Reid Sinnett
| No. 17 – Miami Dolphins | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 5, 1997 |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Johnston High School (Johnston, Iowa) |
| College: | San Diego |
| Undrafted: | 2020 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Reserve/Future |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Reid Sinnett (born February 5, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego.
Early life and high school
Sinnett grew up in Johnston, Iowa and attended Johnston High School. As a senior, his only year as a starter, he passed for 2,202 yards and 16 touchdowns. Lightly recruited out of high school, Sinnett originally had an offer from Penn before a change in the coaching staff. He eventually decided to enroll at San Diego at the recommendation from a former Penn coach that he contact the team's offensive coordinator, Tanner Engstrand.[1][2]
College career
Sinnett reshirted his true freshman season. He spent the next three seasons as the backup to Anthony Lawrence, who became the all-time leading passer in Pioneer Football League history, and passed for a total of 316 yards with one touchdown pass on 24-of-48 passes during that span.[3][4] Sinnett was named the Toreros starter going into his redshirt senior season.[5] In his only season as a starter, Sinnett completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 3,528 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while rushing for 174 yards and six touchdowns and was named first team All-PFL and a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.[6][7] Following the end of his collegiate career Sinnett played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and completed 9 of 16 passes for 93 yards in the game.[8][9]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sinnett signed a contract that included $152,000 in guaranteed money with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[10][11] He was waived by the team during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and subsequently signed with the practice squad the next day.[12] He was released on September 8, 2020.[13]
Miami Dolphins
Sinnett was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad on September 14, 2020.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[15] On January 2, 2021, Sinnett was promoted to the active roster for week 17 against the Buffalo Bills. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 5, 2021.
References
- ^ Godwin, Cody (November 27, 2019). "Johnston native Reid Sinnett leads San Diego into FCS playoff matchup against Northern Iowa". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Auman, Greg (April 30, 2020). "Worth waiting for: Small-school QB Reid Sinnett gets his shot with the Bucs". The Athletic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "It's been worth the wait for USD's patient QB". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 28, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Longtime backup QB Sinnett named starter for USD". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Tripp, Darnay (August 28, 2019). "Reid Sinnett Takes Over as Toreros Quarterback". NBCSanDiego.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Quarterback Reid Sinnett going from USD to playing with Tom Brady". The San Diego Union-Tribune. April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (April 15, 2020). "Report: Chiefs had video conference with sleeper QB prospect Reid Sinnett". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Haley, Craig (January 20, 2020). "FCS players impress at Shrine, NFLPA bowls". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Pro Day canceled for USD football players". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Bucs sign undrafted free-agent quarterback Reid Sinnett". Tampa Bay Times. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Reid Sinnett: Could stick as developmental QB". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bucs Get Draft Picks Back on Super-Sized Practice Squad". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Former First-Round QB Josh Rosen Joins Bucs' Practice Squad". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Dolphins sign quarterback Reid Sinnett to practice squad". Sun Sentinel. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Elevated QB Reid Sinnett to Active Roster". MiamiDolphins.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.