1. Jeffrey Matthew Driskel was born on April 23,1993 and is an American professional football quarterback.
31 Facts About Jeff Driskel
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Jeff Driskel played college football for the Florida Gators and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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In 2010, Jeff Driskel was selected as a member of the Elite 11 quarterback competition, finishing first among quarterbacks and awarded MVP.
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Jeff Driskel was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class by Rivals.
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Jeff Driskel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football team.
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Jeff Driskel became the team's starter as a sophomore in 2012.
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Jeff Driskel returned from the injury in 2014 and kept his starting job to start the season but was later benched in favor of Treon Harris.
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On January 3,2015, Jeff Driskel was granted a release from Florida and he transferred to Louisiana Tech University.
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Jeff Driskel signed a contract, but he had no plans to stop playing football.
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Jeff Driskel was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft with the 207th overall pick.
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Jeff Driskel began training camp as the No 4 quarterback on the depth chart.
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Jeff Driskel was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 4,2016.
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On September 4,2017, Jeff Driskel was placed on injured reserve.
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Jeff Driskel came into the game in relief and threw his first professional touchdown to Tyler Boyd.
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Jeff Driskel started the last five games of the season for the Bengals.
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Jeff Driskel was placed on injured reserve on August 31,2019.
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On September 17,2019, Jeff Driskel was signed by the Detroit Lions.
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On November 10,2019, Jeff Driskel made his first start for the Lions against the Chicago Bears after Matthew Stafford was inactive due to injury.
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On March 27,2020, Jeff Driskel signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos.
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On September 20,2020, Jeff Driskel came in for injured starting quarterback Drew Lock in a Week 2 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Jeff Driskel made his first start as a Bronco in Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Jeff Driskel was activated from the COVID-19 list on December 16,2020.
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On May 3,2021, Jeff Driskel was released by the Broncos.
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On May 20,2021, Jeff Driskel signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.
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Jeff Driskel was signed to the practice squad the following day.
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Jeff Driskel was promoted to the active roster on October 16,2021.
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Jeff Driskel was released on August 30,2022, and signed back to the practice squad the next day.
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Jeff Driskel was released on August 29,2023, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Jeff Driskel was elevated to the active roster on November 4,2023 to backup Clayton Tune against the Cleveland Browns.
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Jeff Driskel then reverted back to the practice squad after the game.
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On December 29,2023, Jeff Driskel was signed by the Cleveland Browns off the Cardinals practice squad.