Blaine Gabbert

Blaine Gabbert is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early life
Gabbert was born in Ballwin, Missouri, USA and went to Parkway West High School, where he played high school football. In his sophomore season, he threw for about 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns as a first-year starter. As a junior, he had 1,523 yards and 20 scores and also added 458 yards and 8 TDs rushing. He threw 623 passing yards and five touchdowns as a senior, despite an injured foot that limited him to four games. He was considered one of the best players entering college at his position.

College

Gabbert started his college football career as only a third string player. Here are his statistics with the Missouri Tigers:

 Year  Team  Attempts  Completions  Completion %  Yards  TDs  INT 2008  Missouri  13  5  38.4%  43  0  0 2009  Missouri  445  262  58.8%  3,593  24  9 2010  Missouri  475  301  63.4%  3,186  16  9 College Totals  933  568  60.9%  6,822  40  18

Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
After an impressive showing at the combine, Gabbert was taken 10th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2011 NFL Draft. Gabbert, who to his credit was playing on a team that had done very poorly the past several years, had a bad season in 2011. He was sacked 40 times (3rd most in league history), fumbled 14 times, and threw only 12 touchdown passes next to eleven interceptions as Jacksonville's bad luck continued. Analysts noted how Gabbert's height decreased when he threw, which is the opposite of what is supposed to happen.

 San Francisco 49ers 
On March 11, 2014, Gabbert got traded to the San Francisco 49ers.
References
 Rivals.com pro-style quarterbacks 2008, January 16, 2008 
 Tucker, Billy (November 16, 2007), ESPN.com,  "Gabbert drawn by Mizzou's coaches"
 The Sporting News, September 9, 2008,  "Missouri burns QB Gabbert's redshirt" 
 Laymance, Reid. Stltoday.com. "Blaine Gabbert entering 2011 draft".
 nfldraftscout.com. "Blaine Gabbert, DS #1 QB, Missouri" .
 nfl.com. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Blaine Gabbert".
 Jags send two picks to 'Skins, draft QB Gabbert at No. 10-NFL.com
 Jaguars sign Gabbert-ESPN

Category:1989 births
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Sportspeople from Missouri
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Living people