Garrett Gilbert
American football player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Garrett Antone Gilbert (born July 1, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, he played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and SMU.
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Born: | (1991-07-01) July 1, 1991 (age 32) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 214 | ||||||||||||
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Joining the NFL in 2014, Gilbert was primarily assigned to his teams' practice squads during his first four seasons and appeared in only one game with the Carolina Panthers. He came to prominence in 2019 as the starting quarterback for the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), where he led the league in passing yards and passer rating. Gilbert rejoined the NFL after the AAF suspended operations and started games for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Football Team.