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Sherdrick Bonner
American football player and broadcaster (born 1968) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sherdrick Deon "Sed" Bonner (born October 19, 1968) is an American former professional football quarterback who played fifteen seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL).
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Early life
Bonner attended Azusa High School in Azusa, California and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball and track & field.
College career
Bonner graduated from Cal State Northridge in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology and was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[1] While there, he started at quarterback and led the Matadors to the 1990 Western Football Conference co-championship and the program's only playoff appearance. He completed 319 of 637 passes for 3,533 yards and 18 touchdowns in 37 career games. He earned honorable mention All-Western Football Conference honors his senior year in 1991. Bonner also lettered in basketball, volleyball, and track and field. He played 23 games for the basketball team in the 1987–88 season, outside hitter for the men's volleyball team in the 1991 season, and took first place in the high jump three times. He was inducted into CSUN's Matador Hall of Fame on October 2, 1998.
Bonner was inducted into the Cal State Northridge Matadors Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]
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Professional career
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Arizona Rattlers (first stint)
Bonner first played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 1993 to 1998.[3] He won ArenaBowl VIII in 1994 and ArenaBowl XI in 1997.
Miami Dolphins
Bonner signed with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) in March 1995.[4] He was later released on June 13, 1995.[5]
Atlanta Falcons
Bonner was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL on November 25, 1998.[6] He remained on the Falcons' practice squad as they lost Super Bowl XXXIII to the Denver Broncos on January 31, 1999.[7] He re-signed with Atlanta in February 1999.[8] Bonner was waived on August 10, 1999.[9]
Arizona Cardinals
On October 19, 1999, after Jake Plummer, the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals suffered an injury, Bonner was signed to the team's active roster to serve as the third-string quarterback behind new starter Dave Brown and rookie Chris Greisen.[10] Bonner was waived by the Cardinals on December 19, 1999.[11]
San Diego Chargers
Bonner was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers on December 20, 1999.[5] He became a free agent after the 1999 season.[5]
Arizona Rattlers (second stint)
ON August 10, 1999, Bonner re-signed with the Rattlers the same day he was waived by the Falcons.[9] He played for the Rattlers again from 2000 to 2001. On March 25, 2002, he re-signed with the Rattlers.[12]
On Friday, April 7, 2006, he got his 100th career win as his Rattlers won over the newly formed Utah Blaze 64–52 on the road.
On Saturday, April 28, 2007, in a 67–45 road loss to the New York Dragons, Bonner joined Clint Dolezel and Andy Kelly as the only quarterbacks to throw 800 career touchdown passes.[13]
On Saturday, October 27, 2007, the Rattlers released Bonner after 14 seasons.
Chicago Rush
Bonner signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Rush on October 30, 2007.[14] However, he was released in September 2008, after just one season with the Rush.
Throughout his AFL career, Bonner completed 3,350 passes for 42,246 yards, and 855 touchdowns. He is also the winningest quarterback in league history, with 134 regular season victories and 21 playoff wins (as of April 2, 2007). He is widely considered one of the greatest players in AFL history. Bonner was a 2012 inductee into the Arena Football Hall of Fame.
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Coaching career
Bonner began the 2011 AFL season as the offensive coordinator of the Chicago Rush after playing for Chicago in 2008. He called the plays and worked with quarterback Russ Michna. He returned to coaching in the AFL as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the second incarnation of the Billings Outlaws, where he was a part of the ArenaBowl XXXIII championship-winning coaching staff under head coach Cedric Walker. He left the Outlaws in 2025 upon joining the Vice Sports broadcast team.
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Broadcasting career
Bonner began his broadcasting career when he was approached by KAZT-TV in Phoenix to be an analyst for Thursday night high school football games.[15] After the Rush folded, he turned his attention to broadcasting serving as both color analyst and sideline reporter for AFL games on CBS Sports Network in 2013 and later ESPN starting in 2014. Bonner also calls college football games for the Mountain West Conference on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, where he received a regional Emmy Award in 2015.
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Personal life
Bonner is currently married with two children. He also runs a business where he coaches quarterbacks.[15]
Career statistics
Stats from ArenaFan:[16]
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