Shaun Hill was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002.
49 Facts About Shaun Hill
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Shaun Hill attended Parsons Senior High School in Parsons, Kansas, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback and 2-year starter at free safety on the high school football team.
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Shaun Hill was a two-time All-Southeast Kansas League 1st-team selection and an honorable mention All-State as a senior.
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Shaun Hill played all five positions at times for the small school program, and set career marks for assists, steals, blocks, and 3-point field goals.
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Shaun Hill played as a shortstop and pitcher in baseball, and was a second team All-conference pick as a sophomore.
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Shaun Hill finished his Maryland career with 3,158 yards and 19 touchdowns.
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Shaun Hill was not considered an NFL prospect, was not invited to the 2002 NFL Scouting Combine, and, went undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft.
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Shaun Hill ended up signing as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings, where he spent the season as a 3rd-string backup.
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Shaun Hill took his first career snaps for the Vikings on the final two plays of the 2005 NFL season, taking a knee both times.
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Shaun Hill entered the 2006 NFL preseason third on the San Francisco 49ers depth chart, behind Trent Dilfer and Alex Smith.
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Shaun Hill spent the 2006 regular season on the sidelines, taking no snaps.
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Shaun Hill demonstrated great pocket mobility but had difficulty in the red zone, throwing one interception in his first drive and then nearly throwing an interception at almost exactly the same place the second time down the field.
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Shaun Hill made his 49ers regular-season debut on December 9,2007, after Trent Dilfer suffered a severe concussion.
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Shaun Hill completed 22 of 27 pass attempts for 181 yards and one touchdown in a loss to his former team, the Minnesota Vikings.
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Since Dilfer's injury was serious enough to sideline him for the rest of the season, Shaun Hill made his first NFL start on December 15,2007 in a victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Shaun Hill completed 21 of 28 pass attempts for 197 yards, ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown.
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Shaun Hill was set to be the starter for the remainder of the 2007 season.
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On December 18,2007, the 49ers announced that they had an interest in re-signing Shaun Hill, to provide competition against Alex Smith.
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On December 23,2007, Shaun Hill made his second career start, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Shaun Hill completed 11 of 24 pass attempts for 123 yards and three touchdown passes, to Darrell Jackson, fellow former Terrapin Vernon Davis, and Frank Gore.
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Shaun Hill suffered a back injury during the week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when rookie Gaines Adams hit him after a throw, drawing a 15-yard personal foul.
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In February 2008, Shaun Hill signed a new 3-year contract with the 49ers, with contractual terms not released to the media.
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O'Sullivan ended up getting the job and Shaun Hill became the primary backup after Smith was put on injured reserve early in the season.
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Shaun Hill's 2008 starting debut was in week 10, on Monday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Shortly after the Seahawks game, reports surfaced that Nolan and offensive coordinator Mike Martz allegedly made up stories about Shaun Hill having a tired arm in the preseason so that O'Sullivan, who played for Martz when he was offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, would win the starting job without a real challenge.
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On Monday Night Football against the heavily favored Arizona Cardinals, Shaun Hill delivered a solid performance in the first half.
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Shaun Hill threw a second interception on an attempted shovel pass at the Arizona 20-yard line.
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Shaun Hill's last pass of the game was a completion to Jason Shaun Hill to bring the 49ers to the Arizona goal line.
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Shaun Hill was awarded NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
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In week 12, Shaun Hill got his first 300-yard passing game in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
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Shaun Hill delivered an impressive come-back performance in Week 16 against the St Louis Rams.
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Shaun Hill convinced his coach to leave him in the game and then led the 49ers on an 80-yard drive, finishing with a touchdown pass to Isaac Bruce for his 1000th career reception.
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However, in the fourth quarter, Shaun Hill took the lead by completing a 9-yard touchdown pass to Jason Shaun Hill.
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Shaun Hill finished the season with 13 passing touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 2,046 passing yards, and an 87.5 quarterback rating in 9 games.
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Shaun Hill was named the starter for the 49ers preseason opener versus the Denver Broncos, where he would throw only two passes, completing both.
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Shaun Hill led the 49ers to a lead near the end of the game, but Brett Favre ultimately threw a 30-yard touchdown pass with two seconds left to win for the Vikings.
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Shaun Hill served as Smith's backup for the rest of the season.
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Shaun Hill was traded to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a seventh round draft pick in 2011 on March 14,2010.
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Shaun Hill entered the Lions first game of the 2010 season when starter Matthew Stafford was injured.
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Shaun Hill threw 9 completions on 19 attempts with 88 yards and one interception leading Detroit to within the 30-yard line with under 30 seconds to go.
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Shaun Hill threw what seemed to be the game-winning touchdown but was later ruled incomplete by a technicality in the NFL rule book, which is being referred to as the "Calvin Johnson Rule".
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Shaun Hill was injured while filling in for the injured Matthew Stafford October 17,2010, against the New York Giants.
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Shaun Hill has since become known as one of the better backup quarterbacks in the NFL, performing well during his appearances.
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Shaun Hill signed a one-year deal with the St Louis Rams on March 26,2014.
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However, in Week 2, Shaun Hill was replaced by Austin Davis to be the starter.
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Shaun Hill finished the 2014 season with 1,657 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, and an 83.9 quarterback rating in 9 games with 8 starts.
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On March 10,2015, Shaun Hill signed with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Shaun Hill participated in several Viking Children's Fund events and has supported the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Shaun Hill kept a weekly journal chronicling his adventures in Europe for fans on his former team's website, Vikings.