1. Arvell Nelson was born on September 27,1988 and is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent.
29 Facts About Arvell Nelson
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Arvell Nelson was signed by the Alabama Hammers as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
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Arvell Nelson played college football at University of Iowa, before transferring to Fort Scott Community College and Texas Southern University.
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Arvell Nelson choose to commit to the University of Iowa, where he redshirted during his freshman season.
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Arvell Nelson was dismissed from the Hawkeyes football team by head coach Kirk Ferentz.
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In 2008, Arvell Nelson enrolled at Fort Scott Community College, where he joined the football team as a safety.
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Arvell Nelson saw time playing quarterback, but his play at safety lead him to being named second team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
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Arvell Nelson choose to enroll at Texas Southern University in 2009, where he was named the starting quarterback for the Tigers.
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Arvell Nelson was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year after finishing second in the conference in passing yards and passing touchdowns.
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In 2010, Arvell Nelson returned as the starter for the Tigers, and lead them to a west division title.
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Arvell Nelson was rated the 51st best quarterback in the 2011 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Arvell Nelson was named the team's starting quarterback for the first eight games of the season, before being replaced by Tony Colston.
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Arvell Nelson was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League on November 8,2012.
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Arvell Nelson was brought in to compete for playing time at quarterback, with former Shocker starter Kyle Rowley departing for the Orlando Predators.
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Arvell Nelson lined up at a multitude of positions for the Shock, making his debut as a quarterback, only to run the football.
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Arvell Nelson finished the season with 5 touchdown passes on 16-of-20 attempts, while getting 6 rushing touchdowns, and 4 receiving touchdowns.
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On January 5,2015, Arvell Nelson was reassigned to the Shock.
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In March 2016, Arvell Nelson was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.
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Arvell Nelson began the season at jack linebacker for the Gladiators but became the starting quarterback after injuries to Chris Dieker and Dennis Havrilla.
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Arvell Nelson threw for 3,425 yards and 70 touchdowns in 2016.
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On March 25,2017, Arvell Nelson was placed on recallable reassignment.
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Arvell Nelson was assigned to the Gladiators on April 12,2017.
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Arvell Nelson made his first start of the season for the Gladiators on April 22,2017.
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Arvell Nelson was the third different starting quarterback the Gladiators had used in three games.
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Arvell Nelson signed with the Richmond Roughriders of the American Arena League in April 2018.
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Arvell Nelson was assigned to the Washington Valor on May 29,2018.
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Arvell Nelson signed with the Jacksonville Sharks in Week 6 of the 2022 season where he threw for 40 Touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
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On March 16,2023, Arvell Nelson signed with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the National Arena League.
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Arvell Nelson became a free agent at the end of the season.