1. Trevor John Siemian was born on December 26,1991 and is an American professional football quarterback who is currently a free agent.
42 Facts About Trevor Siemian
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Trevor Siemian played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Trevor Siemian has been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, and Cincinnati Bengals.
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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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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 against 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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In 2014, Trevor Siemian started the first 11 games before suffering a torn ACL at Purdue on November 22.
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Against both Michigan and Minnesota, Trevor Siemian posted a career high in completions.
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Against California, Trevor Siemian threw a 54-yard touchdown and caught a 17-yard touchdown pass.
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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 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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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 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 three of six passes for three yards, and was replaced by third-string quarterback Luke Falk.
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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 starter for the next game against the Atlanta Falcons over Taysom Hill who had recently cleared concussion protocol.
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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 December 3,2022, Trevor Siemian was placed on injured reserve to undergo season-ending surgery to repair his oblique injury.
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Trevor Siemian was released on March 16,2023, after the Bears signed P J Walker.
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On May 3,2023, Trevor Siemian signed with the Bengals after Brandon Allen chose not to re-sign with the team.
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Trevor Siemian competed with Jake Browning to be the Bengals' backup quarterback throughout training camp, with Browning eventually winning the job after the third preseason game.
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Trevor Siemian made his season debut in the fourth quarter of a Week 13 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons after Tim Boyle was benched.
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Trevor Siemian became the primary backup behind Zach Wilson two days later after Boyle was released.
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Trevor Siemian started the following week against the Washington Commanders after Wilson did not clear concussion protocol.
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Trevor Siemian finished the season as the starter after Wilson did not clear concussion protocol.