John Brodie Croyle is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League.
50 Facts About Brodie Croyle
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Brodie Croyle was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Brodie Croyle played college football for the University of Alabama from 2002 to 2005.
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When Brodie Croyle was ready to announce his decision to attend Florida State, he changed his mind and chose Alabama, his father's alma mater, instead.
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In Brodie Croyle's four years playing for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, he set numerous school records, and was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
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Brodie Croyle led the Crimson Tide to the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic and was named the game's offensive MVP.
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Brodie Croyle remained the Chiefs' starting quarterback for the remaining season despite losing all six games that he started.
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Brodie Croyle was the incumbent starter heading into the 2008 regular season, but suffered a shoulder injury in the Chiefs' first game.
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Brodie Croyle returned in Week 7 but suffered a torn MCL and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
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Brodie Croyle began the 2009 season , as the Chiefs' starting quarterback, filling in for injured Matt Cassel.
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Brodie Croyle was released by the Chiefs in 2011 and later signed with the Arizona Cardinals.
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Brodie Croyle is the only quarterback in Chiefs franchise history to start at least three games as a quarterback and not win a single game.
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Brodie Croyle is one of the 4 quarterbacks since 1960 to start at least 10 games in their career and not win a single game.
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Brodie Croyle has the fewest passing yards and touchdowns in franchise history among quarterbacks with 10 or more starts.
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The son of John Brodie Croyle, a former defensive end for the University of Alabama, Brodie Croyle was born on February 6,1983.
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Brodie Croyle attended high school at Westbrook Christian School in Rainbow City, Alabama and became a Super-Prep All-American selection in football.
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Brodie Croyle had an equally successful junior year passing for 2,838 yards and 38 touchdowns.
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Brodie Croyle led his team to the state championship that year, but the team lost by a field goal.
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Brodie Croyle set marks for most passing yards in a single season, passing yards in a single game, touchdown passes in a season, and touchdown passes in a game.
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Brodie Croyle showed interest in playing for Florida State due in part because of the team's offensive coordinator, Mark Richt.
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Brodie Croyle initially showed little interest in playing for Alabama after their head coach, Mike DuBose had recently been fired, but once Richt took the head coaching job with the Georgia Bulldogs, Brodie Croyle followed in his father's footsteps.
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Brodie Croyle graduated early from high school and enrolled at the University of Alabama in January 2001.
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Brodie Croyle's coaches voted for him as the Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman after starting two games in 2002.
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Brodie Croyle would start the next game against Georgia only to re-aggravate the injury, but still only sat out one game that season, and did not reveal to the public he had suffered from two cracked ribs.
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Brodie Croyle was named the Dixie Memorial Award winner as the club's MVP and won the Derrick Thomas Community Award.
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Brodie Croyle's 341 pass attempts on the season were the highest seasonal total in Crimson Tide history while his 16 touchdown passes tied the single-season mark.
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Brodie Croyle started three games, completing 44-of-66 passes for 534 yards with six touchdowns.
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Brodie Croyle was sacked eleven times in a loss to Auburn.
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Brodie Croyle became the first Alabama quarterback to start every game in a season since 1996.
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Brodie Croyle's 2,499 passing yards in 2005 were the highest single-season total in Alabama's school history.
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Brodie Croyle played in only two games and saw few snaps in his rookie season.
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Brodie Croyle completed 3-of-7 passes for 23 yards including two interceptions.
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Brodie Croyle's last-minute drive made him 6-for-13 for 83 yards and one touchdown.
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Brodie Croyle was the first quarterback drafted by Kansas City to start a game for the Chiefs since Todd Blackledge started a game in 1984.
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Brodie Croyle was 19-of-27 for 169 yards with one touchdown, but he lost a fumble that set up Adam Vinatieri's game-winning field goal.
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The plan, barring injury, was for Brodie Croyle to start the remaining games of the 2007 season, so that coach Herm Edwards and his staff could better evaluate him moving forward into 2008.
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Brodie Croyle lost all six games that he started for the Chiefs in the 2007 season.
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Brodie Croyle entered the 2008 season as the Chiefs' starting quarterback.
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Brodie Croyle was injured on Kansas City's 14th play when he was sandwiched between two rushing defenders while throwing a pass early in the second quarter.
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Brodie Croyle slammed his helmet to the turf once he reached the sideline, then hobbled down a tunnel.
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Brodie Croyle entered the Chiefs' first preseason game of 2009 as the second quarterback and finished as the team's leading passer and looked poised throughout the evening to post a 91.2 quarterback rating.
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Brodie Croyle played the entire game at quarterback for the Chiefs' regular season opener against the Baltimore Ravens when Cassel was still unable to play.
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Brodie Croyle was waived by the team on September 2,2011.
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On May 21,2012, Brodie Croyle announced his retirement from the NFL.
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Brodie Croyle became the executive director for Big Oak Boys Ranch in Ohatchee, AL.
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Brodie Croyle lived on the Boys Ranch from the time of his birth until he became a freshman at The University of Alabama.
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Since taking over for his father, Brodie Croyle has been successful in the growth of Big Oak Ranch and ensuring the children grow up in a safe, Christian environment.
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Brodie Croyle serves as a spokesperson for Johnson County Court Appointed Special Advocate.
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On July 14,2007, Brodie Croyle married Kelli Schutz, the 2005 winner of the America's Junior Miss competition.
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The couple met in Mobile, Alabama in 2006, while Brodie Croyle was preparing for the Senior Bowl.