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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 21, 1986 Baldwinsville, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Baldwinsville (NY) Charles W. Baker | ||||||||||||
| College | Hartwick College | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Jason Boltus (born August 21, 1986) is an American former professional football quarterback. Boltus was signed as a street free agent by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2009. [1] [2] He played Division III college football for the Hartwick Hawks, where he was also the team's punter. [3]
Boltus attended University at Albany, SUNY after graduation from high school, where he continued his football career. He red-shirted as a true freshman, but transferred to Hartwick College. [4] As a junior in 2007, Boltus won the Melberger Award as the nation's top NCAA Division III player. [5]
Prior to the 2009 NFL draft, Boltus was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 22nd-best quarterback in the draft. [6]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.82 s | 1.53 s | 2.76 s | 4.47 s | 7.00 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 26 reps | |||
| All values from 2009 NFL Scouting Combine [6] | ||||||||||||
Boltus retired after the 2016 season. On June 7, 2017, he signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). [7] He played in 2 games, starting 1, in 2017, completing 17 of 38 passes for 196 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He also scored one rushing touchdown. [8] He started the final game of the regular season in order to give starter Damien Fleming some rest before the playoffs. [9]
In 2014, Boltus became the quarterbacks coach at Mount Dora High School in Mount Dora, Florida. [10] In 2015, Boltus became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ocoee High School in Ocoee, Florida. [11] [12] In March 2017, Boltus was named the new head coach at Ocoee High School. [11]
His younger brother Jeremy, a 2011 United States Military Academy graduate, plays lacrosse for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. [13] He has a twin brother, Jeffrey, who played lacrosse at SUNY Cortland and now coaches football for West Genesee High School in Camillus, New York. He is married to Amanda Barton, a teacher at Sorrento Elementary