1. Thomas Alfred Maddox was born on September 2,1971 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for nine seasons in the National Football League, most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
51 Facts About Tommy Maddox
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Tommy Maddox played one season each for the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena Football League and the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL.
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Tommy Maddox played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft with the 25th overall pick.
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Tommy Maddox became an insurance agent before pursuing a professional comeback in the AFL and XFL between 2000 and 2001.
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Tommy Maddox became the team's starting quarterback during the 2002 season, helping lead them to the playoffs and earning Comeback Player of the Year.
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Tommy Maddox lost his starting position to rookie Ben Roethlisberger in 2004, although he was part of the team that won Super Bowl XL.
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Tommy Maddox was released by Pittsburgh after the championship, leading to his final professional retirement.
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Tommy Maddox is one of four players on the Xtreme's championship-winning team who were on a Super Bowl-winning team.
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At L D Bell, Maddox lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.
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Tommy Maddox played two seasons of college football as quarterback at UCLA.
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In 1990, Tommy Maddox completed 182 of 327 of his passes for 2,682 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.
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Tommy Maddox was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft.
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However, Elway understood that Tommy Maddox had no control over the Broncos selection and was always professional in dealing with him, doing what he could to incorporate Tommy Maddox into the Broncos system.
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Tommy Maddox was expected to succeed John Elway as starting quarterback.
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In that game, Tommy Maddox became the youngest NFL quarterback to complete a pass since Elmer Angsman in 1946.
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Tommy Maddox would start the following four games from weeks 12-to-15, all losses.
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Tommy Maddox only learned that he would start three hours before kickoff.
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Under coach Wade Phillips, Tommy Maddox played all games in 1993 as the placekicker's holder.
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In Week 12, Tommy Maddox completed 3 out of 4 passes for one 55-yard drive to set up a field goal.
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Three days after the St Louis Rams released him, Tommy Maddox signed as a free agent with the New York Giants on August 30,1995, playing again under coach Dan Reeves.
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Tommy Maddox served as Dave Brown's backup and played all 16 games as the placekick holder.
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Tommy Maddox replaced an injured Brown in the second half of the Week 7 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Tommy Maddox was sacked once for four yards and lost one fumble.
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In that game, Tommy Maddox fumbled his first snap from the line of scrimmage, and the Jaguars recovered that fumble.
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Tommy Maddox was 5-of-10 for 42 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and two fumbles.
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Tommy Maddox again joined coach Dan Reeves with the Atlanta Falcons but was released after training camp on August 18,1997.
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On November 17,1997, Tommy Maddox became an insurance agent with Allstate based in Dallas.
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Tommy Maddox became the starting quarterback for the XFL team Los Angeles Xtreme during the first week of the season, despite the team using its first pick in the XFL Draft on quarterback Scott Milanovich.
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Tommy Maddox signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001 as backup to Kordell Stewart.
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In Week 4, Tommy Maddox replaced Kordell Stewart at quarterback and led a come from behind win against the Cleveland Browns.
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Tommy Maddox went 22-for-38 passing, Maddox threw for 268 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception.
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Tommy Maddox was sacked four times for 24 yards and lost a fumble.
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Tommy Maddox was 16-for-25 for 216 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, and two sacks.
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Tommy Maddox passed 25-for-33 for 305 yards, three touchdowns and led the Steelers to touchdowns for the team's first three drives.
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Tommy Maddox passed for 473 yards on 28-for-41 passing with four touchdowns and one interception.
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Tommy Maddox was sacked once for three yards and rushed twice for seven yards.
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Tommy Maddox was sacked 26 times for 148 yards, rushed 19 times for 43 yards, and committed eight fumbles.
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On 21-of-34 passing, Tommy Maddox passed for 240 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.
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Late in the second quarter, Tommy Maddox successfully completed a trick play called "Bengal", in which on field goal formation, Tommy Maddox took the snap on his knee and passed to Jerame Tuman, who advanced 23 yards to the Bengals' nine yard line.
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On 11-of-24 passing for 136 yards and a 29.2 passer rating, Tommy Maddox threw two interceptions and lost one fumble; Cleveland cornerback Daylon McCutcheon returned one interception 75 yards for a touchdown.
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The pick of Roethlisberger indicated that Tommy Maddox might have earned the lowest salary among all starting NFL quarterbacks.
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Consequently, Tommy Maddox negotiated salary raises with Steelers owner Dan Rooney before the draft.
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Against Oakland, Tommy Maddox was 13-of-22 in passing for 142 yards.
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Tommy Maddox left the game against Baltimore with an elbow sprain in the third quarter, and Roethlisberger took over as quarterback.
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Tommy Maddox completed 12-of-24 passes for 120 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions.
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In October 2005, Tommy Maddox returned as starter after Roethlisberger suffered a knee injury.
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The Steelers would win Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks in the postseason, but Tommy Maddox was among a handful of Steelers players, including linebacker James Harrison, who opted not to attend the ceremony at the White House honoring their Super Bowl championship.
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In September 2006, Tommy Maddox tried out for the Oakland Raiders.
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Tommy Maddox signed a contract with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League but was waived in November 2006.
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On December 8,2006, Tommy Maddox worked out for the Dallas Cowboys.
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In 2007, Tommy Maddox scored a 75 at a local qualifier for the 2007 US Open of golf, four over par; three under par was the cutoff for qualification.