Brett Basanez

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Brett Basanez
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-11) May 11, 1983 (age 41)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Viator
(Arlington Heights, Illinois)
College: Northwestern (2002–2005)
Undrafted: 2006
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:11
Passing attempts:6
Completion percentage:54.5%
TD–INT:0–1
Passing yards:56
Passer rating:30.9
Player stats at PFR

Brett Stephen Basanez (born May 11, 1983) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent after the 2006 NFL draft. Basanez was also a member of the Chicago Bears.

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Early years

Basanez played high school football at St. Viator in Arlington Heights. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game in 2000.

College career

Basanez played college football at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he holds many school records for passing categories, including passing yards (10,580) and total offense (11,576). Basanez ranks 13th on the NCAA's all-time list for total offense, and 28th on the all-time list for passing yards. He was close to becoming the only player in NCAA history with 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards (Basanez picked up 996 yards on the ground while at NU). He set two Sun Bowl records in the 2005 Sun Bowl: 38 completions and total offense of 448 yards. His 50 attempts in the game are tied for second, with Kyle Orton and Byron Leftwich in all-time bowls, trailing only Mike Kafka, another Northwestern Wildcat QB.

School records

Career

Single season

Single game

Statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2002 Northwestern 19032558.52,2046.877118.267961.44
2003 Northwestern 16230253.61,9166.3412103.41282191.72
2004 Northwestern 24746053.72,8386.2129110.2832583.15
2005 Northwestern 31449763.23,6227.3218135.11134233.77
Career9131,58457.610,5806.74436118.43919962.518

Source: [1]

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Basanez was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2006 NFL Draft on May 1, 2006. He was waived on September 2 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 3. He was promoted to the active roster on December 10.

Basanez suffered a hand injury prior to the start of the 2007 season and was placed on injured reserve on August 28, 2007, ending his season.

He was released on August 30, 2008, during final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad on September 3.

Chicago Bears

Basanez was signed by the Chicago Bears in February 2009 to a two-year contract. He was waived on September 5 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was promoted to the active roster on December 30. He was waived/injured on May 19, 2010, and reverted to injured reserve. He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 12, 2010. [2]

Statistics

YearTeamGPGSPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2006 CAR 1061154.5565.10130.9122.00

Source: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brett Basanez". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Basanez waived with injury settlement". NBC Sports. September 12, 2010. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Brett Basanez". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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