1. Jon Kelly Kitna was born on September 21,1972 and is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys.
53 Facts About Jon Kitna
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Jon Kitna played college football for the Central Washington Wildcats and was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1996.
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Jon Kitna is currently the head football coach at Lakota East High School in Ohio.
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Jon Kitna attended Concordia Lutheran School, before transferring to Lincoln High School after his freshman season.
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Jon Kitna walked on to the football team and was named the starter at quarterback as a true freshman over Beau Baldwin.
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Jon Kitna had 6 touchdown passes against Pacific Lutheran University.
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Jon Kitna passed for 456 yards and 7 touchdowns against Pacific Lutheran University.
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Jon Kitna had 455 passing yards and 4 touchdowns against Western Washington University.
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Jon Kitna set the NAIA record for career total offense with 12,907 yards.
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Jon Kitna had 17 games with over 300 passing yards.
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Jon Kitna was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football.
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Jon Kitna set the league record for quarterbacks with 334 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Jon Kitna returned to the Seahawks and was the third-string quarterback behind John Friesz and Warren Moon.
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Jon Kitna played in 3 games, making 23-of-37 completions for 283 yards, one touchdown and 2 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna was the team's deactivated third-string quarterback in 10 of the first 11 games.
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Jon Kitna completed 17-of-24 attempts in the next game against the New York Jets, for 278 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 carries for 25 yards and 2 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna had a 70-yard touchdown pass to Joey Galloway in the first quarter and followed it 3 minutes later with a second 57-yard touchdown pass to Galloway.
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Jon Kitna rushed three times for 25 yards at the Jets.
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Jon Kitna ended the season by passing for 242 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.
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Jon Kitna finished with 98-of-172 completions for 1,177 yards, 7 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna did not play in the second game against the Chicago Bears due to a sprained toe he suffered in the season opener against the Detroit Lions.
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Jon Kitna posted 270-of-495 completions for 3,346 yards, 23 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna began the season with a four-interception performance against the Miami Dolphins, which opened the door for Holmgren to put second-year quarterback Brock Huard in the game.
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Jon Kitna started the next 4 contests, before being replaced by Huard in the sixth game against the Carolina Panthers.
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Jon Kitna registered 259-of-418 completions for 2,658 yards, 18 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna won the starting quarterback job in preseason over Scott Mitchell and went on to start 15 games.
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Jon Kitna opened the regular season winning his first 2 starts, becoming the first Bengals quarterback since Greg Cook in 1969 to accomplish the feat.
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Jon Kitna had 35 completions for 411 yards, 2 touchdowns and received AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
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Jon Kitna had 11 games of 300-or-more yards as well as six straight 350-yard games, the franchise's longest such streak since 1986.
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Jon Kitna played every offensive down and became the first player in franchise history to throw every one of the team's passes in a single-season.
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Jon Kitna was the backup quarterback until seeing his first action of the season in the thirteenth game against the New England Patriots, due to a season-ending knee injury to Palmer.
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Jon Kitna entered his first game of the season during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions and led the offense on a field goal drive.
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Jon Kitna played in the final offensive series against the Buffalo Bills and went 2-of-2 for 17 yards.
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Jon Kitna was unexpectedly thrust back behind center during the Bengals' AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 8,2006.
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Palmer went down with a left knee injury on his second play from scrimmage and Jon Kitna stepped in off the bench and into a relief role.
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Jon Kitna was named the starter and became the first quarterback in franchise history to take every snap in a single-season.
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Jon Kitna registered 372 completions, 596 attempts, 62.4 pass completion rate, 4,208 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna became the second quarterback in franchise history after Scott Mitchell, to pass for 4,000 yards in one season.
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The Lions offense was ranked ninth in the league in passing, with Jon Kitna starting all 16 games, while throwing for 4,068 yards, 18 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.
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Jon Kitna set a single-game franchise record and a personal career-high with 442 passing yards against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Jon Kitna became the first quarterback in franchise history with back-to-back 4,000-yard seasons.
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Jon Kitna passed Charlie Batch for the eighth place on Detroit's all-time passing list with 9,034 yards.
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Jon Kitna finished with 68-of-120 for 758 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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Jon Kitna did not play a single down for the Cowboys in the regular season.
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In 2010, Jon Kitna remained idle until October 25, when Romo suffered a broken clavicle against the New York Giants and was later placed on the injured reserve list on December 21.
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Jon Kitna ended up suffering an abdominal injury against the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Day, and was replaced with second-year quarterback Stephen McGee for the rest of the season.
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On Christmas Eve, 2013, Jon Kitna was called out of retirement to serve as an emergency back-up behind quarterback Kyle Orton, for the season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, following a back injury to Romo.
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Jon Kitna donated his game salary to the Lincoln High School Booster Club.
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From 2012 to 2014, Jon Kitna was a math teacher and head football coach at alma mater, Lincoln High School.
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In February 2018, Jon Kitna was hired at Brophy College Preparatory, an all-men Jesuit high school in Phoenix, Arizona.
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In March 2020, Jon Kitna was hired as the football head coach and athletic coordinator at Burleson High School in Burleson, Texas.
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In February 2023, Jon Kitna was hired as the head football coach and dean of students at Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, Ohio.
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Jon Kitna's son Jalen Kitna was a quarterback at Florida, but was dismissed from the team in December 2022 after being arrested on child pornography charges.