Timothy F Rattay is an American football coach and former player who is an offensive analyst for the LSU Tigers.
22 Facts About Tim Rattay
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Tim Rattay played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft.
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Tim Rattay was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and Las Vegas Locomotives.
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Tim Rattay did not take snaps as a sophomore or junior at Mesa High before transferring to Phoenix Christian when his father, Jim, became an assistant.
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Tim Rattay was not scouted by a major college, so he played a year at Scottsdale Community College, where he beat out five quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart to earn the starting spot the week of the season opener.
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Tim Rattay led the nation's junior-college quarterbacks in touchdown passes and yardage.
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Tim Rattay was in the top 10 voting for the Heisman in 1998, which is awarded to the most outstanding college football player.
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Tim Rattay entered the league as the seventh-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2000 NFL draft.
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Tim Rattay outperformed fellow rookie Giovanni Carmazzi, who'd been taken in the third round, to earn a roster spot as a backup to starting quarterback Jeff Garcia.
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When Garcia was released from the team in March 2004, largely due to salary cap constraints, Tim Rattay was given the starting job.
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On October 18,2005, Tim Rattay was acquired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 6th-round 2006 NFL draft pick from the San Francisco 49ers.
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Late in the 2006 season, Tim Rattay stepped in as the starting quarterback for the Buccaneers due to the poor play of Bruce Gradkowski.
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On May 9,2007, Tim Rattay signed as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans.
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Tim Rattay signed with Tennessee to be a backup before 2007's training camp.
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Tim Rattay made the team's 53 man roster, but was cut the next day.
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On October 9,2007, Tim Rattay signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals as a backup to Kurt Warner, following a season-ending collarbone injury to starting quarterback Matt Leinart.
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Tim Rattay would replace Warner in goal-line situations, where he went 3 for 3 with all 3 being touchdowns.
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Tim Rattay declined to sign for another year, and decided to test the free agent market.
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In July 2009, Tim Rattay signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.
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On July 12,2010, Tim Rattay announced his retirement from professional football.
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On February 8,2019, Tim Rattay joined the Washington Redskins staff as a quarterbacks coach.
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Tim Rattay joined the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team as their quarterbacks coach on January 10,2020.