Gus Frerotte

Games and Starts

(regular season, playoffs) 1994 (5/4-Wash.), 1995 (16/11-Wash.), 1996 (16/16-Wash.), 1997 (13/13-Wash.), 1998 (3/2-Wash.), 1999 (9/6, 1/1-Det.), 2000 (10/6, 1/1-Den.), 2001 (4/1-Den.), 2002 (4/3-Cinn.), 2003 (16/2). Total - 96/64, 2/2.

Professional Biography

Experienced veteran QB who will serve as the backup to starter Daunte Culpepper for the second straight year...Has played in 96 career games with 64 starts...Set a team record in his 1st start as a Viking with a 157.2 passer rating vs. San Francisco (9/28), going 16-21 for 267 yards and 4 TDs...Had back-to-back starts with a 100+ passer rating in '03, the first time he has accomplished that feat in his career...Earned a berth in the Pro Bowl following 1996 campaign with Washington where he started all 16 games and posted career-highs for passing yards (3,453), attempts (470) and completions (270)...Has started a pair of playoff games in his career with Detroit and Denver in 1999 and 2000 respectively...Has thrown for over 1,700 yards in a season for 3 different teams in his career, Washington, Detroit and Denver...Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in 1st career start at Indianapolis (10/23/94) when he went 17-of-32 for 226 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs in a 40-27 win that snapped a 5-game Redskins losing streak...Has distributed his 77 career TD passes to 28 different players.

NFL History

• Veteran QB guided 2 teams to playoffs as a starter - the 1999 Lions and the 2000 Broncos.
• Has played for 7 NFL franchises, his most extended time as a starter came with Washington where he opened 46 games from 1994-98.
• Was ultimately replaced in Washington when the Redskins traded with the Vikings for Brad Johnson entering the 1999 season.
• Threw his 100^th career TD in 2007 and started 3 games for the Rams.
• Steered the Rams to 2 of the 3 highest point outputs of the 2007 season in starts vs. Arizona (31 points) and vs. Atlanta (28 points).
• Earned trip to 1996 Pro Bowl as a Redskin, hitting Cris Carter with a TD pass in the game.
• Holds Vikings single-game passer rating record at 157.2, coming in his 1^st start with the team vs. 49ers in 2003.
• Threw 2 passes of 72 yards for the Vikings at Detroit in 2003, hitting Kelly Campbell for a TD and Randy Moss.
• Steered Miami to 6 straight wins at the end of the 2005 season to end season 9-7.
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in his 1^st career start, at Indianapolis (10/23/94) as a rookie.
• Led Detroit to the playoffs for the last time, a 1999 Wild Card matchup with his former team, Washington.
• Has a 37-44-1 career record as a starter.
• Has amassed passer ratings over 100 points in 14 career starts and 16 total games.
• Has thrown 2+ TD passes in 27 career starts.
• Has 6 career games with 300+ yards passing and 1 over 400 yards. His last 300-yard game came in final start of 2007 with 311 yards in win over Atlanta (12/2/07).
• Played in final game as a Viking in Divisional Playoff game at Philly en route to Eagles Super Bowl berth.  

College Information

Finished career at Tulsa as the school's 2nd-ranked all-time passer behind T.J. Rubley, a teammate from 1991-92...Threw for 5,480 yards and 32 TDs on 432-of-860 passing...His 2,871 yards as a senior were the most by a Tulsa QB in 28 years...Added 21 TD passes as a senior...Threw for 6 TDs vs. East Carolina and topped the 300-yard mark 6 times in his career...Handled punting duties for the team as a sophomore and averaged 35.5 yards per punt...Forced into starting role for 8 games as a redshirt freshman in 1990 after Rubley was injured, starting his 1st career game at Oklahoma.

Personal Biography

An avid golfer, shot a hole-in-one at a course in Coeur d'Alene, ID in 1997...Sponsors the Gus Frerotte Foundation to benefit children in his hometown of Ford City, PA...Active in the Twin Cities community through the Leo Lewis Foundation and Salvation Army...Married to Ann, with a daughter, Abigaile, and sons Gunnar and Gabe...Teammate of Vikings LB Chris Claiborne in Detroit...Avid NHL hockey fan who made the pre-game "Let's Play Hockey" announcement at a Minnesota Wild game during the 2003 season...Attended Ford City High in Ford City, PA...Led football team to the district title game for 1st time in school history...A 4-time letterman in baseball and 3-time honoree in football and basketball.