Jared Zabransky was born on December 4,1983 and is an American former professional football quarterback in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League.
34 Facts About Jared Zabransky
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Jared Zabransky was signed by the Houston Texans of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2007 though he was never on an active roster in the NFL.
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Jared Zabransky did play two seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 2009 and 2010.
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Jared Zabransky played college football at Boise State and was named Offensive Player of the Game in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
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Jared Zabransky attended Hermiston High School and was an accomplished three-sport athlete, competing in football, baseball, and basketball.
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Jared Zabransky won Eastern Oregon's Male Athlete of the Year award his senior year in 2002.
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Jared Zabransky was redshirted in 2002, his first season at Boise State.
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Jared Zabransky took the reins as the Broncos' starting quarterback in 2004.
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Jared Zabransky was named honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated, second-team All-WAC, and was voted the team's Most Valuable Player.
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Jared Zabransky passed for 2,562 yards and threw 18 touchdowns.
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Hopes of a comeback were crushed when Jared Zabransky threw an interception in the Boston College endzone with 37 seconds remaining in the game.
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Jared Zabransky was named 11th best quarterback in the nation by The Sporting News, as well as being named to the 2006 Maxwell Award watch list.
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Jared Zabransky resumed his job as starting quarterback for the 2006 season, his senior year.
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Jared Zabransky finished the regular season with 23 touchdown passes and only 7 interceptions.
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Jared Zabransky helped his team into overtime by executing a last-minute hook and lateral for the game-tying touchdown.
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In overtime, Jared Zabransky executed a Statue of Liberty on the game-winning two-point conversion on a handoff to Ian Johnson, who took it in for two points and the win.
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Jared Zabransky was named 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game.
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Jared Zabransky was released on August 31,2007; however, on September 3,2007, Zabransky was selected to be a member of the practice squad.
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On February 5,2008, Jared Zabransky signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was waived on July 3.
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Jared Zabransky signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on April 27,2009.
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Jared Zabransky won the third quarterback spot on the Eskimos roster for the '09 season, beating out NFL QB Lester Ricard.
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In 2009 Jared Zabransky dressed for 18 games as the team's third-string quarterback.
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Jared Zabransky was in for the first play of the game on Sept 20 in Saskatchewan and pitched the ball to Calvin McCarty for a five-yard gain.
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Jared Zabransky dressed as the team's third quarterback for the Western Semi-Final.
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In 2010 Jared Zabransky dressed for nine games as a backup quarterback.
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Jared Zabransky was 20-of-43 in pass attempts for 266 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions.
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Jared Zabransky saw his first significant playing time in Game 8 vs Saskatchewan.
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On May 4,2011, Jared Zabransky became a free agent when he was released by the Eskimos.
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In two seasons with the Esks, Jared Zabransky started two games, both in 2010.
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Jared Zabransky finished the year with 53 completions on 104 attempts for 609 yards, four touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
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Jared Zabransky posted 28 carries for 209 yards and one touchdown.
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Jared Zabransky told ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit in an interview that he could throw a potato 100 yards.
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Jared Zabransky is the second of the game's cover athletes to date to go undrafted, after its first feature athlete, Tommie Frazier on College Football USA 97.
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Jared Zabransky majored in Communication at Boise State and graduated on the dean's list.