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[ Pro Football Hall of Fame]

Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. Leinart was the USC quarterback from 2002-2005. He was selected in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft as the tenth pick (10th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals. He has also played for the Houston Texans.

Collegiate career

Leinart played college football at the University of Southern California. In 2004, he led the Trojans to the BCS national championship and was named that year's winner of the Heisman Trophy as well as the winner of the inaugural Manning Award, which is awarded to the country's top quarterback. The championship was vacated by the BCS on June 6, 2011.

NFL playing career

The left-handed passing Leinart was selected tenth overall in the 2006 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Despite possessing what draft experts believed was a good frame for a quarterback (6'-5”, 230 pounds), they believed his lack of a strong throwing arm, such as that possessed by his predecessor, Carson Palmer (now with the Oakland Raiders), would be a detriment in his professional career.

After Kurt Warner's retirement, Leinart was named the presumptive starter. However, he lost the starting job in training camp to veteran Derek Anderson, who signed with the Cardinals as a free agent before the 2010 season.

After some speculation, Leinart agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Texans on September 6, 2010. On November 14, 2011, it was announced starting QB Matt Schaub had injured his foot and was out a few weeks, as of November 14, coach Gary Kubiak planned on Leinart starting the next game after the bye week versus Jacksonville. Later on in the day it was announced that Schaub would be out for the season and that Matt Leinart would be the starting QB for the season. Leinart was injured against the Jaguars on November 27, 2011 breaking his collarbone, which ended his season.

Career statistics

College (NCAA)

			Passing								Rushing
Season	Team		GP	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT		Att	Yds	TD
2003	USC Trojans		13	255	402	63.4	3,556	38	9		32	-62	0
2004	USC Trojans		13	269	412	65.3	3,322	33	6		49	-44	3
2005	USC Trojans		13	283	431	65.7	3,815	28	8		51	36	6
	Totals		39	807	1,245	64.8	10,693	99	23		132	-70	9

NFL stats

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Season	Team		GP	Rating	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	INT		Att	Yds	TD
2006	Arizona Cardinals		12	74.0	377	214	56.8	2,547	11	12		22	49	2
2007	Arizona Cardinals		5	61.9	112	60	53.6	647	2	4		11	42	0
2008	Arizona Cardinals		4	80.2	29	15	51.7	264	1	1		4	5	0
2009	Arizona Cardinals		8	64.6	77	51	66.2	435	0	3		9	-6	0
2010	Houston Texans		2	110.1	13	10	76.9	57	1	0		1	-1	0
	Totals		29	70.8	595	340	57.1	3,893	14	20		46	90	2

External Links

• Matt Leinart on College Football Reference
• Matt Leinart on Pro Football Reference
• Matt Leinart article at Wikipedia