Matt Leinart

**Matt Leinart**
	Buffalo Bills — No. 7
	Quarterback
	Date of Birth: May 11 1983 (age 37)
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
National Football League debut
	2006 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career Highlights and Awards
	No notable achievements ;
Career History
	College: USC
	NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
	Teams:; Arizona Cardinals (2006-2009) ; Houston Texans (2010-2011) ; Oakland Raiders (2012) ; Buffalo Bills (2013-present) ;
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Matt Leinart is an American football quarterback who plays for the Buffalo Bills. 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 careerEdit

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 careerEdit

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Career statistics Edit

College (NCAA)Edit

		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 statsEdit

		Passing								Rushing
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

ReferencesEdit

↑ Sources: Houston Texans agree to deal with QB Matt Leinart - ESPN
↑ Matt Leinart done for season. ESPN (28 November 2011). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.

External LinksEdit

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

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[0] Sources: Houston Texans agree to deal with QB Matt Leinart - ESPN

[1] Matt Leinart done for season. ESPN (28 November 2011). Retrieved on 29 November 2011.

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