Joseph Preston Elliott was born on August 2,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League.
15 Facts About Joey Elliott
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Joey Elliott was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
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Joey Elliott played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions and Ottawa Redblacks.
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Joey Elliott received FBS scholarship offers from Indiana and Washington State.
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Joey Elliott was a 3-time Academic All-Big Ten and was a member of the 2007 Motor City Bowl-winning team over Central Michigan.
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Joey Elliott was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 26,2010.
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Joey Elliott was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 20,2010.
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On October 23,2010, Joey Elliott saw his first game action after starting quarterback Buck Pierce was injured the prior game, and second-string Steven Jyles, and third-string quarterbacks Alex Brink were knocked out the game due to shoulder injuries.
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Joey Elliott started the last two games of the season for the Blue Bombers, both losses.
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Joey Elliott began the 2011 season as the second-string quarterback, but suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the season.
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Joey Elliott completed 33 of 43 passes for 406 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first Blue Bomber quarterback to throw for over 400 yards since 2009, and was named the CFL's Offensive Player of the Week twice.
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Joey Elliott was released by the Blue Bombers on March 26,2013.
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On May 24,2013, Joey Elliott was signed by the BC Lions as one of their quarterbacks.
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Joey Elliott was released on September 5,2013, having not played in any regular season game with the Lions, but was re-signed on September 18,2013.
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On September 1,2014, Joey Elliott was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks after their backup Thomas DeMarco was injured for the rest of the 2014 season.