Samuel Jacob Bradford was born on November 8,1987 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for nine seasons in the National Football League, most notably with the St Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings.
66 Facts About Sam Bradford
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Sam Bradford was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals.
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Sam Bradford was not highly recruited coming out of high school, but he did receive a scholarship offer from the University of Oklahoma, which he accepted.
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In 2008, Sam Bradford became only the second sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy as he led the highest-scoring offense in NCAA history, passing for 4,720 yards with 50 touchdowns and just eight interceptions.
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Sam Bradford declared for the NFL Draft following the 2009 season and was drafted by the St Louis Rams with the first overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.
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That year, Sam Bradford set the record for most completions by a rookie in NFL history, which helped earn him the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
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Sam Bradford signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2018 and started three games, but was replaced by rookie Josh Rosen and eventually released.
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Sam Bradford was born to Kent and Martha Sam Bradford in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Sam Bradford attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City, where he starred in football, basketball, baseball, and golf for the Putnam City North Panthers.
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Sam Bradford played as a pitcher in baseball, but gave up baseball after his freshman year.
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Sam Bradford earned All-City honors as a junior quarterback in football by The Oklahoman.
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In golf, Sam Bradford defeated future PGA touring pros Kevin Tway and Robert Streb during his high school career.
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In 1999, when Sam Bradford was 12, his travel team, the Junior Blazers, won a regional championship, beating a team from Houston.
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Sam Bradford quit the sport that same year, and according to his former hockey coach Mike McEwen, who played on three Stanley Cup championship teams with the New York Islanders, Bradford had the talent to make it in the NHL.
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McEwen said that Sam Bradford was one of the best players he ever coached.
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Sam Bradford was ranked behind Pat Devlin, "Juice" Williams, and Josh Freeman, and was overshadowed by five-star recruits such as Mitch Mustain, Matthew Stafford, and Tim Tebow.
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Sam Bradford received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team.
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Sam Bradford's departure left a void at the quarterback position at Oklahoma.
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The very next game, Sam Bradford broke Heisman Trophy winner Jason White's school record for most consecutive pass completions with 22.
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Sam Bradford was removed from the game and replaced by back-up quarterback Joey Halzle.
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Sam Bradford was able to play in the Bedlam game against Oklahoma State a week later.
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Sam Bradford turned in one of the best seasons ever by a quarterback, passing for 4,720 yards with 50 touchdowns and just eight interceptions.
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Sam Bradford is the second sophomore, after 2007 winner Tim Tebow of the University of Florida, to receive the Heisman; he became the fifth University of Oklahoma player, as well as the second person of Native American descent to capture the trophy after Jim Plunkett.
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Sam Bradford received 1,726 total points while the other finalists, Colt McCoy, of the University of Texas, and Tim Tebow, received 1,604 and 1,575, respectively.
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Sam Bradford got the most points thanks to the help of his 315 second-place votes.
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Sam Bradford was voted Associated Press College Football Player of the Year.
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Sam Bradford received 27 votes, again beating McCoy and Tim Tebow.
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Sam Bradford is the third Oklahoma Sooner to win the award, joining Josh Heupel and Jason White.
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Sam Bradford faced Florida, led by Tebow, in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
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Sam Bradford announced that he would forgo the 2009 NFL Draft to return to Oklahoma for his junior season.
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Sam Bradford was scheduled to return in about three to six weeks.
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Sam Bradford re-injured his right shoulder on October 17,2009, in the Red River Rivalry against Texas on the second drive of the game.
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On October 25,2009, Sam Bradford announced he would forgo his final year at Oklahoma and enter the draft.
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Commonly considered one of the top prospects available, Sam Bradford was projected as high as the No 1 overall pick for most of the preseason and the early part of the regular season.
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Sam Bradford scored 36 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, well above the average of 28.5 for the 30 NFL quarterbacks slated to start in 2010.
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In early Spring, Sam Bradford met with Thom Goudy, a professional development coach in St Louis, Missouri.
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Sam Bradford spent three weeks in his training camp before starting the summer conditioning camp.
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Sam Bradford was the first No 1 pick out of Oklahoma since Billy Sims was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1980 NFL Draft.
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On July 30,2010, Sam Bradford signed a six-year, $78 million deal, which had $50 million of guarantees and a maximum value of $86 million which made it the largest contract ever for an NFL rookie.
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Sam Bradford competed for the starting quarterback position with Feeley and on September 4, Bradford was named the starting quarterback for the 2010 season opener.
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In Week 8 against the Carolina Panthers, Sam Bradford completed 25 of 32 passes, two of them for touchdowns.
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Sam Bradford was named the NFL's offensive rookie of the month.
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On November 28,2010, against the Denver Broncos, Sam Bradford became the first rookie in NFL history to pass for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions during a road victory.
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Sam Bradford finished the season with 354 completions out of 590 attempts, surpassing Manning's record of 575 for most attempts by an NFL rookie quarterback.
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Sam Bradford became just the third rookie quarterback to start all 16 regular season games and pass over 3,000 passing yards, joining Peyton Manning and Matt Ryan.
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Sam Bradford was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team, becoming the fourth Rams quarterback to claim this award, joining Dieter Brock, Jim Everett, and Tony Banks.
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Sam Bradford finished the season with career best numbers: 3,702 passing yards, 21 touchdowns compared to 13 interceptions and an 82.6 passer rating to go along with 59.5 completion percentage.
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However, during the Rams' Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers, Sam Bradford tore his left ACL on a run out of bounds after a hit from safety Mike Mitchell, ending his season.
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On March 10,2015, Sam Bradford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a 2015 fifth-round pick, in exchange for Nick Foles, a 2015 fourth-round pick, and a 2016 second-round pick.
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On March 1,2016, Sam Bradford signed a 2-year, $36 million contract extension with the Eagles.
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On September 3,2016, following his appearance in the Eagles' preseason games, Sam Bradford was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Fifteen days after being traded, Sam Bradford made his first start for the Vikings in Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers, despite not having much time to learn the offense.
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Sam Bradford ended up hurting his left hand in the first half due to a hit by Clay Matthews.
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Sam Bradford finished the game completing 22 of 31 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, helping lead the Vikings to their first win in their new stadium.
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Sam Bradford received high praise from the media, with many calling it one of the best games of his career.
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Sam Bradford's throw was batted into the air by Lions defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker, but Bradford caught the ball and ran towards the sideline, gaining five yards.
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Sam Bradford started 15 games in 2016, completing 395 of 552 passes for 3,877 yards and 20 touchdowns with five interceptions.
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Sam Bradford was inactive for the Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to a knee injury.
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Sam Bradford was placed on injured reserve the next day, ending his season.
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On January 13,2018, Sam Bradford was activated off injured reserve to the active roster for the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the New Orleans Saints.
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On March 16,2018, Sam Bradford signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals worth up to $20 million the first year with $15 million guaranteed with a potential out after 2018.
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Sam Bradford wore number 9 with the Cardinals, since the number 8 was retired in honor of Hall of Fame safety Larry Wilson.
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Sam Bradford is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, tracing his lineage via the federal government's Dawes Rolls.
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Sam Bradford's father, Kent Bradford, was an offensive lineman for the Sooners from 1977 to 1978.
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Sam Bradford is a scratch golfer and was a basketball player in high school.
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Sam Bradford got engaged to his future wife, Emma Lavy, in March 2016.