John Navarre

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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1980-09-09) September 9, 1980 (age 43)
Cudahy, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school: Cudahy
College: Michigan (1999–2003)
NFL draft: 2004  / Round: 7 / Pick: 202
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:2–5
Passing yards:342
Passer rating:43.9
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

John Robert Navarre (born September 9, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Michigan, and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Indianapolis Colts.

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Early years

Navarre was born in Cudahy, Wisconsin, on September 9, 1980. He attended Cudahy High School where he had a record of 33–4 as the starting quarterback for the football team.[ citation needed ]

College career

Navarre played college football for Michigan from 1999 to 2003. He redshirted in 1999 behind Tom Brady and Drew Henson.

To begin the 2000 season, Henson sustained an injury in practice that required redshirt-freshman Navarre to start under center against Michigan's first opponent, Bowling Green. [1] In his first career start, Navarre threw for four touchdowns—a school record for a first-time starting quarterback and the most ever in a season-opener. The four touchdown passes also tied a school record at the time. Navarre's play in the opener earned him Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week. [2] Navarre continued his role as starting quarterback as Henson continued to be sidelined by injury; getting his second start against Rice. Michigan went on the road against No. 14 UCLA and lost, 23–20. The following week, Michigan began Big Ten play against No. 19 Illinois. While Navarre started his fourth game in a row, Henson replaced him late in the first half. [3] Navarre saw limited action at quarterback the rest of the season; ending the season with 583 passing yards and eight touchdowns in nine games. [4]

Shortly after Michigan's win against Auburn in the 2001 Citrus Bowl, Henson announced he would come back for his senior season and forgo entering the 2001 NFL Draft. [5]

Navarre began the 2001 season as Michigan's starting quarterback—a role he kept until his last year of eligibility in 2003. In his first full season as Michigan's starting quarterback, Navarre threw for 2,345 yards and nineteen touchdowns. Michigan ended the regular season 8–3 before going on to lose their Citrus Bowl match-up against Tennessee which snapped the school's four-game bowl win streak. [6] In the loss, Navarre threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns.

In his junior season in 2002, Navarre led Michigan to a 9–3 regular season record before a showcase performance in the Outback Bowl, where he threw for a career-high 319 yards and one touchdown en route to 38–30 win over Florida and a 10–3 record to end the season. [7]

On October 4, 2003, at Kinnick Stadium, Navarre established the school single-game record for most passing yards: 389 vs. Iowa. The record stood until Devin Gardner totaled 503 yards on October 19, 2013, against Indiana. [8] In his senior campaign, Navarre again led Michigan to a 10–3 overall record, and the team's first Rose Bowl appearance since the 1997 season. During the regular season, Navarre amassed 3,331 passing yards and 24 touchdowns, posting wins over Michigan rivals, Notre Dame, 38–0; and Ohio State, 35–21. The Wolverines finished the season against USC, ranked No. 1 in both polls, in the Rose Bowl. In the 14–28 loss, Navarre had played his last game as a quarterback at Michigan; gaining 271 passing yards and one touchdown on 27 completions in 46 attempts. [9]

Michigan records

Navarre holds the following Michigan football records:

Navarre held several Michigan career passing records including those for attempts, completions, and passing yards before Chad Henne surpassed those marks in 2007. He also held the records for most total offensive yards gained in a game (368 vs. Iowa in 2003) and in a season (3,240 in 2003) before being surpassed by Denard Robinson in 2010. In 2003, Navarre led the Wolverines to their largest comeback in school history, overcoming a 21-point deficit as they defeated Minnesota, 38–35.

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Michigan Wolverines
1999 DNP
2000 93–1407751.95837.681147.211-34-3.10
2001 118–318634653.82,1956.31712116.345-100-2.20
2002 1310–324844855.42,9056.5217122.240-16-0.42
2003 1310–327045659.23,3317.32410133.648-91-1.90
Career 4631−107441,32756.19,0146.87030126.0144-241-1.72

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		246 lb
(112 kg)		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		5.18 s1.75 s2.97 s4.46 s7.73 s26.5 in
(0.67 m)		8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)
All values from NFL Combine [10]

Arizona Cardinals

Navarre was drafted in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft to the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). [11] He made his NFL debut in his rookie season against the Detroit Lions in week twelve. [12] He finished the 12–26 loss going eighteen of forty for 168 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions in a game where he also fractured his finger. [13] [14] He would play in one more game for the Cardinals in week fourteen of the 2005 season against the Houston Texans. He went fourteen of 24 for 174 alongside one touchdown and one interception. [13] Following the 2006 season he would not resign with the team.

Indianapolis Colts

On March 12, 2007, Navarre signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [15] He was released prior to the start of the season. [16]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer best
YearTeamGamesPassingRushingSacksFumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDInt Rtg TD%Int%AttYdsAvgTDSckYdsFumLost
2004 ARI 110–1184045.01684.21425.82.510.0000.001800
2005 ARI 10—142458.31747.31177.44.24.2000.0042711
2006 ARI DNP
2007 IND
Career 210−1326450.03425.32543.93.17.8000.0053511

Personal life

Navarre currently resides in Elmhurst, Illinois. He works as the Operations Manager at Alro Steel Corporation's Bolingbrook, Illinois plant. [17] [18]

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