Samuel Jacob "Sam" Bradford (born November 8, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, and played college football at Oklahoma. In 2008, as a redshirt sophomore, Bradford became the second sophomore to win a Heisman Trophy. Bradford also holds the NCAA record for most touchdown passes by a freshman quarterback, with 36. In his first season in the NFL, Bradford set the record for most completions by a rookie in NFL history, which helped earn him the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2.1 Freshman season 2.2 Sophomore season 2.3 Junior season 2.4 Awards and honors 2.5 Statistics 3 Professional career 3.1 2010 NFL Draft 3.2 St. Louis Rams 3.3 Statistics 3.3.1 Regular season 4 Personal 5 References 6 External links [edit] Early years Bradford was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] He attended! Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City, where he starred in football, basketball and golf . As a senior quarterback for his high school football team in 2005–2006, he threw for 2,029 yards and 17 touchdowns in 12 games.[2] His senior year in basketball, he averaged a double-double.[3] However, Bradford was a three-star recruit not that highly ranked among the high school class of 2006,[4] with his highest ranking being No. 12 amongst only Pro-Style quarterbacks by recruiting source Rivals.com, behind Pat Devlin, Juice Williams, Josh Freeman, and being overshadowed by the likes of five-star recruits Mitch Mustain, Matthew Stafford and Tim Tebow.[2][5] [edit] College career [edit] Freshman season In 2006, Oklahoma's starting quarterback Rhett Bomar, then a sophomore, was dismissed from the team for violating NCAA rules. Paul Thompson, a senior quarterback-turned-wide receiver, converted back to quarterback and led the 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team! to win the Big 12 Championship Game. His departure left a voi! d at the quarterback position at Oklahoma. Six players on the roster tried out for the starting position during the following off-season, including three walk-on quarterbacks,[6] true freshman Keith Nichol (a Rivals.com 4-star recruit and 6th-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the 2007 recruiting class, who later transferred to Michigan State University), junior Joey Halzle (the only one with game experience), and Bradford, a redshirt freshman. On August 21, 2007, Bradford won the starting quarterback role for the 2007 team.[7] Bradford (left) with Joey Halzle (center) and Hays McEachern (right) during spring practice in April 2007 In his first game for the Sooners, against the University of North Texas, Bradford completed 21 of 23 attempts for 363 yards and three touchdowns in a little over two quarters, breaking the school record for passing yards in a half, held by his quarterback coach Josh Heupel, with 350.[8] The very next game, Bradford broke Heisman Trophy winner Ja! son White's school record for most consecutive pass completions with 22 (18 came in the first half and four at the start of the second).[9] In the second week of the 2007 season, Bradford was named the national offensive player of the week by the Walter Camp Foundation[10] after tying the school record for most touchdown passes in a game with five.[11] Having thrown 25 touchdowns through his first nine games, Bradford was on pace to break the NCAA freshman record of 29 touchdowns set by David Neill in 1998 and tied by Colt McCoy in 2006. In the November 17, 2007 game against Texas Tech, Bradford suffered a concussion of unknown severity. He was removed from the game and replaced by back-up quarterback Joey Halzle. The Sooners lost the game, 27–34.[12] Bradford was able to play in the Bedlam game against Oklahoma State on November 24.[13][14] During the November 24, 2007 game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Bradford broke the NCAA freshman record of 29 touchdowns ! by passing his 30th touchdown to Joe Jon Finley during the sec! ond quar ter.[15] At the Missouri Tigers game, Bradford threw for 209 yards and 0 interceptions. He was 18–26 and threw for two touchdowns. The Sooners won the Big 12 Championship after defeating Missouri for the second time in a season. The Sooners played the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2008 and lost 48–28. It was Bradford's first BCS bowl game as a starter. [edit] Sophomore season See also: 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team Sam Bradford during the 2008 NCAA season. In week 8 of the following season against Kansas, Bradford surpassed quarterback coach Josh Heupel's school record for passing yards in a single game with 468 yards. Bradford led the Sooners to their third straight Big 12 Championship and defeated Missouri 62–21. In the process, the Sooners broke Hawaii's 2006 record for the most points in a single season with 702 points. Also, the Sooners were the first team in NCAA history who had scored 60 or more points in five straig! ht games. Oklahoma finished the 2008 regular season with a 12–1 record, ranking #2 in the AP Poll and #1 in the BCS Standings. The Sooners earned a trip to play Florida at the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. After the regular season, Bradford captured the Davey O'Brien Award[16] and the Heisman Trophy.[17][18] He is the second sophomore, after 2007 winner Tim Tebow of the University of Florida, to receive the Heisman; he also became the fifth University of Oklahoma player, as well as the first person of Native American descent to capture the trophy.[19] Bradford received 1,726 total points while the other finalists, Colt McCoy, of the University of Texas, and Tim Tebow, received 1,604 and 1,575, respectively. Tebow, however, collected more first-place votes, 309, while Bradford got 300. Bradford got the most points thanks to the help of his 315 second-place votes. A total of 926 voters participated in the balloting.[20] 2008 Heisman Trophy Finalist Voting[21] Finalis! t First place votes (3 pts. each) Second place votes (2 pts. e! ach) Thi rd place votes (1 pt. each) Total points Sam Bradford 300 315 196 1,726 Colt McCoy 266 288 230 1,604 Tim Tebow 309 207 234 1,575 When combined with Blake Griffin's Naismith Award, Oklahoma became the first school to have a winner in both top basketball and football individual awards in the same year. Bradford was also voted the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year. Bradford received 27 votes, again beating McCoy (17 votes) and Tim Tebow (16 votes).[22] Bradford is the third Oklahoma Sooner to win the award, joining Josh Heupel (2000) and Jason White (2003). Heupel and White were also quarterbacks, with Heupel being the current quarterbacks coach for Oklahoma. Bradford faced Florida, led by Tebow, in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.[23] He threw 26-of-41 passes for 256 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Florida ended up beating Oklahoma 24–14.[24] [edit] Junior season See also: 2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team Bradford announced that he! would forgo the 2009 NFL Draft to return to Oklahoma for his junior season.[25] In the Sooners' first game of the season (against Brigham Young), Bradford suffered a 3rd degree AC joint sprain one play after becoming Oklahoma's all-time passing leader. Playing without Bradford for the second half of the game, Oklahoma went on to lose 13–14. Bradford was originally scheduled to return in about three to six weeks,[26] but head coach Bob Stoops initially refused to either confirm or deny that timetable.[27] After missing three weeks, Bradford returned to the field during the Baylor game, and completed 27-of-49 passes for 389 yards and one touchdown, leading the Sooners to a 33–7 victory.[28] Bradford re-injured his right shoulder on October 17, 2009 in the Red River Rivalry against Texas on the second drive of the game. It was later announced that he would undergo season-ending shoulder surgery and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.[29] [edit] Awards and honors 2007 Sporting News ! Freshman of the Year[30] 2007 Second-team All-American by Spor! ting New s[30] 2007 Honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly[31] College Football News,[32] and Sports Illustrated[33] 2007 All-Big 12 honorable mention by the league's coaches[34] 2007 All-Big 12 Academic Team[35] 2008 Second-team Academic All-American by ESPN The Magazine[36] 2008 All-Big 12 Academic Team[37] 2008 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year as named by the league's coaches, who also selected him to the All-Big 12 first team[38] 2008 First-team All-American by CBS Sports,[39] Rivals.com,[40] ESPN,[41] Associated Press[42] and Sporting News[43] 2008 Davey O'Brien Award winner[16] 2008 Heisman Trophy winner[44] 2008 Associated Press College Football Player of the Year[45] 2008 Sammy Baugh Trophy 2008 co-Sporting News Player of the Year[46] 2008 Harley Award [47] 2008 Touchdown Club of Columbus Quarterback of the Year[48] 2010 NFL Draft First overall pick 2010 Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award (St. Louis Rams' rookie of the year award) [edit] Statistics Passing Ru! shing Season Team GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD Int Att Yds TD 2007 Oklahoma Sooners 14 176.52 341 237 69.5 3,121 36 8 31 7 0 2008 Oklahoma Sooners 14 180.86 483 328 67.9 4,721 50 8 42 47 5 2009 Oklahoma Sooners 2 133.9 69 39 58.7 562 2 0 3 −5 0 Source:[49] [edit] Professional career [edit] 2010 NFL Draft Although he likely would have been one of the first quarterbacks taken in the 2009 NFL Draft, Bradford decided to return to Oklahoma for his junior season in January 2009.[50] But on October 25, 2009, Bradford announced he would forgo his final year at Oklahoma and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.[51] Commonly considered one of the top prospects available, Bradford was projected as high as the No. 1 overall pick for most of the preseason and the early part of the regular season.[52][53][54] Due to his s
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