Blaine Williamson Gabbert was born on October 15,1989 and is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
55 Facts About Blaine Gabbert
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Blaine Gabbert played college football at Missouri before leaving early for the 2011 NFL Draft after his junior year.
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Blaine Gabbert was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round with the 10th overall pick.
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Blaine Gabbert has played for the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, and Tennessee Titans.
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Blaine Gabbert attended Parkway West High School in Ballwin, where he played for the Parkway West Longhorns high school football team.
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Blaine Gabbert was a five-star blue-chip All-American and, according to Rivals.
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Blaine Gabbert was invited to participate in the Elite 11 quarterback camp in the summer of 2007 where he won the camp MVP honors over Andrew Luck and then, in January 2008, he played in the US Army All-American Game.
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Blaine Gabbert recorded 623 passing yards and five touchdowns as a senior, despite an injured foot that limited him to four games.
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Blaine Gabbert initially gave a verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, but rethought his decision after head coach Bill Callahan was fired.
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Blaine Gabbert saw action in five games in reserve duty, leading the Tiger offense to a touchdown against Colorado and a field goal against Nevada.
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Blaine Gabbert completed 5-of-13 passing attempts for 43 yards and rushed six times for 22 yards.
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Blaine Gabbert had a strong debut in 2009, throwing for 313 yards with three touchdowns in the air and another one on the ground against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the annual Arch Rivalry.
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Blaine Gabbert set career highs with 30 completions and 468 yards against Baylor.
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Blaine Gabbert led the Big 12 with 8.1 passing yards per attempt.
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Blaine Gabbert achieved the 3rd-highest single-season passing total in school history, completing 262-of-445 passes for 3,593 yards, 24 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
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Blaine Gabbert was recognized for his success in the classroom and named to the 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12.
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Blaine Gabbert threw for 34 passes on 48 attempts, with 281 yards and two touchdowns.
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Blaine Gabbert went on to beat Colorado despite being sidelined with an injury in the fourth quarter.
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In January 2011, Blaine Gabbert announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2011 NFL Draft.
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Blaine Gabbert was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 10th overall pick.
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Blaine Gabbert was the third quarterback to be selected that year, behind Cam Newton and Jake Locker.
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Blaine Gabbert is the only quarterback drafted in the first round of that draft class to win a Super Bowl, where he backed up Tom Brady while playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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On July 28,2011, Blaine Gabbert officially signed his contract to play for the team.
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Blaine Gabbert played in his first NFL regular season game on September 18,2011, against the New York Jets in Week 2.
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Blaine Gabbert was then named starter against the Carolina Panthers the following week.
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In Week 5, against the Cincinnati Bengals, Blaine Gabbert threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Jason Hill.
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At age 22, Blaine Gabbert became the youngest player in league history to start 14 games in a season.
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Blaine Gabbert played most of the season with a toe injury on his plant foot.
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Blaine Gabbert was sacked 40 times, the third most by any quarterback in the league.
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Blaine Gabbert fumbled 14 times, most in the league by a quarterback.
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Blaine Gabbert threw for a then career-high 260 passing yards in the Jaguars' 2012 regular season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, along with two touchdowns and a career-high 96.1 quarterback rating.
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Blaine Gabbert struggled in the following weeks, including a loss to the Chicago Bears, in which he threw two interceptions and fumbled once.
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Blaine Gabbert was placed on injured reserve on November 21,2012, officially ending his season.
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Blaine Gabbert was listed as having suffered a right forearm injury.
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Blaine Gabbert returned for the 2013 season under new head coach Gus Bradley, but played only three games, finishing with just one touchdown and seven interceptions.
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Blaine Gabbert started the season nursing a broken thumb that occurred during a pre-season game.
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Blaine Gabbert was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on March 11,2014, for a sixth-round draft pick.
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Blaine Gabbert completed three of seven passes for 38 yards and a touchdown in his only appearance in the 2014 season.
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Blaine Gabbert completed 15 of 25 passes for 185 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Blaine Gabbert finished the 2015 season with 2,031 passing yards with ten touchdowns and seven interceptions for an 86.2 passer rating.
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On September 3,2016, Blaine Gabbert was named the starting quarterback for the season opener.
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On May 10,2017, Blaine Gabbert signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
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Blaine Gabbert started the season as the third-string quarterback behind Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton under head coach Bruce Arians.
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Blaine Gabbert was named the Week 11 starter after Palmer and Stanton suffered injuries.
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Blaine Gabbert was benched on December 18,2017, as the Cardinals' starting quarterback in favor of Stanton after not throwing for a touchdown in back-to-back games.
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On March 27,2018, Blaine Gabbert signed a two-year contract with the Tennessee Titans.
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Blaine Gabbert started in Week 3 against his former team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Blaine Gabbert was released by the Titans on March 15,2019.
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On March 27,2019, Blaine Gabbert signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reuniting him with head coach Bruce Arians, who was his head coach with the Arizona Cardinals.
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On September 24,2019, Blaine Gabbert was placed on injured reserve with a dislocated shoulder on September 24,2019.
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Blaine Gabbert re-signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year contract on April 2,2020.
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Blaine Gabbert signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 19,2023.
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Blaine Gabbert enjoys deep-sea and fly fishing in his free time.
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Blaine Gabbert never played for the Tigers and transferred to UCF.
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On December 29,2022 while riding jet skis, the Blaine Gabbert brothers helped save four individuals in the water near Davis Islands and Peter O Knight Airport after an emergency landing of a helicopter.