Richard Thomas "Trace" McSorley III was born on August 23,1995 and is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
38 Facts About Trace McSorley
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Trace McSorley played college football at Penn State, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Trace McSorley attended Briar Woods High School in Ashburn, Virginia from 2010 to 2014.
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Trace McSorley played high school football and started as freshman.
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Trace McSorley was named First-team All-State by the Virginia Coaches Association and Virginia Preps.
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On October 22,2016, Penn State and Trace McSorley played Big Ten rival Ohio State.
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Trace McSorley struggled with accurately throwing the ball, completing 8 of 23 passes for 153 yards.
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The next week at Purdue, Trace McSorley completed 12 of 23 passing for 228 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions.
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On November 30,2016, Trace McSorley was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
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Trace McSorley finished the game with 384 yards, 22 of 31 passing, and four touchdowns in an MVP, Big Ten Championship winning performance.
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Trace McSorley's 364 total yards was a championship game record.
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On December 5,2016, it was revealed that Trace McSorley was on multiple Heisman ballots, some even as high as two, just behind Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson.
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Trace McSorley became the first Nittany Lion to be on a Heisman ballot in over ten years.
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The next week against the Michigan State Spartans, Trace McSorley threw for a season-high 381 yards and three touchdowns.
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The Nittany Lions and Trace McSorley responded to the two-game losing streak however.
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Trace McSorley struggled early and threw two interceptions in the first quarter however he finished the game 342 yards and two touchdown passes and rushed for 60 yards.
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Trace McSorley finished his final season with 2,530 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, and seven interceptions to go with 798 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.
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Trace McSorley was automatically eligible for the 2019 NFL Draft as he was a graduating senior.
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At the NFL Combine, Trace McSorley posted a quarterback-best 4.57-second 40-yard dash, a vertical jump of 33 inches, as well as a 115-inch broad jump.
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NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that some teams asked Trace McSorley to perform workouts with defensive backs, which he declined.
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Trace McSorley was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round with the 197th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Trace McSorley was the third-string quarterback behind Lamar Jackson and Robert Griffin III and did not make his debut until Week 17 of the 2019 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Trace McSorley's sole snap was a quarterback draw which went for one yard.
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Trace McSorley remained the third-string quarterback heading into the 2020 season.
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On December 2,2020, Trace McSorley came in during the fourth quarter of a rare Wednesday afternoon game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after backup Griffin left the game with a hamstring injury.
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Trace McSorley completed two out of six attempts for 77 yards and his first career touchdown, which was a 70 yard pass to Marquise Brown.
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Trace McSorley carried the ball three times for 16 yards, including a seven-yard run for a fourth-down conversion.
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Trace McSorley completed 1 of 4 passes for 13 yards, and rushed twice for 1 yard.
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Trace McSorley was placed on injured reserve the following day, causing him to miss the remainder of the regular season.
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On November 20,2021, Trace McSorley was activated to the Ravens' active roster, as Jackson was unable to play due to an illness, and backup quarterback Tyler Huntley had to act as the starter.
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On November 22,2021, Trace McSorley was signed off the Ravens practice squad by the Arizona Cardinals.
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On December 21,2022, after starter Kyler Murray tore his ACL in week 14 and backup Colt McCoy suffered a head injury against the Denver Broncos in week 15, Trace McSorley was named the starter for the Cardinals week 16 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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In early October 2020, Trace McSorley was the subject of a viral trend on the app TikTok.
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Trace McSorley's father played football at the University of Richmond and an uncle, Jeff McSorley, played football at Marshall University.
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Trace McSorley enjoys playing organized and pick-up sports and video games.
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Trace McSorley graduated from Penn State in May 2018 with a degree in accounting and is working on a second degree in journalism.
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Trace McSorley has a tattoo on his left biceps consisting of a cross with the Bible verses Philippians 4:13 and Psalms 23:4.
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Trace McSorley has said that the message behind the tattoo is "always pulling me in the right direction" and keeps him grounded and true to his roots.