1. Cody David Kessler was born on May 11,1993 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League.
31 Facts About Cody Kessler
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Cody Kessler played college football for the USC Trojans, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Cody Kessler was the California Gatorade Football Player of the Year.
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Cody Kessler was ranked as the second best pro-style quarterback recruit by Rivals.
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Cody Kessler was teammates with Jared Norris at Centennial High School.
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Cody Kessler completed two passes for nine yards in a game against Colorado in his only action of the season.
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In 2013, Cody Kessler competed with Max Wittek for the starting quarterback job.
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Cody Kessler's first pass touchdown came in the season opener against Hawaii to Nelson Agholor for 19-yards on August 29,2013.
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Cody Kessler was 25-for-37 for 288 yards and a touchdown in a win over Stanford to receive Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors.
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Cody Kessler was 22-for-30 for 345 yards with a career-best four touchdowns in the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl rout over Fresno State, and received Most Valuable Player honors.
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Cody Kessler finished the season completing 315 of 452 passes for 3,826 yards with 39 touchdowns and five interceptions.
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Cody Kessler started his final season with the Trojans off on a positive note with 240 yards and four touchdowns in a victory over Arkansas State.
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The Trojans lost their first game in the next matchup against Stanford with Cody Kessler having 272 yards and three touchdowns.
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Cody Kessler finished his career with 10,339 yards, 88 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.
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Cody Kessler was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Cody Kessler began the 2016 season as the third-string quarterback behind Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown.
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Cody Kessler became the backup quarterback after Griffin suffered an injury during the season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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On September 25,2016, Cody Kessler made his first career start after McCown was injured in Week 2.
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In Week 11, Cody Kessler made his eighth start of his rookie season against the Pittsburgh Steelers and finished the game with 7-of-14 attempts while throwing an interception.
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In Week 16 against the San Diego Chargers, Cody Kessler completed 2-of-3 passes for 11 yards after entering the game with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter after Griffin suffered an injury.
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Cody Kessler finished his rookie season with 1,380 passing yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions.
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Cody Kessler was inactive for the first six games of the 2017 season as the third-string quarterback behind Kevin Hogan and rookie DeShone Kizer.
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On March 28,2018, Cody Kessler was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a conditional 2019 seventh-round draft pick.
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On October 21,2018, Cody Kessler made his debut against the Houston Texans after the team benched Blake Bortles.
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On November 26,2018, Cody Kessler was named the starter for the Week 13 game against the Indianapolis Colts as the Jaguars benched incumbent starter Bortles.
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On May 9,2019, Cody Kessler was released by the Jaguars.
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Cody Kessler was expected to compete with Nate Sudfeld and rookie Clayton Thorson for the backup job to Carson Wentz.
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Cody Kessler was later diagnosed with a concussion and did not return for the rest of the game.
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Cody Kessler was waived during final roster cuts on August 30,2019.
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On September 25,2019, Cody Kessler signed with the New England Patriots.
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On October 15,2019, the Patriots released Cody Kessler, but re-signed him on October 28.