Tyler Robert Palko was born on August 9,1983 and is an American former professional football quarterback.
39 Facts About Tyler Palko
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Tyler Palko played for the Arizona Cardinals, Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Tyler Palko graduated from West Allegheny High School in North Fayette, Pennsylvania, where he was named Associated Press 2001 Pennsylvania Big School Player of the Year.
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At West Allegheny he played under his father, Bob Tyler Palko, earning four letters in football; additionally, he earned three letters in basketball and one in track and field.
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In 2002, Tyler Palko was selected to play in the US Army All-American Bowl, an all-star game for high school athletes.
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Tyler Palko played at the University of Pittsburgh, where his career began in 2002 as a lettered true freshman.
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Tyler Palko completed 2-of-3 passes for 13 yards on the season, and rushed for an eight-yard touchdown late in Pitt's 2002 Insight Bowl victory over Oregon State.
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Tyler Palko was named Pitt's MVP and offensive captain as a first-year starter.
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Tyler Palko had four 300-yard passing games and one 400-yard passing game during this season alone.
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Tyler Palko threw another five touchdown passes and totaled 334 yards in the air with no interceptions against Notre Dame, becoming the first quarterback to throw for five touchdowns in a single game as a visiting team player against the Fighting Irish.
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Tyler Palko led three consecutive scoring drives against Temple to overcome a 10-point fourth quarter deficit.
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Tyler Palko led a drive that consisted of four third-down conversions, ending with his two-yard touchdown run.
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Flacco became the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in 2008, a year after Tyler Palko had been signed and subsequently waived by the Saints.
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Tyler Palko's passing statistics were not as outstanding as the previous year's, with 2,392 yards and 17 touchdowns with nine interceptions.
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However, his six rushing touchdowns were a career-high and a team high for the season, and Tyler Palko was Pitt's third leading scorer with 36 points.
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Tyler Palko threw for 198 yards and a touchdown against a strong opponent in the Louisville.
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Tyler Palko followed it up with a 267-yard game against Cincinnati, a 277-yard performance against Michigan State, and exceeded the 300-yard mark against The Citadel with 313 yards for four scores.
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Tyler Palko ranked 4th in the NCAA in passing efficiency in 2006 with 163.2.
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Tyler Palko ended his college career tied for second in school history with Alex Van Pelt in career touchdown passes and was second in Pitt history in career passing yardage, trailing Dan Marino by 254 yards.
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Tyler Palko graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Communications and Rhetoric.
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Tyler Palko went undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft before signing with the New Orleans Saints on April 28,2007.
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Tyler Palko was then elevated to the 53-man roster for the team's first regular season game, where he was the team's third-string quarterback.
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Tyler Palko was promoted to the 53-man roster for the team's second contest, and was waived after the game.
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On October 9,2007, Tyler Palko was signed back onto the Saints' practice squad.
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On December 30,2007, Tyler Palko was signed onto the active roster for the final game of the season, but was declared inactive for the game.
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Tyler Palko was waived for good by the Saints during final cuts on August 30,2008.
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On September 20,2009, Tyler Palko was signed by the California Redwoods of the United Football League.
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Tyler Palko was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad on November 25,2009, after quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch were injured.
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Tyler Palko was released by the Steelers on December 9,2009.
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Tyler Palko was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to a future contract on March 3,2010.
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Tyler Palko was elevated to the 53-man roster on December 8,2010.
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Tyler Palko played in the closing minutes of the Kansas City-San Diego game on December 12,2010.
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Tyler Palko played in the final minutes of the Oakland-Kansas City game on January 2,2010.
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Tyler Palko passed for a total of 4 for 6 and 35 yards with no interceptions and was sacked twice.
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The Chiefs announced that Tyler Palko would take over starting quarterback duties against the New England Patriots in week 11 of the 2011 season, following a season ending index finger injury to starting quarterback Matt Cassel.
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Tyler Palko started the next game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, which received considerable interest in Pittsburgh given his collegiate roots.
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Tyler Palko went 18 of 28 for 167 yards and had three interceptions, including one in the closing seconds as Kansas City was driving into Steeler territory.
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Tyler Palko threw his first NFL touchdown pass the following week against the Chicago Bears: a 38-yard Hail Mary pass to Dexter McCluster as time expired at the end of the first half.
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On March 13,2012, Tyler Palko was non tendered by the Chiefs making him a free agent.