Brock Osweiler
Vorlage:Infobox NFL player Brock Alan Osweiler (born November 22, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State University. He was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft and made his first career start in a 17-15 win against the Chicago Bears on Nov. 22, 2015.
Early years
Osweiler was raised by his parents, John and Kathy Osweiler, in Kalispell, Montana, where he attended Flathead High School. Osweiler's older brother, Tanner, played college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) at Montana Tech.[1] Their father received scholarship offers to play football at Montana and Montana State but ultimately chose to enter the military out of high school.[2]
He played both football and basketball. As football was the dominant sport in Montana, Osweiler traveled to neighboring states play for Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball teams in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Yakima and Spokane, Washington.[2] In 2006, after his freshman year of high school, he committed to Gonzaga University to play basketball, but decided to focus on playing college football. As a senior he was the 2008–2009 Gatorade Player of the Year in football for Montana after he completed 189 of 303 passes for 2,703 yards and 29 touchdowns; he also rushed for 700 yards on 162 carries with 13 touchdowns.
College career
Osweiler chose to attend Arizona State University over scholarship offers from Stanford and Washington State.[2] As a true freshman in 2009, Osweiler played in six games with one start. He became the first true freshman to start a game for the Sun Devils since Jake Plummer in 1993.[3] He finished the season completing 24 of 55 passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. As a sophomore in 2010 he again played in six games with one start. For the season he completed 62 of 109 passes for 797 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. As a junior in 2011, he took over as the Sun Devils starting quarterback after the retirement of Steven Threet.[4] Osweiler had an impressive season, passing for more than 4,000 yards and 26 touchdowns. [5]
Professional career
Osweiler was selected with the 57th overall pick in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.[6] He signed a rookie contract for four years and 3,516,000ドル through the 2015 season.[7] He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the Oakland Raiders. The Broncos won the game 37-6. He threw his first pass in a week 17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, finishing 2 of 4 for 12 yards. During the Week 12 overtime loss in the 2013 season, Osweiler was put into the line in an attempt to block the Patriots game-winning field-goal, as he is the tallest member of the team at 6'8" (203 cm). Brock threw his first career touchdown against the Oakland Raiders on December 28, 2014.
Against Kansas City on November 15, 2015, Osweiler took over for Peyton Manning, who was benched after throwing four interceptions and posting a passer rating of 0.0. The Broncos later announced that Osweiler would start in place of an injured Manning the following week against the Chicago Bears.[8]
Osweiler threw for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns completing 20 out of his 27 passes and posting a 127.1 passer rating in a 17-15 win over the Chicago Bears in his first career start. Osweiler was presented the game ball after the game by head coach Gary Kubiak.
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- ↑ Brock Osweiler Biography, Arizona State Athletics. Abgerufen im 15 September 2015
- ↑ a b c Chris Fetters: Osweiler to make a big decision In: Scout.com , February 18, 2008. Abgerufen im 15 September 2015
- ↑ Osweiler to Start for ASU Saturday Against Oregon
- ↑ ASU's Steven Threet calls it a career
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brock-osweiler-1.html
- ↑ 2012 NFL Draft. In: http://www.nfl.com. Abgerufen am 22. Mai 2015.
- ↑ Brock Osweiler - Quarterback. In: http://www.rotoworld.com. Abgerufen am 22. Mai 2015.
- ↑ Jeff Legwold: Broncos to start Brock Osweiler ahead of injured Peyton Manning. ESPN, abgerufen am 17. November 2015.