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Brock Berlin
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St. Louis RamsNo. 13
Quarterback
Date of birth: July 4, 1981 (1981-07-04) (age 26)
Place of birth: Shreveport, Louisiana
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National Football League debut
2007 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
College: University of Miami
Undrafted in 2005
 Teams:
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements
Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
TD-INT     0-1
Passing yards     153
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Brock Berlin (born July 4, 1981 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He was originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of Sportsperson who plays or attempts to play in a professional Sports league. He played college football at the University of Miami. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami.

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College career

University of Florida

Berlin was one of the most hyped football recruits in history after he led Shreveport Evangel Christian Academy to three state titles, became a Parade All-American, and won numerous personal honors, including being named Gatorade National Player of the Year and USA Today National Offensive Player of the Year. Gatorade is a flavored non- carbonated Sports drink manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company.

After a long recruiting battle for his services, Berlin chose to enroll at the University of Florida in 2000 and play under head coach Steve Spurrier. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach His career as a Florida Gator never panned out, though, as he found himself stuck behind fellow classmate Rex Grossman on the team's depth chart. The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference 's Eastern division Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football Quarterback for the Given the chance to start the 2002 Orange Bowl because Grossman was benched for violating curfew, Berlin performed adequately. He engineered two scores out of six drives in the first 24 minutes, including one TD pass and two interceptions. Grossman came in late in the first half and played a brilliant game, solidifying his status as the Gators starting quarterback for at least the next season. Berlin played in twelve games for the Gators over two seasons, throwing for 849 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions while completing 64 of 106 passes (60. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. 4%). [1][2]

After the 2001 season, Berlin defected to the defending national champion, the University of Miami. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team were the national champions of the 2001 college football season. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925

University of Miami

Per NCAA transfer regulations, Berlin was required to sit out the 2002 season, which he spent running Miami's scout team. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations

2003 Season

After incumbent quarterback Ken Dorsey's graduation, Berlin took over the starting job for the 2003 season. Kenneth Simon Dorsey (born April 22, 1981 in Orinda California) is an NFL Quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Berlin's first season was marked by the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. In his first home game as a Miami Hurricane, Berlin squared off against his old team, the Florida Gators. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. The 'Canes fell behind 33-10 in the third quarter and Berlin began to hear boos from the crowd as it appeared Miami's then-33 game regular season winning streak was about to end. Berlin, though, caught fire as the team switched to a shotgun offense and rallied Miami to 28 unanswered points. The 38-33 victory was the greatest comeback in Miami history. Several weeks later, Berlin again showed his mettle in leading Miami to a 22-14 rainsoaked victory at rival Florida State. The Florida State Seminoles football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and the Atlantic Division However, Berlin struggled in a 31-7 November 1 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies, as Miami's regular season winning streak was snapped at 39 games. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, specifically in the Coastal Berlin and the Miami offense again struggled the next week as a hungover Hurricane squad lost 10-7 to Tennessee at home. The Tennessee Volunteers football team is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK NCAA division I football team Berlin, under intense criticism by the media and fans, was benched by head coach Larry Coker for Miami's next game against Syracuse. Larry Coker (born June 23, 1948 in Okemah Oklahoma) is the former head coach at the University of Miami from 2001 to 2006 The Syracuse Orange is the Nickname used by the athletic teams of Syracuse University. After Miami's offense, now quarterbacked by Derrick Crudup, again struggled in the 17-10 homecoming win against Syracuse, Coker switched back to Berlin. Miami would win the Big East conference, defeat Florida State (for the second time that season) in the FedEx Orange Bowl, and finish the season at 11-2 and ranked #5 in both polls. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Despite showing poise and strong leadership skills, Berlin's numbers for the 2003 season (2,419 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions) were unimpressive, and Coker opened up competition for the quarterback job in the spring.

2004 Season

Despite some fans clamoring for highly touted redshirt freshman Kyle Wright to be given the job, Berlin, now a senior, showed considerable progress during spring practice and won the starting job decisively. Redshirt is a term used in American College athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility A freshman, fresher, fish, or frosh is a first-year student in an educational institution Kyle Wright (born October 18, 1984 in) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent.

Berlin played much better during the 2004 season and added yet another historic comeback to his resumé when he led Miami to a 41-38 win over Louisville in which Miami rallied from a 17-point deficit in the final 20 minutes of the game. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The 'Canes would rise as high as #4 in the rankings before late season losses to ACC foes North Carolina, Clemson, and Virginia Tech knocked Miami out of national and conference championship contention. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast One highlight came against Wake Forest in the next-to-last regular season game of the year when Berlin tied a school record with 5 touchdown passes. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 After an 8-3 regular season, Miami was invited to play in the Peach Bowl, where Berlin once again faced his former team, the Florida Gators. The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual Again, Berlin enjoyed success against his former school as Miami won against the Gators in a game marred by pre-game altercations and consequently, extremely tight officiating for a 27-10 win, finishing the season 9-3 and ranked #11 in both polls.

Berlin finished the season with impressive numbers, throwing for 2,680 yards and 22 touchdowns with only 6 interceptions. Berlin was also named All-ACC (Second Team), and finished second in both ACC Player of the Year and ACC Offensive Player of the Year voting behind Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall.

Berlin threw for 5,099 yards and 34 touchdowns during his Miami career and finished with a 19-5 record as the team's starting quarterback. He is remembered for his toughness and leadership and for going a combined 5-0 against Miami's archrivals, Florida (2-0) and Florida State (3-0).

Professional career

Berlin went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, but was soon signed to a free agent contract by the Miami Dolphins. The 2005 National Football League Draft took place at the Jacob K The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. He served as a backup quarterback for the Dolphins during training camp, although he was not a member of the team's active regular season roster. During the offseason, Berlin was allocated by the Dolphins to NFL Europe to the Hamburg Sea Devils. NFL Europa was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005.

He played sparingly in the Dolphins' pre-season games in 2006, completing six of 12 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown, but was cut by the team on August 30, 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and On April 25, 2007, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys to compete to be their 3rd string quarterback. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. On May 10, 2007 the Cowboys released him. On May 17, 2007 the St. Louis Rams signed Berlin to a contract. Berlin started his first NFL regular-season game on December 9, 2007 against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was 17/27 for 153 yards and an interception.

References

  1. ^ CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - - Monday January 07, 2002 09:35 AM
  2. ^ CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls - - Monday January 07, 2002 09:35 AM

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Preceded by
Ken Dorsey
Miami Hurricanes starting quarterbacks
2003-2004
Succeeded by
Kyle Wright
Kenneth Simon Dorsey (born April 22, 1981 in Orinda California) is an NFL Quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. Kyle Wright (born October 18, 1984 in) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent.
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