Trevor John Siemian was born on December 26,1991 and is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League.
37 Facts About Trevor Siemian
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Trevor Siemian played college football at Northwestern and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Trevor Siemian has played for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears.
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Trevor Siemian was born on December 26,1991 in Danbury, Connecticut to Walter and Colleen Trevor Siemian.
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Trevor Siemian was an outstanding baseball shortstop, third baseman, and outfielder, was voted Mr Olympia by his classmates during his senior year.
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Trevor Siemian graduated with a 3.9 GPA and was named to the National Honor Society.
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At Northwestern University, Trevor Siemian majored in Communication Studies and was awarded Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2013 and 2014.
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Trevor Siemian redshirted during his freshman year of college in 2010.
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In 2011, Trevor Siemian was a backup quarterback to main starter Dan Persa.
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Trevor Siemian played in eight games, the first against Eastern Illinois.
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Trevor Siemian completed 16 of 26 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns for the year.
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In 2013, Trevor Siemian played in all 12 games and made his second and third career starts, while playing behind "wildcat" quarterback Kain Colter.
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Trevor Siemian threw a career-high 46 times versus Minnesota, completing 25.
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Trevor Siemian ranked sixth in the Big Ten for completion percentage, seventh for yards per completion, and ninth in total offense.
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Trevor Siemian was rated the 22nd best quarterback in the 2015 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Trevor Siemian was the seventh and final quarterback to be taken in the draft.
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Trevor Siemian made his NFL debut in the 2015 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 20,2015, taking a knee to close out the first half.
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Trevor Siemian was the first quarterback in NFL history to start the season opener for the defending Super Bowl champion without having thrown an NFL pass.
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Trevor Siemian was the first Northwestern quarterback since Randy Dean in 1979 to start an NFL game.
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Trevor Siemian was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Bengals.
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From Weeks 8 to 14, Trevor Siemian was one of only three quarterbacks who averaged over 300 passing yards per game.
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On both measures, Trevor Siemian significantly outperformed the Broncos' Peyton Manning-Brock Osweiler quarterback duo of 2015.
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On January 23,2017, Trevor Siemian was named as an alternate for the 2017 Pro Bowl, but declined the invitation due to recovery from left shoulder surgery two weeks prior.
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Trevor Siemian completed 17-of-28 passes for 219 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception as well as his first career rushing touchdown.
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Trevor Siemian finished 11-of-21 for 149 yards and two touchdown passes.
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In Week 15 on Thursday Night Football against the Indianapolis Colts, Trevor Siemian suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter and did not return to the game.
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Trevor Siemian was placed on injured reserve on December 15,2017.
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Trevor Siemian saw no playing time backing up Kirk Cousins in the 2018 season.
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On March 20,2019, Trevor Siemian signed a one year, $2 million deal with the New York Jets.
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On September 12,2019, quarterback Sam Darnold was ruled out indefinitely with mononucleosis, and Trevor Siemian was named the starter against the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football in Week 2.
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Trevor Siemian suffered an ankle injury on a late hit by Myles Garrett and left the game after completing 3 of 6 passes for three yards, and was replaced by third-string quarterback Luke Falk.
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On September 5,2020, Trevor Siemian was released by the Titans and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Trevor Siemian made his Saints debut during the 2021 season in a Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after starter Jameis Winston left the game with a torn ACL.
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Trevor Siemian was named the team's starter for the next four games, all Saints losses, after which he was benched in favor of Hill.
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On March 29,2022, Trevor Siemian signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears.
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The Bears initially announced their third-string quarterback, Nathan Peterman, would start the game, but Trevor Siemian still made the start.
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On May 3,2023, Trevor Siemian signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.