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Damon Huard
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 215
Year: 7
Yrs/Pat: 3
Acquired: UFA-01 (Mia)
School: Washington
Major: Computer Engineering
Born: Jul 9, 1973
Yakima
WA
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Damon Huard was born July 9, 1973 in Yakima, Wash. ... He attended Puyallup (Wash.) High, where he had a standout two-sport prep career in football and basketball ... Earned All-American honors at quarterback and was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year ... Also led the state in basketball, averaging 24.6 points per game as a junior ... Played tight end as a sophomore before being converted to quarterback his junior year ... Assisted in building two houses for Habitat for Humanity in South Miami during the 1997 bye weekend ... Participated in events benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ... Won a prize for the largest tuna caught at the Dolphins annual charity fishing tournament to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ... Brother, Brock, is a quarterback who also played at the University of Washington and now is with the Indianapolis Colts ... Has another brother, Luke, who is in his senior year as a quarterback at Sam Houston State ... Damon and his wife, Julie, have a daughter, Holly, and a son, Samuel … Majored in business at Washington.
Damon Huard signed as a veteran free agent with the Patriots on April 2, 2001 … He originally signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as a non-drafted free agent on April 23, 1996 … Released by the Bengals (8/19/96) … Signed by the Miami Dolphins (4/24/97) and later released (8/24/97) … Re-signed to the Dolphins practice squad (8/26/97) … Activated (9/6/97), but did not see any game action in 1997 … Assigned by the Dolphins to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in 1998 … Signed a two-year contact extension with the Dolphins (12/3/99) ... Released following the 2000 season.
Career GP/GS: 34/6 (4/0)
Huard was listed as the Patriots second quarterback for seven of 16 regular season games in 2001.
Became just the second quarterback in Dolphins history to win his first three games as a starter, joining Earl Morrall, who accomplished the feat during the Dolphins undefeated season in 1972
In his first action of the 1999 season, Huard replaced Dan Marino and completed 24 of 42 passes for 240 yards with two touchdowns and an interception to lead the Dolphins to a 31-30 victory over the Patriots (10/17/99), despite being sacked nine times. He added 54 yards on six carries, including a long run of 25 yards and earned Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week honors.
Damon saw action in every game for the Dolphins 1999 and in 2000 (as a placeholder on kicks), but started just six games at quarterback. In those six games, the Dolphins were 5-1.
A four-year letterman (1992-95) and three-year starter (1993-95) at Washington, where he concluded his career as the Huskies all-time passing leader with 5,692 yards ... In his career, connected on 458 of 744 passes (61.6%) for 5,692 yards with 34 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. 1995 (Senior): Completed 184 of 267 passes (64.1%) for 2,415 yards with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions ... His 2,415 yards ranks second in school history ... Named ABC Sports Player of the Game in Washington’s victory over Miami (Fla.) to end the Hurricanes NCAA-record home winning streak ... Red-shirted as a freshman in 1991 on the Huskies National Championship Team.
2002 (2/0): Appeared in two games, leading the Patriots on a touchdown drive at N.Y. Jets (9/15) and picked up a first down on a four-yard quarterback sneak out of a punt formation at Chicago (11/10). N.Y. Jets (9/15): Saw his first regular-season game action as a Patriot in their 44-7 win over the Jets … In his only series, orchestrated a seven-play, 37-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. Chicago (11/10): Ran in behind center out of a punt formation and converted a quarterback sneak for four yards on fourth-and-one to gain a first down in the second quarter … Helped to continue a drive on which the Patriots scored their first points of the afternoon on a 57-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri as the Patriots went on to a thrilling, 33-30 comeback win over the Bears.
Utilized as the Patriots back-up quarterback for seven weeks (Week 3-Week 9) in 2001 … Listed as the third quarterback for nine weeks during the regular season and all three postseason games.
With Miami Dolphins: Started just one game for the Dolphins and improved to 5-1 as a starter with a win over the Colts at Indianapolis (11/26) … Saw action in every game as a holder on field goal and PAT units, but only saw action in three games at quarterback, including two in a reserve role … For the season, he completed 61.9 percent of his pass attempts (39-of-63) for 319 yards and one touchdown … He was also intercepted three times. vs. N.Y. Jets (11/19): Saw his first action of the season at quarterback when he replaced Jay Fiedler, who suffered a pinched nerve during the first offensive series of the game … Huard completed 16 of 29 attempts for 128 yards, but threw three interceptions in the loss. Indianapolis (11/26): Started for the injured Fiedler and completed 22-of-33 attempts for 183 yards, including a touchdown … His touchdown came on a 17-yard completion to Oronde Gadsden with 1:10 left in the game, capping a 17-14 come-from-behind victory over the Colts … Huard connected on 6-of-7 attempts for 76 yards and a touchdown on the game’s final drive ... It was Huard’s second career fourth quarter comeback … When Brock Huard , Damon’s brother, started at quarterback that same day for Seattle vs. Denver, it marked the first time in NFL history that two brothers had started at quarterback on the same weekend. New England (12/24): Replaced Fiedler briefly against the Patriots and completed his only pass attempt for a 7-yard gain. Indianapolis (12/30): Participated as the placement holder on PATs and field goal units in a 23-17 victory over the Colts in the Wild Card playoff game.
With Miami Dolphins: Saw action in every game as a holder on special teams units and made his NFL starting debut at quarterback vs. Philadelphia (10/24/99), one week after replacing Dan Marino and leading the Dolphins to a come-from-behind victory over the New England Patriots (10/17) … Started five games and was 4-1 in those games … Completed 125-of-216 attempts (57.9%) for 1,288 yards, eight touchdowns, four interceptions and 28 sacks for a quarterback rating of 79.8 ... Finished fourth on the team with 124 yards rushing on 28 attempts with a long run of 25 yards … Took snaps at quarterback in nine contests overall, including four games in a reserve role … Became just the second quarterback in franchise history to win his first three games as a starter, joining Earl Morrall, who accomplished the feat during the Dolphins undefeated season in 1972 … Became the first Dolphins quarterback other than Dan Marino to lead the team to three straight victories since David Woodley won the last three games of the 1982 season (Marino was drafted the following season) … His eight touchdown passes also marked the most by a Dolphins quarterback other than Marino since 1993 when Scott Mitchell tossed 12 touchdown passes when Marino missed the final 11 games of that year with a torn right Achilles’ tendon. New England (10/17): Took his first snaps of the season when he replaced Dan Marino, who was suffering from right trapezius spasms, following the second series of the game ... He completed 24 of 42 passes for 240 yards with two touchdowns and one interception to lead the Dolphins to a 31-30 victory over the Patriots, despite being sacked nine times ... He added 54 yards on six carries, including a long run of 25 yards ... For his performance, Huard was named the Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week ... Of his six rush attempts, three were good for first downs on Dolphins scoring drives ... His rushing total was the most by a Dolphins quarterback in a game since David Woodley scampered for 58 yards on seven attempts (9/12/82) at the N.Y. Jets ... His 25-yard run was the longest by a Dolphins quarterback since Scott Mitchell had a 32-yard run on (11/14/93) at Philadelphia ... Dolphins trailed 7-0 when he came into the game, and his first pass was intercepted by Ty Law and returned 27 yards for a touchdown ... Following that, he led the Dolphins to scores on five of their final six possessions of the first half, including four Olindo Mare field goals ... Lone touchdown of the half came on 69-yard strike to Tony Martin with 7:48 to play in the half and was the first touchdown pass of his career, as well as, the longest completion by a Dolphin since Dan Marino hooked up with Stanley Pritchett for a 74-yard scoring pass on (9/15/96) against the N.Y. Jets ... With the Dolphins trailing 30-22 with 5:46 remaining, he led the Dolphins on two consecutive scoring drives to close out the game, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Pritchett on third-and-goal with 23 seconds to play, giving the Dolphins a 31-30 win ... Including the touchdown pass, Huard converted four third-down completions on the game-winning drive. Philadelphia (10/24): Made his NFL starting debut, replacing an injured Marino (right trapezius spasms) and completed 15 of 21 passes for 142 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in Miami’s 16-13 victory ... Added 12 yards on 6 rushes ... His 1 interception was returned 67 yards for a touchdown by Eagles safety Brian Dawkins ... Long pass of 26 yards to went to tight end Troy Drayton. Oakland (10/31): Made his second consecutive start and connected on 16 of 32 passes for 221 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions in a 16-9 win ... Also ran for six yards on six attempts and had one reception for no gain when he caught his own deflected pass ... It was the first reception by a Dolphins quarterback since Dan Marino had one for minus-6 yards at New England (11/12/95) ... Long completion of 36 yards went to wide receiver Oronde Gadsden. Tennessee (11/7): Completed 15 of 25 attempts for 210 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Dolphins 17-0 victory ... Touchdown passes came on completions of 6 yards to Stanley Pritchett and 43 yards to Tony Martin. Buffalo (11/14): Completed nine of 25 passes for 65 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in a 23-3 loss, Miami’s only loss with Huard as a starter. New England (11/21): In his final game as a starter (replacing Marino) he connected on 18 of 30 passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions ... His touchdown passes both went to Oronde Gadsden ... Left the game permanently in the third quarter with a broken nose sustained after being sacked by Willie McGinest ... Also rushed for 13 yards on three attempts. Dallas (11/25): Saw action in a reserve role and completed four-of-five passes for 44 yards with a long of 27 ... Also rushed once for six yards. N.Y. Jets (12/12): Saw reserve action late in the game and connected on six-of-seven passes for 75 yards, including a touchdown and a long of 18 yards ... His touchdown pass was an 8-yard toss to Gadsden. Washington (1/2/00): Played the entire second half and connected on 18 of 29 passes for 162 yards with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Gadsden and one interception ... Added 22 yards on two carries, including a 17-yard gain. Jacksonville (1/15/00): Saw his only postseason action at quarterback, completing five-of-16 passes for 46 yards ... It was his third postseason appearance at quarterback.
With Miami Dolphins: Made his NFL debut in his second NFL season, seeing action at quarterback in two reserve appearances ... Finished the season completing six-of-nine attempts for 85 yards, and one interception ... Designated as the third quarterback for eight games. N.Y. Jets (10/4): Made his NFL debut in relief of Marino and connected on two-of-three passes for 21 yards ... Completed his first NFL pass for 15 yards to tight end Ed Perry. Atlanta (12/27): Completed four-of-six passes for 64 yards and one interception ... Connected with Gadsden on a 24-yard completion, his longest of the season. Denver (1/9/99): Entered the Dolphins Divisional Playoff game against the Broncos as the third quarterback in the fourth quarter ... He did not attempt a pass, but was credited with two rushes for minus-2 yards.
With Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe): Started every game for the Frankfurt Galaxy after being allocated by the Dolphins to NFL Europe in the Spring of 1998 ... Completed 159 of 290 passes (54.8%) for 1,857 yards with 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a rating of 78.2 ... Also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on 28 attempts ... Completion percentage led the league, yardage total and rating were third and 12 touchdown passes ranked fourth ... Led club to a 7-3 record and a berth in World Bowl ’98 . . . Missed the championship game, however, with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder sustained in the first quarter of the season finale at the Rhein Fire.
With Miami Dolphins: Began the season on the Dolphins practice squad, but was activated prior to the second week of the season (9/6) ... Designated as the third quarterback for the remaining 15 regular season games as well as the wild-card playoff game at New England (12/28).
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