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15 Facts About Kevin Daft

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Kevin Daft was born on November 19,1975 and is an American college football coach and former quarterback.

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Kevin Daft was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft.

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Kevin Daft was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II version of the Heisman Trophy, and was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Kevin Daft graduated from UC Davis with a degree in biology in 1999.

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On November 28,2000, Kevin Daft was released by the Chargers.

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Kevin Daft was re-signed to the San Diego Chargers practice squad along with Armon Hatcher on November 29,2000.

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Kevin Daft was re-signed to a future contract on December 27,2000.

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Kevin Daft was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on September 4,2001, after the team released Rick Mirer.

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Kevin Daft was waived on September 12,2001, to make room for Ricky Ray.

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Kevin Daft set a league record for highest passer rating with a rating of 107.3.

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Kevin Daft was invited to tryout with the Washington Redskins because rookie quarterbacks Gibran Hamdan and Brad Banks were ineligible to participate in the mini-camp.

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Kevin Daft was named the starter beating out Tony Zimmerman and Adrian McPherson.

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Kevin Daft joined the California football program as a graduate assistant in 2004 and worked with the offensive line in 2006.

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Kevin Daft became the quarterbacks coach in 2007, then moved to coaching wide receivers in 2008, a position he held until he was fired on December 17,2010.

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Kevin Daft was named wide receivers coach of the Omaha Nighthawks on March 8,2011.