47 Facts About Zach Collaros

Zachary J Collaros was born on August 27,1988 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

Zach Collaros had previously won the Grey Cup as the backup quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts in the 100th Grey Cup.

Zach Collaros played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, and has been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts.

Zach Collaros was one of five quarterbacks to play for the Bearcats during the 2008 season.

Zach Collaros rushed six times for a total of 29 yards.

When Pike was injured midway through the 2009 season, during a game against South Florida, Zach Collaros again took over; on his third snap, he ran for a key 75-yard touchdown.

Zach Collaros went on to start the next four games while Pike recovered from a broken arm.

In four starts, the second half of the USF game, and several "cameo appearances," Zach Collaros racked up relatively big numbers.

Zach Collaros led the Big East in passing yards with 2,902 and touchdowns with 26.

Zach Collaros was selected as the 2010 first-team All-Big East quarterback.

Zach Collaros was again named the starting quarterback for the 2011 season, his second full year as the starter.

Zach Collaros signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft but did not make the team.

Zach Collaros signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in June 2012.

Zach Collaros played in one game during the 2012 CFL season, completing seven of 11 passes for 101 yards and one touchdown.

Zach Collaros threw for three touchdowns and completed 21 of 25 passes for 253 yards.

Zach Collaros played in 14 games that season and was the starting quarterback for eight games, due to an injury to Ricky Ray.

Zach Collaros threw for 2,316 yards, 14 touchdowns and only six interceptions, for a quarterback rating of 98.4.

Zach Collaros was not selected by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft because he was set to become a free agent in February 2014.

Zach Collaros was set to become a free-agent in February 2014 if a contract extension could not be agreed upon by the Argos.

On January 30,2014, Zach Collaros announced his intention to sign with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Zach Collaros signed a contract later that day to keep him in Hamilton through the 2016 season.

At the time of the injury Zach Collaros was leading the league in passing yards, touchdown passes and passer rating.

On May 4,2016, Tiger-Cats head coach Kent Austin announced that Zach Collaros would be limited in training camp, and likely miss the start of the 2016 regular season as he recovers from his torn ACL injury.

Zach Collaros made his season debut in time for the team's Week 8 match against the BC Lions.

Zach Collaros did not start another game for the Tiger-Cats in the 2017 season.

On January 3,2018, Zach Collaros was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a 2nd round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft.

On January 19,2018, Zach Collaros agreed to a restructured contract with the Riders.

Zach Collaros suffered a concussion in the team's Week 2 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks.

Zach Collaros re-signed with the Riders on the opening day of free agency, February 12,2019, for a one-year contract.

Zach Collaros was knocked out of the first game of the season when he was hit in the head by Ti-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence while attempting to slide.

On July 31,2019, Zach Collaros was traded to the Argonauts in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.

The pick could have been upgraded to as high as a second-round pick in that draft if Zach Collaros had met playing time targets and extension clauses.

In early September 2019, Zach Collaros was still unable to participate in practice because of the concussion he suffered in Week 1.

Zach Collaros was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, on the CFL's 2019 trade deadline day, October 9,2019, along with an exchange of draft picks in the 2020 CFL Draft.

Zach Collaros threw his first passes of the year to count and lead the Blue Bombers to a victory in their season finale.

Zach Collaros formed a QB tandem with Streveler, where Streveler served primarily as a gritty run option.

Zach Collaros entered the 2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season as the undisputed starter and completed 18 of 28 pass attempts for 217 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening Grey Cup rematch against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Zach Collaros threw for a season-high 417 yards, the second highest of his career, and two touchdowns in a week 9 win over the BC Lions on October 1,2021.

Zach Collaros finished the season having played and started in 13 regular season games, completing 243 passes out of 346 attempts for 3,185 yards, 20 touchdowns, and six interceptions.

Zach Collaros had a 111.01 quarterback passer rating, which at the time was the 10th-best single season rating in CFL history.

In Winnipeg's first West Final playoff game since 1972, Zach Collaros completed 17 out of 21 pass attempts for 229 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions in the victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Zach Collaros then started in his third career Grey Cup game in the 108th Grey Cup championship, which was against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Zach Collaros continued his impressive play into the 2022 season leading the Bombers to a second consecutive first place finish in the Western Division.

Zach Collaros ended the season leading the league in touchdown passes with 37 and highest touchdown rate.

Zach Collaros played poorly in the game completing only 14 out of 23 pass attempts for 183 yards, one interception and no touchdowns, his worst performance of the season.

Zach Collaros is of Greek Heritage, and is an avid and enthusiastic Greek dancer.

Zach Collaros was a roommate of future NFL players Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce in college, and remains good friends with both brothers.