19 games/10 starts; 7 games/1 start as a Vikings
Veteran player with starting experience in the NFL...Saw action off the bench in 4 games in 2007 and started 1st game as a Viking at Green Bay (11/11/07)...Converted 1st career 2-point conversion on run vs. Chicago (12/17/07) on Monday Night Football…Joined the Vikings’ QB group as a seasoned backup at the end of the 2006 preseason and saw action in 2 regular season games…Completed 13-of-18 (72.2%) passes for 146 yards, including a 50-yard screen pass to Mewelde Moore that tied for the longest pass of 2006 by the Vikings…Threw 1st career TD pass to Jerald Sowell vs. San Diego (11/6/05) in the 4th quarter and found Laveranues Coles later in the 4th quarter as the Jets mounted a furious comeback effort. Bollinger entered the game for an injured Vinny Testaverde in the 3rd quarter down 28-13 and rallied the Jets to 2 TDs but fell 31- 26…Won 1st game as a starter vs. Oakland (12/11/05) with a 26-10 win…Set the NY Jets franchise record for rushing yards by a QB with 56 on 6 carries against the Raiders…Connected with TE Doug Jolley for the longest pass play by the Jets in 2005 with a 60-yard TD at Miami (12/18/05)…Saw 1st career game action in 13-3 win at Arizona (11/28/04)…Part of the 2004 Jets squad that went 10-6, advanced to the AFC playoffs and won an overtime Wild Card game at San Diego before falling to eventual Super Bowl XL champions Pittsburgh in overtime during the Divisional Round.
2007Threw a TD pass and scrambled for a 2-point conversion run during the season...Came in to relieve starters Tarvaris Jackson and Kelly Holcomb in the course of 2007...Entered game vs. Chicago (12/17) on Monday Night Football when Jackson was briefly injured and handed off to Adrian Peterson for go-ahead TD and ran in 2- point conversion to stretch the lead to 20-13, the final margin... Started 1st game as a Viking in 2007, opening at Green Bay (11/11), throwing season-long 50-yard pass to RB Chester Taylor...Saw action in 5 games during the season... Hit WR Sidney Rice with a 40-yard TD vs. San Diego (11/4) after relieving Jackson following a concussion, helping engineer the upset of the eventual AFC West champions... Handed off to Peterson vs. San Diego (11/4) as he set the NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards...Entered game vs. Philadelphia (10/28) when Holcomb left with neck injury and posted a 99.6 passer rating... Came into game at Detroit (9/16) during OT period after Jackson left with groin injury, his 1st action of the 2007 season.2006Saw action in 2 games, completing 13-of-18 (72.2%) passes for 146 yards…Saw 1st action since 2005 regular season finale, a win vs. Buffalo (1/1/06), and 1st action as a Viking when he came in to relieve Brad Johnson vs. New England (10/22), ending the day on 6-of- 9 passing for 76 yards…Connected on a 50-yard screen pass to Mewelde Moore vs. New England (10/30), which tied for the longest pass of 2006 by the Vikings…Relieved Johnson in 3rd quarter at Chicago (12/3), completing 7-of- 9 passes for 70 yards and a passer rating of 99.1 but left in the 4th quarter with a shoulder injury…Was inactive as the Vikings’ 3rd QB for the season finale vs. St. Louis (12/31)…Dressed but did not play as the 3rd QB in 3 games…Did not play as the Vikings backup in 9 games…Was inactive as the Vikings 3rd QB in season opener at Washington (9/11)...Acquired in a trade with theNY Jets for DT C.J. Mosley and a draft pick on 8/31/06 at the end of the 2006 preseason.2005Stepped into Jets QB job and started 9 of the 11 games he saw action in…Won 2 of the final 4 starts of th season, beating Oakland and Buffalo…Completed 56.4% of his passes for the season and threw 7 TDs, including the longest pass play of the season for the Jets when he connected with TE Doug Jolley for a 60-yard TD at Miami (12/18)…Started 1st career game at Baltimore (10/2), facing the Ravens defense that ended the season ranked #5 in the NFL in total defense…Threw 1st career TD pass to Jerald Sowell vs. San Diego (11/6) in the 4th quarter and found Laveranues Coles later in the 4th quarter as the Jets mounted a furious comeback effort...Bollinger entered San Diego game for an injured Vinny Testaverde in the 3rd quarter down 28-13 and rallied the Jets to 2 TDs but fell 31- 26…Won 1st game as a starter vs. Oakland (12/11) with a 26-10 win. Set the NY Jets franchise record for rushing yards by a QB with 56 on 6 carries against the Raiders…Won season finale, 30-26 vs. Buffalo (1/1/06) in his final game as a Jet…Posted a passer rating of 100+ points in 3 games on the season, coming in off the bench vs. San Diego (11/6) and notching a 103.3, a career-high 107.9 vs. New Orleans (11/27) and a 106.0 at Miami (12/18) in a game when he set career-highs for attempts (42), completions (28) and threw for 327 yards, his lone 300-yard game of his career.2004Saw 1st career action in 13-3 win at Arizona (11/28/04) when he went 5-of-9 for 60 yards and had 1 carry for 2 yards. He entered the Arizona game in relief of Quincy Carter who left with an injury and connected with WR Wayne Chrebet for a 26-yard gain to convert a 3rddown… Was listed as the 2nd QB for a pair of games, at Cleveland (11/21) and vs. Baltimore (11/14), but did not play…Inactive as the 3rd QB for the remaining 13 games on the season…Part of the Jets team what went 10-6, advancing to the AFC Playoffs where they won a Wild Card game at San Diego in overtime and lost an overtime game at the eventual Super Bowl XL champion Steelers in the Divisional Round.2003Listed as the backup QB in the opening 6 games of the season and was inactive for the last 10 games of the season as the 3rd QB...Drafted in the 6th Round (#200 overall) by the Jets.
Earned degree in history from Wisconsin…Played at UW when Vikings offensive line coach Jim Hueber was on the Badgers staff and was recruited to UW by Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress…Father, Rob, was the offensive coordinator for the University of North Dakota and coached when Vikings’ TE Jim Kleinsasser was at UND...Hosts the Bollinger Passing Camp for kids in Grand Forks…Drafted by the LA Dodgers in 2000 despite not playing baseball since Legion ball in high school…Voted by Jets teammates as the winner of the 2005 Dennis Byrd Award recognizing the Most Inspirational Player…Supports the Salvation Army in the Twin Cities…Married to Natalie and the couple has sons, Miles and Beau...Wife was a soccer player at UW.