1. Jacob Cooper Locker was born on June 15,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.
34 Facts About Jake Locker
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Jake Locker played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Titans with the eighth overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Jake Locker abruptly retired after the 2014 season, with the end of his rookie contract, following an injury-plagued, four-year professional career.
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Jake Locker was an excellent running quarterback, rushing for 1,339 yards and 24 touchdowns during his senior year.
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Jake Locker was named the 3A state player of the year by the Associated Press and Seattle Times, earning first-team All-state honors from both media companies.
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Jake Locker helped Ferndale to a No 12 ranking in USA Today's final West Region rankings, and a No 12 ranking in MaxPreps's final national rankings.
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Jake Locker was one of four Seattle Times "Blue Chip" recruits and ranked No 5 nationally at QB, and No 1 in the West, by PrepStar.
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Jake Locker was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 40th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Jake Locker did not sign so that he could play college football the University of Washington.
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On July 31,2005, Jake Locker committed to the Washington Huskies football team.
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Husky fans quickly dubbed him "Montlake Jake Locker" and expecting him to be the savior of the recently struggling program.
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In 2006, Jake Locker won UW's Pepsi Player of the Week Award for his work on the service team after the Fresno State, Arizona, and Washington State games.
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Jake Locker made the travel squad for every game, and suited up for all twelve games, but didn't see any game action.
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Jake Locker was handed the starting quarterback position prior to the start of spring drills and emerged from pre-season drills as the team's starter.
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Jake Locker carried the ball 10 times for 83 yards and went 14-for-19 passing for 142 yards.
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Jake Locker returned to the stadium in the fourth quarter to watch the end of the game, though he was wearing a neck brace.
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Jake Locker was drafted as a center fielder at the end of the tenth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft by the Anaheim Angels, the same team that drafted him three years earlier.
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In 2010, Jake Locker was a finalist for The Premier Player of College Football Trophy, awarded based on the votes of fans.
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Jake Locker graduated in December 2010 with a degree in history.
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In doing so, Jake Locker passed up on tens of millions of dollars, as the new CBA between the NFL and the NFLPA would be going into effect before the 2011 season, significantly limiting pay for draftees.
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Jake Locker was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans.
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Jake Locker completed his rookie season with 4 passing touchdowns as well as 1 rushing touchdown.
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Jake Locker acted as backup and occasional relief to Hasselbeck, playing in five games.
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Jake Locker finished 2012 with 2,176 yards passing, ten touchdown passes, and 11 interceptions.
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Jake Locker rushed 41 times for 291 yards and a touchdown, playing in 11 games.
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Jake Locker, according to a report by the team posted on USA Today, would miss three weeks.
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Jake Locker added on 3 carries for 10 yards and a touchdown rushing.
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Jake Locker started off the 2014 season under new head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
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Jake Locker returned to play in the week five game against the Cleveland Browns, but suffered a thumb injury before the second half.
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On October 22,2014, Jake Locker was benched along with Charlie Whitehurst in favor of rookie quarterback Zach Mettenberger.
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Jake Locker returned to start the Week 15 game against the New York Jets, and left the game with a shoulder injury.
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Jake Locker was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.
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On December 18,2010, Jake Locker became engaged to Lauren Greer, a former University of Washington softball player.
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Jake Locker is the co-owner of a fitness center in Ferndale with former NFL punter Michael Koenen, and in 2018 began taking courses in theology.