Chris Redman

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Chris Redman
Date of birth	July 7, 1977
Place of birth	Louisville, Kentucky
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Louisville
NFL Draft	2000 / Round 3/ Pick 75
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
2000-2003 2007-current	Baltimore Ravens Atlanta Falcons

Chris Redman (born July 7, 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons. He formerly played with the Baltimore Ravens. He was a star quarterback at the University of Louisville, but has not able to reach the same level of success as a professional.

[edit] College Career

Redman attended the University of Louisville where he played quarterback from 1996-1999, amassing 12,541 yards, third most ever for a Division 1-A quarterback.[1] In 1999, Redman was first-team all conference USA and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. In 1998, Redman set a Louisville record by throwing for 4,042 yards and 29 touchdowns, and lead the nation with a single game performance of 592 passing yards against East Carolina. Redman was the first Cardinal QB to lead his team to back-to-back bowl appearances.

[edit] NFL Career

Redman drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 NFL Draft, out of Louisville. He suffered a back injury in 2002 and lost his starting position. He was signed to play with the New England Patriots in 2005. He was released by the Patriots in January, 2005, which led him to try out for the 3rd quarterback position of the Tennessee Titans, where he was also cut. His father, Bob Redman, is the coach of Louisville Male High School's football team where Chris played as well. On March 22, 2007 he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons after they traded backup quarterback, Matt Schaub, to the Houston Texans in exchange for two second round picks and an agreement to switch first-round picks for the 2007 NFL Draft.