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FOR USE AS DESIRED NFL QUARTERBACKS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER? The eyes
are on the men under center. They are so important that for the first time in NFL Draft history, a quarterback was chosen with the No. 1 overall pick for the fourth consecutive year, and for the sixth time in the past seven years – another NFL Draft first. The San Diego Chargers did the honors with the first pick this year, selecting Mississippi quarterback ELI MANNING, brother of Indianapolis Colts quarterback PEYTON and son of New Orleans Saints legendary QB ARCHIE. Eli Manning was then traded to the New York Giants, who sent their first selection (No. 4 overall), quarterback PHILIP RIVERS of North Carolina State, and three draft choices to San Diego. “What I saw in Eli was a classic prospect,” says Giants general manager ERNIE ACCORSI. “He has size, arm, tremendous athletic ability, poise, class, and probably most important, has shown the ability to lift his team. I always look for that in a quarterback, the ability to make the athletes around him better.” Two other quarterbacks were drafted in the first round – Miami of Ohio’s BEN ROETHLISBERGER heads to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who chose him at No. 11, and the Buffalo Bills made Tulane’s J.P. LOSMAN their top choice at No. 22. Seventeen quarterbacks in all were drafted, which eclipsed 2002’s seven-round record of 15. According to RON WOLF, the former general manager of the Green Bay Packers who traded for a young BRETT FAVRE in 1992, “Quarterback is one position where you can never have enough.” As eight clubs (Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Minnesota, New York Giants, Pittsburgh, San Diego and San Francisco) conclude the NFL’s “minicamp season” this weekend, following is a listing of each club’s quarterbacks (* 2004 NFL Draft choice; ** Presently playing in NFL Europe League):
2004 NFL QUARTERBACKS
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ARIZONA |
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Shawn King |
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Tulane |
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Josh McCown |
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Sam Houston State |
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3 |
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John Navarre |
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Michigan |
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Preston Parsons |
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Northern Arizona |
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ATLANTA |
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Ty Detmer |
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BYU |
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Matt Schaub |
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Virginia |
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Michael Vick |
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Virginia Tech |
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BALTIMORE |
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Kyle Boller |
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California |
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Brian Gaither |
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Western Carolina |
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Josh Harris |
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Bowling Green |
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Anthony Wright |
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South Carolina |
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Travis Brown |
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Northern Arizona |
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Nathan Chandler |
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Iowa |
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J.P. Losman |
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Tulane |
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Vanderbilt |
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Rob Adamson |
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Jake Delhomme |
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Louisiana-Lafayette |
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Rodney Peete |
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Southern California |
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Roderick Rutherford |
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Pittsburgh |
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Chris Weinke |
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Florida State |
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Ryan Dinwiddie |
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Boise State |
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Rex Grossman |
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Florida |
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Craig Krenzel |
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Ohio State |
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Jonathan Quinn |
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Middle Tennessee State |
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Casey Bramlet |
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Wyoming |
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Jon Kitna |
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Central Washington |
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Kurt Kittner |
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Illinois |
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Carson Palmer |
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Southern California |
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Scott Rislov |
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San Jose State |
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Tim Couch |
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Kentucky |
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Jeff Garcia |
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San Jose State |
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Kelly Holcomb |
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Middle Tennessee State |
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Todd Husak |
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Stanford |
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Nate Hybl |
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Oklahoma |
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Luke McCown |
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Louisiana Tech |
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Quincy Carter |
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Georgia |
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Drew Henson |
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Michigan |
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Chad Hutchinson |
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Stanford |
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Tony Romo |
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Eastern Illinois |
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Steve Beuerlein |
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Notre Dame |
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Danny Kanell |
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Florida State |
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Matt Mauck |
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LSU |
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Jake Plummer |
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Arizona State |
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Mike Quinn |
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Stephen F. Austin |
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Bradlee Van Pelt |
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Colorado State |
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Curt Anes |
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Grand Valley State |
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Jason Fife |
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Oregon |
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Joey Harrington |
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Oregon |
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Mike McMahon |
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Rutgers |
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Rick Mirer |
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Notre Dame |
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Brett Favre |
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Southern Mississippi |
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Scott McBrien |
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Maryland |
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Craig Nall |
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Northwestern (La.) State |
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Doug Pederson |
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Northeast Louisiana |
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HOUSTON |
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Tony Banks |
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Michigan State |
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David Carr |
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Fresno State |
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Dave Ragone |
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Louisville |
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B.J. Symons |
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Texas Tech |
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INDIANAPOLIS |
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Tom Arth |
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John Carroll |
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Peyton Manning |
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Tennessee |
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Cory Sauter |
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Minnesota |
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Jim Sorgi |
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Wisconsin |
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David Garrard |
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East Carolina |
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Quinn Gray |
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Florida A&M |
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Doug Johnson |
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Florida |
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Byron Leftwich |
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Marshall |
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KANSAS CITY |
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Seth Burford |
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Cal Poly-SLO |
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Casey Clausen |
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Tennessee |
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Todd Collins |
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Michigan |
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Marc Dunn |
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Kansas State |
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Kirk Farmer |
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Missouri |
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Trent Green |
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Indiana |
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A.J. Feeley |
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Oregon |
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Jay Fiedler |
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Dartmouth |
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Sage Rosenfels |
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Iowa State |
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Clint Stoerner |
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Arkansas |
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Daunte Culpepper |
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Central Florida |
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Gus Frerotte |
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Tulsa |
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Shaun Hill |
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Maryland |
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Matt Kegel |
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Washington State |
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Tom Brady |
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Michigan |
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Rohan Davey |
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Louisiana State |
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Kliff Kingsbury |
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Texas Tech |
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Todd Bouman |
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Aaron Brooks |
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Virginia |
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Jared Lorenzen |
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Kentucky |
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Eli Manning |
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Mississippi |
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Jesse Palmer |
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Florida |
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Kevin Thompson |
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Penn State |
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Ryan Van Dyke |
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Michigan State |
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Brooks Bollinger |
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Wisconsin |
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Chris Finlen |
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Northern Illinois |
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Chad Pennington |
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Marshall |
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Ricky Ray |
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Sacramento State |
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Vinny Testaverde |
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Miami (Fla.) |
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OAKLAND |
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Bret Engemann |
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BYU |
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Rich Gannon |
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Delaware |
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17 |
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Rob Johnson |
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USC |
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Tee Martin |
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Tennessee |
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Marques Tuiasosopo |
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Washington |
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PHILADELPHIA |
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Koy Detmer |
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Colorado |
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Andy Hall |
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Delaware |
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Scott McMullen |
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Ohio State |
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Donovan McNabb |
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Syracuse |
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PITTSBURGH |
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Charlie Batch |
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Eastern Michigan |
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Tommy Maddox |
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UCLA |
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Ben Roethlisberger |
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Miami (Ohio) |
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Brian St. Pierre |
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Boston College |
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ST. LOUIS |
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Marc Bulger |
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West Virginia |
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Chris Chandler |
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Washington |
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Jeff Smoker |
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Michigan State |
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Kurt Warner |
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Northern Iowa |
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SAN DIEGO |
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Drew Brees |
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Purdue |
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Doug Flutie |
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Boston College |
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Cleo Lemon |
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Arkansas State |
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Philip Rivers |
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North Carolina State |
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SAN FRANCISCO |
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Brandon Doman |
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BYU |
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Ken Dorsey |
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Miami |
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Cody Pickett |
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Washington |
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Tim Rattay |
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Louisiana Tech |
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SEATTLE |
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Trent Dilfer |
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Fresno State |
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Matt Hasselbeck |
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Boston College |
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Brock Huard |
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Washington |
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David Priestly |
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Pittsburgh |
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Iowa State |
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Jason Garrett |
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Princeton |
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Brian Griese |
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Michigan |
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Brad Johnson |
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Florida State |
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Chris Simms |
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Texas |
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TENNESSEE |
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Jason Gesser |
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Washington State |
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Robert Kent |
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Jackson State |
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Steve McNair |
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Alcorn State |
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Billy Volek |
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Fresno State |
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WASHINGTON |
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Mark Brunell |
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Washington |
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Gibran Hamdan |
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Indiana |
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Tulane |
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QUARTERBACKS ON 2003 REGULAR-SEASON ROSTERS WHO REMAIN 2004 FREE AGENTS
Quarterback |
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2003 NFL Team |
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2003 NFL Exp. |
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New York Jets |
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Jeff Blake |
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Arizona Cardinals |
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Josh Booty |
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Cleveland Browns |
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Kerry Collins |
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New York Giants |
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Scott Covington |
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St. Louis Rams |
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Damon Huard |
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New England Patriots |
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Ray Lucas |
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Baltimore Ravens |
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Jamie Martin |
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New York Jets |
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Shane Matthews |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
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Jim Miller |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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10 |
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Neil O’Donnell |
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Tennessee Titans |
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Wes Pate |
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Seattle Seahawks |
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Chris Redman |
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Baltimore Ravens |
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Kordell Stewart |
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Chicago Bears |
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10 |
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Alex Van Pelt |
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Buffalo Bills |
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