1. David Fales was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
40 Facts About David Fales
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At the University of Nevada, David Fales redshirted his freshman year in 2009, behind starter and future NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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In 2010, David Fales returned home to Monterey County and transferred to Monterey Peninsula College.
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David Fales was a two-time all-conference selection and completed 61.8 percent of passes for 4,635 yards and 37 touchdowns.
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David Fales was among the top ten junior college quarterbacks in number of completions, completion rate, passing yards, touchdown passes, and passer efficiency.
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David Fales's interception occurred with one minute and 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and Stanford ran out the clock to win the game.
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David Fales was sacked three times for a loss of 17 yards but had one 8-yard run.
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David Fales lost a fumble late in the game, and Utah State scored its final touchdown off that turnover.
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In those four games, three of which were away games, David Fales threw 13 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
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David Fales completed 16-of-32 passes for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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In contrast to last year's game against Utah State where he was sacked 13 times, David Fales was sacked only once in this game.
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David Fales completed 16 of 35 passes for 318 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.
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David Fales reached new career highs in passing yardage and touchdowns as he completed 27 of 37 passes for 482 yards and 5 touchdowns; David Fales scored the winning touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 8 seconds left.
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On fourth down with 2:35 left, David Fales threw an interception, and San Diego State won after running out the clock.
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One of the touchdowns came after a trick play in which David Fales pitched the ball to wide receiver Tim Crawley, who pitched the ball back.
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David Fales then passed deep to Chandler Jones for a 40-yard touchdown.
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In San Jose State's loss to Nevada the following week, David Fales completed 28 of 43 passes for 326 yards and a touchdown.
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David Fales threw a career-high six touchdown passes and single-game school record 547 yards.
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David Fales finished his San Jose State career breaking Adam Tafralis's San Jose State records for career pass completions and career total offense and David Fales's own record for single-season total offense.
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David Fales surpassed Steve Clarkson's previous record with 66 career touchdown passes and Tafralis's previous record with 8,382 passing yards.
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David Fales was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft with the 183rd overall pick.
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David Fales is the first San Jose State quarterback to be drafted since Mike Perez in 1988, and the fourth in school history since the AFL-NFL merger.
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On May 12,2014, David Fales signed a four-year contract with the Bears.
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David Fales ended a 26-year drought for San Jose State quarterbacks being drafting in the NFL when he was selected by the Bears.
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David Fales would be San Jose State's first quarterback since Jeff Garcia to play in the NFL.
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David Fales played sparingly throughout the 2014 preseason, where he saw most of his action in the finale.
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In that game, David Fales made a good case for himself to make the team, by finishing the game going 13-of-24 for 146 yards and a touchdown.
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On December 13,2014, David Fales was elevated from the Bears' practice squad to the team's 53-man roster.
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On November 23,2015, David Fales was promoted to the active roster after Jimmy Clausen was waived.
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On September 3,2016, David Fales was released by the Bears as part of final roster cuts.
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On September 6,2016, David Fales was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.
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David Fales was released by the Ravens on November 8,2016, but he was re-signed two days later, only to be released again on November 15.
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On November 23,2016, David Fales was signed by the Bears from the Ravens' practice squad.
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David Fales was waived by the team on September 2,2017.
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David Fales's first career passing touchdown was a one-yard pass to Jarvis Landry.
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David Fales was named the third string quarterback behind Ryan Tannehill and Brock Osweiler, but did not appear in a game all season.
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On June 10,2019, David Fales was signed by the Detroit Lions.
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On September 18,2019, David Fales was signed by the New York Jets.
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On October 4,2019, David Fales was re-signed by the Jets.
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On September 5,2020, David Fales was released by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.