State University, becoming only the second true freshman to start at quarterback for the Washington State Cougars football team, after Drew Bledsoe. In 26 games, Tuel had four wins.[2] However, his 61.4 completion percentage is the highest in Cougars' history, and he finished his career in the top ten in school history for completions, pass attempts, touchdowns, and passing yards.[3]
Tuel suffered a broken collarbone early in the 2011 season, and reinjured his collarbone when he returned. He considered petitioning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for a fifth year of collegiate eligibility due to injuries that limited his playing time, but decided against it. He believed that the NCAA wanted him to blame head coach Paul Wulff's handling of the injury.[3][4]
Statistics
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TDs | Int | Rating | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | 71 | 121 | 789 | 58.7 | 6 | 5 | 121.6 | 55 | -28 | -0.4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 219 | 366 | 2780 | 59.8 | 18 | 12 | 133.3 | 134 | -51 | -0.3 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 29 | 45 | 276 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 123.3 | 17 | -9 | -0.5 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 211 | 332 | 2087 | 63.6 | 8 | 8 | 119.5 | 55 | -115 | -2.0 | 0 | |
- Statistics via ESPN[5]
Professional career
Best Quarterback in the NFL!!!!!!!!!!!
References
- ^ Grippi, Vince (November 4, 2010). "Quarterback Jeff Tuel's road to WSU owes a bit to a Cal player". Spokane Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Edholm, Eric (April 20, 2011). "Who is Jeff Tuel? Nine facts about the Buffalo Bills' possible Week 1 starting quarterback". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Withers, Bud (December 18, 2012). "Washington State quarterback Jeff Tuel won't try for fifth season | Cougar Football". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ Huston, Chris. "Washington State QB Jeff Tuel going to NFL". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Jeff Tuel statistics". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2013.