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TRANSACTIONS
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (9/2/07)...Waived by Dallas (9/1/07)... Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Dallas (5/14/07).

GP/GS
Career (16/8) [0/0]; 2009 (7/5); 2008 (0/0) [0/0]; 2007 (9/3).

2008
Inactive third quarterback for final 12 regular season games and one postseason contest...Missed the first four games of the regular season after breaking fibula in last preseason contest at Pittsburgh (8/28)...Played in all four preseason games...Completed 35-of-65 passes for 389 yards and no touchdowns with three interceptions during the preseason.

2007
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (9/2) after being waived by Dallas in the final roster cutdown (9/1)...Played in nine games with three starts...Completed 63-of-111 attempts for 730 yards and three touchdowns with five interceptions...Compiled a 2-1 record as a starter over the final three weeks of the season, leading Carolina to victories versus Seattle (12/16/07) and at Tampa Bay (12/30/07)...ROOOKIE OF THE MONTH: Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December after completing 49-of-79 passes (62.0 percent) for 564 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions to generate an 86.1 quarterback rating...At New Orleans (10/7): Made NFL debut contest when starting quarterback David Carr was injured and left the game in the first quarter...Completed first NFL passing attempt for 43 yards to wide receiver Keary Colbert and directed the offense 69 yards in eight plays to set up a John Kasay field goal...Vs. Seattle (12/16): Made first career start...Completed 19-of-27 passes for 208 yards and no touchdowns with no interceptions to produce a 92.8 quarterback rating...Completed passes to seven different receivers, including a then career-long 54-yarder to tight end Dante Rosario...Vs. Dallas (12/22): Completed 15-of-28 attempts for 182 yards and one touchdown with one interception...Threw first career touchdown when he connected with wide receiver Steve Smith for an 11-yard scoring strike...Produced a career-long 57-yard completion to Smith in the fourth quarter...At Tampa Bay (12/30): Posted a career-best 94.8 quarterback rating, completing 15-of-24 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns with one interception against a Buccaneers pass defense that entered the contest ranked second in the NFL...Notched the first two-touchdown pass performance of his career, throwing touchdown passes of two yards to tight end Christian Fauria and 20 yards to tight end Dante Rosario...Originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Dallas (5/14)...Completed 21-of-29 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions to generate a 100.1 quarterback rating during the preseason for the Cowboys.

COLLEGE
Played final two seasons at Oregon State...Started all 24 games he played for the Beavers...Finished career with 5,733 passing yards, which ranks fourth all-time in school history, with 29 touchdowns and 26 interceptions on 440-of-733 passing...Began career at UCLA... Played in 13 games with five starts for the Bruins...Completed 85-of-165 passes for 967 yards and four touchdowns with six interceptions...2006 (Sr.): All-Pac 10 honorable mention...Started 14 games...Completed 229-of-378 passes for 3,022 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions...Set an Oregon State record for the most consecutive pass attempts without an interception with 182 before having streak end in the Sun Bowl...Named MVP of the Sun Bowl after throwing for 356 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for one touchdown...2005 (Jr.): Started 10 games...Completed 211-of-355 passes for 2,711 yards and 11 touchdowns with 19 interceptions...2004: Attended the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA...Did not play football...2003 (So.): Played in eight games with four starts for UCLA...Completed 52-of-103 passes for 555 yards and two touchdowns with six interceptions...2002 (Fr.): Played in five games with one start...Completed 33-of-62 passes for 412 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions...Became the first true freshman quarterback in UCLA history to lead the Bruins to a victory in first start.

PERSONAL
Attended Hart HS in Newhall, Calif....Majored in speech communication at Oregon State...Selected as a third baseman in the 22nd round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels in 2004.