1. Curtis Matthew Painter was born on June 24,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League.
32 Facts About Curtis Painter
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Curtis Painter played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Curtis Painter was a 3-star rated Pro-Style Quarterback ranked by rivals.
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Curtis Painter was not heavily recruited as he only received FBS scholarship offers from Purdue, Ball State and Indiana.
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Curtis Painter committed to play for Purdue University on July 28,2003 under head coach Joe Tiller.
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Curtis Painter became the Boilers' starting quarterback indefinitely after Kirsch declared for the NFL draft and left Purdue a year early.
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Curtis Painter started in 14 games in his sophomore season, where he threw for 22 touchdowns and rushed for six.
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Curtis Painter set the Big Ten Conference record in seasonal passing yards, breaking Drew Brees' 3,983 mark with 3,985.
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Curtis Painter's 284.6 passing yards per game ranked seventh in the nation, while leading the conference.
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Curtis Painter averaged 295.9 yards per game, which was 12th most in the nation, while tying Drew Brees's Big Ten season record with 569 attempts.
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Curtis Painter threw for six touchdowns, completing 38 of 49 attempts with 348 total yards against Eastern Illinois.
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Curtis Painter received criticism for his inability to win in games against teams ranked in the top 25 polls, which overwhelmed his career record numbers amongst the likes of his predecessors in Kyle Orton and Drew Brees.
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Curtis Painter started in 41 of the 46 games in which he appeared and went 987 of 1,648 with a total of 11,163 passing yards and threw for 67 touchdowns with 46 interceptions.
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Curtis Painter was co-captain along with Ryan Baker and Jermaine Guynn for the 2008 football season.
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Curtis Painter was rated as the thirteenth-best quarterback in the draft.
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Curtis Painter was selected in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
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Behind starting quarterback Peyton Manning, Curtis Painter was a reserve along with Jim Sorgi.
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Curtis Painter became the second-string quarterback in December 2009 after Sorgi went on injured reserve and Drew Willy was called in as second back-up.
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Curtis Painter saw no game action as the backup to Manning in 2009 until weeks 16 and 17, when head coach Jim Caldwell decided to rest his starters for the playoffs after clinching the No 1 seed in the 2010 NFL Playoffs.
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Curtis Painter made his debut on December 27,2009, against the New York Jets, throwing an interception and losing a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, resulting in the first loss of the season.
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Curtis Painter took the reins during the first quarter the following week in Buffalo, which resulted in a loss.
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Curtis Painter was relegated to third-string quarterback for the Colts at the start of the 2011 season when the Colts signed Kerry Collins to take over for Manning after an offseason neck surgery sidelined him.
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Curtis Painter replaced an injured Collins in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Curtis Painter made eight starts for the injured Peyton Manning during the 2011 regular season but did not lead the Colts to a victory in any game before being benched in favor of third-string quarterback Dan Orlovsky prior to the December 4,2011 Week 13 game versus the New England Patriots.
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Curtis Painter was released after the 2011 season on March 9,2012.
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Curtis Painter was signed after the Ravens conducted tryout sessions that included former Ravens draft choice Kyle Boller and former Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon.
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Curtis Painter was able to post good numbers against the Atlanta Falcons 3rd team defense during a Thursday night exhibition game.
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On January 4,2013, Curtis Painter signed a reserve contract with the New York Giants.
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Curtis Painter filled in for Eli Manning in the second half of week seventeen against the Washington Redskins after Manning suffered a sprained ankle near the end of the first half.
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Early in the second half, Curtis Painter's pass was intercepted by Reed Doughty.
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On March 12,2014, Curtis Painter signed an undisclosed contract extension to stay with the franchise.
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Curtis Painter was released by the Giants on August 30,2014, when Giants' coach Tom Coughlin decided to keep backup quarterback Ryan Nassib as the second string QB behind Eli Manning rather than keeping three QBs.