Quinn Gray

Quinn Gray
No. 5, 8
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-05-21) May 21, 1979
Place of birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
College: Florida A&M
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT: 13-5
Passing yards: 1,328
QB Rating: 91.4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Quinn Fordham Gray, Sr. (born May 21, 1979) is a former American football quarterback who played for four seasons in the National Football League and one season each in the United Football League and NFL Europe. Gray's last job was coaching the high school football team Whitefield Academy. the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2003, the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2005–2007, the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008, and the New York Sentinels in 2009. He was signed by the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Florida A&M. Gray has also been a member of the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.

Early years

Gray attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was a letterman and a star in football as a quarterback, basketball, and in baseball as a pitcher. In football, he won All-Region and All-District honors.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

In 2002, Gray attended training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, appearing in three preseason games, completing 5 of 8 passes for 55 yards and one interception. In 2003, he was allocated to NFL Europe, where he led the Frankfurt Galaxy to a win in World Bowl XI.

He attended the Jaguars training camp the next year, winning the 3rd quarterback job. He first saw action in a regular season game with the season finale against the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 season, completing 14 passes for 100 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions for a passer rating of 119.0. He again saw action in the 2006 season finale versus the Kansas City Chiefs, entering the game to replace David Garrard in the third quarter. Down 28-10, he nearly led the Jaguars to a comeback, completing 13 of 22 passes 166 yards, with no interceptions, and rushing for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns.

In October 2007, he became starting quarterback of the Jaguars due to an injury to Garrard. Gray went 2-1 as the starter. He also started the last game of the season against Houston Texans, losing 42-28.

Gray became an unrestricted free agent following the 2007 season.

Houston Texans

On March 24, 2008, the Houston Texans signed Gray to a one-year, $645,000 contract.[1] He was released by the team on June 9.

Indianapolis Colts

With quarterback Peyton Manning out of the early portion of 2008 Training Camp with a knee injury, Gray signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[2] He was released on August 30, 2008.

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 22, 2008, Gray was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs after quarterbacks Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard were placed on injured reserve.[3]

The Chiefs released Gray on March 11, 2009.

New York Sentinels

Gray was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on August 5, 2009.[4]

Coaching career

Gray was announced as the new head coach at Mandarin High School [5][6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?issue=10842008032400000000001001&page=31&article=fbc9a191-f03d-4e23-b87c-39da3e8506c0&key=W8KvFccGaVldlwlV7R1dxQ%3D%3D&feed=gp
  2. ↑ Archived July 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Chiefs sign quarterback Quinn Gray
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Quinn Gray". FAMUAthletics.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  6. ↑ big rattler (2011-03-16). "Gray hired as assistant FAMU football coach". Rattlernation.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
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