64 Facts About Rex Grossman

Rex Grossman was selected by the Bears in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft.

Rex Grossman spent the remainder of his career mostly as a backup, last playing as a starter with the Washington Redskins in 2011.

Rex Grossman originally started his football career as a running back, and played for a team that was coached by his father.

Rex Grossman's mother convinced his father to convert him to a quarterback while he was in the sixth grade.

Rex Grossman attended Bloomington High School South, where he played high school football for the Bloomington South Panthers.

Rex Grossman threw for 3,080 yards and forty-four touchdowns as a senior in 1998, including a game where he threw six touchdowns.

Rex Grossman completed seventeen of twenty-six pass attempts for 216 yards and five touchdowns, setting an Indiana record for the most touchdowns thrown in a championship game.

Rex Grossman was recognized as the 1998 Indiana Player of the Year by USA Today, was ranked among the top fifteen players in the nation by the National Recruiting Advisor, and Parade magazine named him to its high school All-America team.

Rex Grossman received statewide honors when he was named Indiana's Mr Football later that year.

Rex Grossman accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators from 1999 to 2002.

Rex Grossman started his first game as a Florida Gator on October 7,2000, against LSU.

Rex Grossman had gotten the opportunity to start after completing 13 of 16 pass attempts for 232 yards and two touchdowns against Mississippi State the week before in the Gators' only SEC conference loss of the season.

Rex Grossman solidified his position as Florida's starting quarterback during the next two games by throwing for over 500 yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions in lopsided wins over LSU and Auburn.

Rex Grossman led the Gators to the SEC championship and was named Most Valuable Player of the SEC Championship Game.

Rex Grossman passed for over 300 yards in nine consecutive games during his sophomore season in 2001.

Rex Grossman led the nation in passing efficiency, passing completion percentage and yards per attempt.

Rex Grossman was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, was voted the Associated Press Player of the Year, and came in second in the balloting for the 2001 Heisman Trophy in one of the closest Heisman votes in the history of the award.

Rex Grossman finished second to University of Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch in one of the closest votes in Heisman Trophy history, losing by only 62 votes.

Rex Grossman earned accolades as a consensus first-team All-American, the AP National Player-of-the-Year, and finalist for other awards, including the Walter Camp National Player-of-the-Year Award, the Maxwell College Player-of-the-Year Award, and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback-of-the-Year Award.

Rex Grossman earned a 146.77 passer rating, becoming the third most efficient passer in the Southeastern Conference's history.

Rex Grossman was twice chosen by his teammates as the Gators' most valuable player, in 2000 and 2001.

Rex Grossman was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2013.

Rex Grossman was inducted into the SEC Football Legends in 2024.

Rex Grossman only saw playing time during the later portion of the 2003 season after the Bears had been eliminated from playoff contention.

Rex Grossman's season ended when he was forced to leave the final game with a broken finger.

Rex Grossman was criticized when he threw a game-ending interception against the Detroit Lions on opening day.

Criticism of his durability intensified when Rex Grossman suffered a season-ending ACL injury during a Week 3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Rex Grossman missed most of the 2005 season after breaking his ankle in a preseason game.

Rex Grossman received the Ed Block Courage Award after the season ended, which is given to one player from every team who exemplifies commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage, and is believed to be positive role models to their community.

Rex Grossman struggled in his first three outings of the season, and committed ten turnovers with a 45.2 passer rating.

On November 11,2007, Rex Grossman reclaimed his first-string role after a shoulder injury sidelined Griese.

Rex Grossman sustained a knee injury during his fifth consecutive start and was replaced by Griese.

Rex Grossman was forced to relinquish his starting position to Kyle Orton, who had previously temporarily relieved him after his 2005 preseason injury.

Rex Grossman became an unrestricted free agent after the 2007 season, but said he wished to return to the Bears.

Rex Grossman signed a new one-year contract with the Bears on February 23,2008.

Under terms of the deal, Rex Grossman had a $3 million base salary.

Rex Grossman remained the team's back-up quarterback until week nine against the winless Detroit Lions when he was called to replace Orton who left the game due an ankle injury.

Rex Grossman completed nine of nineteen passes for 58 yards, including a touchdown and interception.

Rex Grossman scored the game's winning touchdown on a quarterback sneak.

Rex Grossman was repeatedly jeered by Bears fans over the course of the game.

Bears head coach Lovie Smith said that Rex Grossman was not in the team's plans for the 2009 season.

Rex Grossman will be on an NFL roster by the start of training camps.

Rex Grossman beat out Dan Orlovsky during the preseason for the backup quarterback position.

Rex Grossman threw nine passes for three completions, 33 yards, and one interception.

Rex Grossman signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins for the 2010 season on March 17,2010.

Rex Grossman made his first appearance for the Redskins against the Detroit Lions on October 31,2010, but he was sacked and lost a fumble on his first play, which was returned by Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for a touchdown.

On December 17, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan benched Donovan McNabb in favor of Rex Grossman, who had not been a starter since 2008.

The Redskins fell behind the Dallas Cowboys early in the game, but Rex Grossman threw for 322 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions to erase a 20-point deficit.

Rex Grossman won his second start with Washington in a close and important game for the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville.

Rex Grossman started the 2011 season with a win against the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants, completing 21 of 34 attempts while throwing for 305 yards and two touchdowns.

Rex Grossman returned week 10 in a loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Rex Grossman led a last-minute touchdown drive the next week to tie the Dallas Cowboys but lost in overtime.

Rex Grossman became the team's third-string quarterback and did not play in a single game for the team in 2012.

Rex Grossman remained the team's third-string quarterback and primarily served to advise Griffin III and Cousins.

Rex Grossman passed on the offer in order to spend the holidays in Palm Beach with his family.

Rex Grossman amassed more rushing yards in three games in 2004 than he did in sixteen games in 2006.

Rex Grossman showed his potential to scramble during a game against the St Louis Rams, after he converted a third and long with a twenty-two-yard run.

Rex Grossman earned several nicknames over the course of his football career.

Rex Grossman has a sister and nephew who live in Lincolnwood, Illinois, and his parents are friends with Archie Manning.

Rex Grossman has been a longtime admirer of former Packers quarterback, Brett Favre and former Bears quarterback Jim Harbaugh.

Rex Grossman was an avid fan of the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers fan during his childhood.

Rex Grossman appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids' February 2007 issue.

Rex Grossman has occasionally recorded notable statistics; among all quarterbacks during the 2006 season, Rex Grossman ranked tenth in number of pass attempts, seventh in touchdowns thrown, and third in interceptions.

Rex Grossman completed his first full season with a 73.9 quarterback rating.