Sage Rosenfels
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| Born: | March 6, 1978 Maquoketa, Iowa | ||||||
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| College: | Iowa State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 4 / pick: 109 | ||||||
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Sage Rosenfels (born March 6, 1978) is an American football quarterback who is currently on injured reserve on the roster of the New York Giants of the National Football League.
He played college football at Iowa State. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft and has also played with the Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings.
Early years
Rosenfels is Jewish, as is his father, and was born in Maquoketa, Iowa.[1][2][3] He attended Maquoketa Community High School where he was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, tennis, and track, as well as a member of the National Honor Society. In football, he played quarterback, defensive back, punter, and kicker. As a senior, he was a first team All-District selection, and was named as an All-Eastern Iowa selection by the Quad City Times and the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, and was honored as a second team Class 3-A All-State defensive back by the Des Moines Register.
In basketball, he was a three-year letterman. As a junior, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a senior, he named as an All-Eastern Iowa selection by the Quad City Times, and was an All-State selection. In baseball, he was twice named as an All-District selection, was a two-time All-Conference selection, and was a two-time All-State selection. In tennis, he was a four-year letterman. In the only season he competed in track, Rosenfels was a member of the 4x200-meter relay team which placed at the State Championships. He graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1996 with a 4.0 GPA.
College career
Rosenfels was a two year starter at Iowa State University. During the 2000 season, Rosenfels led the cyclones to an 8–3 regular season mark and a trip to the Insight.com Bowl in Phoenix Arizona. He led his team to key wins versus Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma state. The Cyclones defeated the University of Pittsburgh in the bowl game and Rosenfels was named Offensive MVP. He was also named Offensive MVP of the Cyclones for the 2000 season. The win against Pittsburgh was the first bowl victory in the history of Iowa State Football.
Professional career
Washington Redskins
Rosenfels, selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, spent one season as the team's third-string quarterback.
Miami Dolphins
He was acquired by the Miami Dolphins on August 22, 2002, in exchange for a 2003 seventh round draft pick.
In 2005, Rosenfels led Miami's biggest comeback since 1974, when he entered their Week 13 game against the Buffalo Bills. After Gus Frerotte was sidelined by a concussion in the third quarter, Rosenfels entered the game with the Dolphins trailing 23–3. Rosenfels led the team on three fourth-quarter scoring drives as they beat the Bills, 24–23.[4]
Two weeks later, Rosenfels entered the game at halftime versus the New York Jets with the score tied 10–10, and led them on two scoring drives to get the win 24–20.
Houston Texans
He signed with the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2006.
In 2006, the Houston Texans trailed the Tennessee Titans 21–3 before he threw three second-half touchdown passes to cut the lead to 28–22 as time ended the comeback.
The Sporting News' February 2007 offseason awards issue predicted that Sage would be 2007's Tony Romo, the breakout quarterback of the year coming from a backup role.
In 2007, the Houston Texans trailed the Tennessee Titans 32–7 entering the fourth quarter. Rosenfels tied an NFL record by throwing four 4th-quarter touchdown passes to give the Texans a 36–35 lead before Rob Bironas kicked his NFL-record 8th field goal to give the Titans a 38–36 win. Rosenfels finished the 2007 season at 4–1 as a starter, in comparison to Matt Schaub's 4–7 on the season.[5]
In 2008, Rosenfels started in the Texans' home opener against the Indianapolis Colts. Although Rosenfels had led the team to a 27–10 lead with 8:18 remaining, Indianapolis scored a touchdown to make the score 27–17 with 4:04 left. Rosenfels fumbled twice and the Colts took the lead and finished the game with a 31–27 victory.
Rosenfels got his first win as a starter in 2008 in a November game against the Cleveland Browns. His second win of the season came against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Houston Texans' first ever Monday Night Football appearance.
In his three seasons with the Texans, Rosenfels went 6–4 as a starter.
Minnesota Vikings
Rosenfels was acquired from the Texans by the Minnesota Vikings on February 27, 2009. In exchange for Rosenfels, the Texans received a fourth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. After failing to negotiate the rights to No. 18 from wide receiver Sidney Rice, Rosenfels decided to wear No. 2 because he has two children and his favorite band is U2.[6] Rosenfels was originally supposed to battle Tarvaris Jackson for the starting spot, but his role changed to third-string quarterback after Brett Favre was signed.
New York Giants
On September 3, 2010, Rosenfels was traded, along with RB Darius Reynaud, to the New York Giants He was Eli Manning's backup throughout the season and also was the team's holder for field goals and extra points. His only action at quarterback was in the 4th quarter of a victory at Seattle.
See also
References
- ^ "2011 NFL Football Preview". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 6–7. September/October 2011, accessed September 15, 2011.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Nate Bloom (September 24, 2009). "Pigskin Hebrews, 2009 edition". Jweekly. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?050923+nfl
- ^ "Bills enter Chambers of horrors in Miami, falling 24–23". USA Today. December 4, 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "2007 Houston Texas Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- ^ "Rosenfels picks a number". startribune.com. April 29, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
External links
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