Drew Henson

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Drew Henson
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Third baseman
Born: (1980-02-13) February 13, 1980 (age 44)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 2002, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2003, for the New York Yankees223 lb
(101 kg)
All values from Pro Day [13]

Dallas Cowboys

The Houston Texans selected Henson in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, to own his rights in case he decided to return to the NFL. [14] [15] He would never play for the team.

After retiring from baseball, he returned to football for the 2004 NFL season. On March 19, he was acquired by the Dallas Cowboys after they traded their third round pick (#73-Vernand Morency) in the 2005 NFL Draft to the Texans. [16] It was later reported that owner/general manager Jerry Jones influenced the organization into making the transaction, becoming part of a string of young quarterback acquisitions that were also former baseball players (Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson).

After the surprising release of starter Carter on August 4, Henson began the first 6 games of the season as the third-string quarterback behind Tony Romo. He was promoted to the backup position behind veteran Vinny Testaverde in the seventh game against the Detroit Lions. In the tenth game against the Baltimore Ravens, he replaced an injured Testaverde in the fourth quarter, completing all of his 6 passes for 47 yards and one touchdown. On Thanksgiving Day, Testaverde had previously missed practice and was limited with a sore right shoulder, so Henson was given the chance to start his first NFL game against the Chicago Bears, making 4 out of 12 completions for 31 yards, driving the offense for a touchdown on the Cowboys' first possession, but also had one interception that was returned 45 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. With the score tied at 7, head coach Bill Parcells opted to insert Testaverde in the third quarter and the team went on to win the contest 21–7. Henson returned to third-string in the fifteenth game against the Philadelphia Eagles, finishing the season with 10 out of 18 completions for 78 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

In 2005, Henson had a poor training camp showing and landed third on the depth chart behind Drew Bledsoe and Tony Romo. He was declared inactive for all 16 games and at the end of the season, Parcells announced that Henson would be allocated to NFL Europe league to work on his skills.

In 2006, he was assigned to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, where he was named the starter at quarterback. Although he missed week 7 with a knee injury, he was the league's second-rated signal caller (84.2 rating) behind Gibran Hamdan, while finishing the season second in attempts (203), completions (109), passing yards (1,321), passing touchdowns (10) and second fewest interceptions (3). He led the team to a third-place finish behind the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Amsterdam Admirals. He returned to the Cowboys but was waived on August 24, after Parcells decided to keep Bledsoe and Romo as the only two quarterbacks on the roster. [17]

Minnesota Vikings

On September 27, 2006, Henson was signed to the practice squad of the Minnesota Vikings. [18] He was released on October 10. [19] He was re-signed on December 6. [20]

On March 15, 2007, he was signed to a one-year contract, however, he was cut from the team during training camp on August 27. [21] [22]

Detroit Lions

On August 22, 2008, Henson was signed by the Detroit Lions as a free agent. [23] He was waived during final cuts on August 30, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad a day later.

Henson was promoted to the active roster on October 12 when quarterback Jon Kitna was declared out for the team's Week 5 contest with an injury. The team released fullback Moran Norris to make room for Henson on the active roster.

Shortly after the signing of quarterback Daunte Culpepper, Henson was waived by the Lions on November 12 when the team claimed wide receiver Adam Jennings off waivers from the Atlanta Falcons. [24] Henson was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later. [25] On November 24, Henson was signed to a two-year contract off the practice squad to become the backup on the depth chart behind Culpepper. After relieving Culpepper in the 4th quarter of the 2008 Lions' Thanksgiving Day game, Henson was 1-for-2 passing, and fumbled on back-to-back plays. Culpepper also came out of a subsequent game for the final play of the fourth quarter where Henson stepped in and was sacked.

On April 28, 2009, he was released after the Lions selected quarterback Matthew Stafford as the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. [26]

Personal life

Henson's father was a former offensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan University.

See also

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