- Patrick Ramsey
Infobox NFLactive
name=Patrick Ramsey
currentteam=Denver Broncos
currentnumber=11
currentposition=Quarterback
birthplace=Ruston, Louisiana
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|2|14
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=225
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Washington Redskins
highlights=
* College awards and honors
college=Tulane
draftyear=2002
draftround=1
draftpick=32
pastteams=
*Washington Redskins (2002-2005)
*New York Jets (2006)
*Denver Broncos (2007-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=TD-INT
statvalue1=35-30
statlabel2=Passing yards
statvalue2=5,911
statlabel3=QB Rating
statvalue3=74.8
nfl=RAM596976Patrick Jones Ramsey (born
February 14 ,1979 in Ruston,Louisiana ) is anAmerican football player in theNational Football League , who is currently aquarterback for theDenver Broncos .Ramsey was a two-year starter at quarterback for his
Ruston High School football team. As a senior, he was the nation's top ranked high school javelin thrower and won a bronze medal at the1997 Junior Pan American Games inHavana ,Cuba . Ramsey is an avid outdoorsman, spending most of his off season "in the woods."College football career
Ramsey attended
Tulane University , and had an outstanding collegiate career as a "scholar athlete", being named five times to theConference USA Commissioner'shonor roll , and was the National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete of the Year, in2001 .During Ramsey's
1999 season, he set 20 Tulane passing records, including single season records for passing yards, attempts, and completions. In that season he threw for 25 touchdowns, the second-most ever for a Tulane player. However, he was also prone to questionable decisions, throwing 24 interceptions. In2000 , he led the third-best passing offense in the nation. He also made the All-Conference USA second-team, leading the conference in most meaningful passing statistics. In his senior season in2001 he started 11 games and threw for 22 touchdowns. He set a school record, having at least one touchdown pass in 31 consecutive games. Upon graduating, he had the top five passing games in school history. His career totals at Tulane were surpassed only (in various individual statistics, none overall) byShaun King ,Mike McKay ,Roch Hontas , andTerrence Jones .Ramsey graduated with degrees in
Accounting andFinance .NFL career
Patrick Ramsey was drafted 32nd overall in the
2002 NFL Draft by theWashington Redskins , to replace Tony Banks as quarterback. However, there were early difficulties withSteve Spurrier 's "run and gun" offense, and Ramsey often split games with other quarterbacks. The2003 season, Ramsey's first full season as a starter was even more difficult. He was one of the most sacked quarterbacks in the NFL that year, which was also Spurrier's last season as head coach. In 2004,Joe Gibbs returned to coach the team after a prolonged absence; he originally traded forMark Brunell as the starting quarterback (and then quickly signed him to a long term extension) but replaced him with Ramsey in November. A month later, Gibbs named Ramsey as the starting quarterback for the2005 season.In the Redskins' first game against the
Chicago Bears , Ramsey suffered a minor neck injury after a clothesline hit byChicago Bears linebackerLance Briggs . Gibbs demoted Ramsey to the role of Brunell's back-up for the second game versus theDallas Cowboys . It was reported that Ramsey requested a trade from the Redskins, following announcement of his demotion. [http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/8838560] This report was later claimed to be false by Ramsey and the Redskins organization.In March 2006, Ramsey was traded to the
New York Jets for a 6th round pick in the2006 NFL Draft . After failing to earn the starting quarterback position from incumbent Chad Pennington, he was cut after the 2006 season. He only threw a single pass for the Jets. Following the season, Ramsey signed with the Denver Broncos.In his career, Ramsey has completed 480-of-862 passes for 5,435 yards, 34 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. His career quarterback rating is currently 74.8.
References
External links
* [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=33008 Bio at NFLPlayers.com]
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