Mark Richard Vlasic was born on October 25,1963 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League.
18 Facts About Mark Vlasic
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Mark Vlasic was a backup for Dan Fouts during his first season, then started two games the following year.
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Mark Vlasic played for two seasons with Kansas City and one with Tampa Bay, but was released in 1994, having not had actual playing time since 1991.
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Mark Vlasic attended Center High School and was a standout in football and basketball there.
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Mark Vlasic was the starting quarterback for Center in his junior year, throwing for 777 yards in the first eight games of the season.
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Mark Vlasic continued to play football and basketball during his senior year, with performances that included a 36-point effort against Las Vegas Western High School, making 18 of 20 shots.
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Mark Vlasic was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL draft with the 88th overall pick.
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Mark Vlasic made his professional debut on December 27,1987, playing the final 5:29 of the game.
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Mark Vlasic's second start came against the Los Angeles Rams where he threw for 80 yards and a touchdown.
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Mark Vlasic finished the season with 25 of 52 passes completed and a passer rating of 54.2.
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Mark Vlasic spent the 1989 off-season recovering form his injury, while the Chargers added another quarterback to the roster upon drafting Billy Joe Tolliver.
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In 1990, McMahon was released and John Friesz was drafted out of the University of Idaho, leaving Mark Vlasic to compete with Friesz and David Archer for the backup quarterback job.
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Mark Vlasic spent the 1991 preseason competing with Steve Pelluer and Mike Elkins for the backup quarterback job.
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Mark Vlasic spent most of the season backing up DeBerg and getting occasional action.
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Mark Vlasic missed the wild card playoff game against the Oakland Raiders, but was available for the divisional playoff series against the Buffalo Bills.
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Mark Vlasic began the preseason competing the third-string quarterback job behind Mike Pawlawski while DeBerg and Craig Erickson competed for the starting job.
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Mark Vlasic remained on the roster for the 1994 preseason, but his only preseason pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown, and he was waived shortly afterward.
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Mark Vlasic is currently a Senior Wealth Advisor with Mariner Wealth Advisors in Overland Park KS.