Gus Frerotte
Gus Frerotte was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States on July 31st, 1971 and is the Football Player. At the age of 52, Gus Frerotte biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Gustave Joseph Frerotte (born July 31, 1971) is a former American football quarterback.
In the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Washington Redskins.
He played college football at Tulsa.Frerotte, who was selected to the 1997 Pro Bowl while with the Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and the St. Louis Rams.
Early years
Frerotte attended Ford City High School in Ford City, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball as a high school student. Frerotte was a student at the University of Frerotte in 1989.
He competed with Denny Harriger on the school's baseball team in 1987 and helped the team win the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship in 1987. He was later inducted into the Ford City Hall of Fame.
Frerotte is Mitch Frerotte, an offensive lineman who played for the Buffalo Bills in the 1990s.
College career
He started eight games as a redshirt freshman in 1990 after quarterback T.J. Rubley was hurt, starting his first career game at Oklahoma. He finished his college career as the school's second-ranked all-time passer, behind Rubley. On 432-of-860 passing, he threw for 5,480 yards and 32 touchdowns during his collegiate career. His 2,871 passing yards as a senior were the most by a Tulsa quarterback in 28 years. Frerotte, a sophomore, also did punting duties for the team, averaged 35.5 yards per punt.
He was an undergraduate and enrolled in Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Professional career
Frerotte was selected in the seventh round of the 1994 draft with the 197th overall pick by the Washington Redskins; the Redskins had chosen Heath Shuler with their first-round pick (third overall). However, Frerotte was the starting quarterback in the following seasons, owing to Shuler's injury and struggles with adapting to the professional game. Frerotte will keep the job until 1998.
Frerotte completed his Pro Bowl career in 1996 (actual Pro Bowl Game played in February 1997), finishing ninth in pass completions, finishing the year with 270 of 470 passes. Frerotte was also ranked 3rd in the league in average yards per pass completion (12.3). Frerotte led the league in that category before (13.8 yards per completion), his first season as a starter (16 games, 11 starts), ending the year with 199 completions in 396 attempts for 2,751 yards with 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
Frerotte strained his neck by smashing his head against a padded cement wall during a touchdown celebration against the New York Giants on ESPN Sunday Night Football in November 1997.
He backed up Charlie Batch in 1999 while playing for the Detroit Lions. Frerotte got off to the Lions in the playoffs, but Batch was out with injuries; the Lions lost in the Wild Card round to the Redskins, Frerotte's former team, 27-13.
The 1999 season was one of Frerotte's finest, with a career-high 60.2% completion rate (4th best in NFL) and an 83.6 passer rating (9th highest in NFL and best of Frerotte's career when starting six or more games). At 6.88 (9th in NFL), he also finished in the top 10 for the Most Average Perfessant yards Per Pass Attempt at 6.88 (8th in NFL) and the highest average yards Per Game average at 235.2 (8th in football). Frerotte's best game of the season came against Chicago (11/25/99), a key player in a narrow 21-17 victory, with 29 completions for 309 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Frerotte continued his good play this week, including his former team, helping Detroit defeat Washington 33-17, with 21 of 32 passes for 280 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Frerotte quarterback Drew 24 of 39 passes in a losing effort against Arizona on 11/14/99 (Full Season Statistics courtesy of NFL.com).
Gus was a back-up for the Denver Broncos in 2000. Since Brian Griese was hurt, he led the Broncos to the playoffs. In the first round of the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, the team lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions. He was the Broncos' backup until the 2001 NFL season ended.
Playing in ten games (6 starts) including the injured Griese, Frerotte, lead Denver to four victories in his six starts, including his second best of career in a season with six or more starts), passing for 1,776 yards with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions. Frerotte placed 4th in Average Yards Per Pass Completion (12.9) and 10th in Average Yards Per Pass Attempt (6.88).
Frerotte quarterback defeated San Diego 37-37, beating them by 4 interceptions and a lost fumble after passing for a career-high 462 yards and 5 touchdowns, one of his best performances. In the regular season finale versus San Francisco on 12/03/00 (11 completions in 16 attempts for 201 yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions), he was far more accurate in victories over New Orleans on 12/03/00 (11 completions in 16 attempts for 201 yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions) and 0 interceptions. Denver played at least 38 points in three straight games, starting at quarterback on 11/19/00 against San Diego (11/19/00 vs. New Orleans, 12/03/00). (Full season figures courtesy of Pro Football Reference.com and individual game results from NFL.com)
He joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2002 and spent three games before losing the position to Jon Kitna under new owner Dick LeBeau. Frerotte's best game with the Bengals came against the Cleveland Browns on September 15: Frerotte, a right-handed starter with Orpheus Roye, intercepted the ball by the Browns defensive lineman and former teammate, Kenard Lang, who returned the ball 71 yards to the Bengals 8-yard line, intercepted the ball against the Cleveland Browns, intercepted the ball by the Browns, attempting to prevent a sack by Orphehe
Frerotte backed Daunte Culpepper for the Minnesota Vikings in 2003 and 2004, and was the team's field goal holder. In 2003, he appeared in both games as a temporary starter for the team.
Frerotte joined the Miami Dolphins in 2005 after starting work in 2005. He played for 18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, leading the Dolphins to a 9-0 record and finishing with a 71.9 quarterback rating.
After, he joined the St. Louis Rams as back-up to Marc Bulger. Frerotte was fired from the team after two seasons on February 28, 2008.
He rejoined the Vikings on April 1, 2008, signing a two-year, $3.75 million contract. For the first two games of the year, Tarvaris Jackson was the year's backup. Head Coach Brad Childress named him as the starter for the remainder of the 2008 season on September 17, 2008. Frerotte led the Vikings to an 8-3 record before suffering a back injury that kept Jackson as the starter.
Frerotte tied for the longest stretch from scramage by to Bernard Berrian of the Chicago Bears on November 30, 2008.
Frerotte had expressed interest in playing quarterback for the 2009 NFL season but the Vikings' quarterback was fired on February 27, 2009, after the team traded for quarterback Sage Rosenfels. However, the Vikings will eventually sign Brett Favre to be their starting lineup.