TRANSACTIONS:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by St. Louis (4/4/09)…placed on
reserve/injured list (9/3/08)...signed a contract extension with Baltimore
(9/6/07)…selected by Baltimore in the first round (19th overall) of the 2003 NFL
Draft.
PRO: Seventh-year veteran
enters first season with St. Louis…ranks as Baltimore Ravens’ all-time franchise
leader with 746 completions, 1,311 attempts and 7,846 passing yards…has 45
touchdowns…started all 16 games in 2004, marking the first time since 1996
(Vinny Testaverde) that a Ravens’ quarterback started every game.
2008 SEASON: Spent the season
on the reserve/injured list after suffering a shoulder injury in the second
preseason game against Minnesota (8/16).
2007 SEASON: Saw action in 12
games, starting eight…completed a career-high 61.1 percent of his passes (168 of
275) for 1,743 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions…also rushed 19 times
for 89 yards…vs. New York Jets (9/16): Recorded a 97.9 passer
rating while leading the Ravens to a 20-13 win…completed 23 of 35 passes (65.7
percent) for 185 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions…vs. New
England (12/3): Posted a 105.3 quarterback rating…completed 15 of 23
passes for 210 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
2006 SEASON: Saw action in
five games…posted a career-high 104.0 passer rating…threw for 485 yards and five
touchdowns…vs. Pittsburgh (11/26): Recorded a career-long
77-yard touchdown strike to rookie WR Mark Clayton, which set up a Ravens’ field
goal…vs. Cleveland (12/17): Stepped in for an injured Steve
McNair following the Ravens second possession and posted a 112.8 quarterback
rating…threw for 238 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the 27-17
win.
2005 SEASON: Started nine
games, missing seven due to a toe injury suffered in the first game of the
season…threw for 1,799 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions…vs.
Green Bay (12/19): completed 19 of 27 passes for a then career-high
70.4 completion percentage…threw for 253 yards, three touchdowns and no
interceptions for a career-high 136.8 quarterback rating in the 48-3
victory…vs. Minnesota (12/25): Named FedEx Air Player of the
Week for performance…threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns…also recorded a
career-high 70.6 completion percentage on 24 of 34 passing...became the first
quarterback in Ravens history to record 110-plus passer ratings in consecutive
games.
2004 SEASON: Started all 16
games, marking the first time since 1996 (Vinny Testaverde) that a Ravens’
quarterback started every game…set career highs, completing 258-of-464 (55.6
percent) for 2,559 yards with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions…set a new
franchise record with 2.4 interception percentage…had four games with passer
ratings over 100…vs. Kansas City (10/4): Posted a 108.5
quarterback rating…passed for 154 yards, one touchdown and zero
interceptions…vs. Indianapolis (12/19): Completed passes to 10
different receivers.
2003 SEASON: Saw action in 11
games, starting the first nine games of the season, earning a 5-3 record before
being sidelined with an injury (thigh) in the first half of game nine at St.
Louis (11/9)…completed 116 of 224 passes for 1,260 yards, seven touchdowns and
nine interceptions, with a long of 73 yards …was inactive in games 10—14 due to
surgery (11/11) to repair muscle in his quadriceps…at Pittsburgh (9/7):
Made first career start…threw first touchdown pass of career on a
5-yard completion to WR Travis Taylor.
