Charlie Batch
Batch with the Pittsburgh Steelers in August 2007
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 5, 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Munhall (PA) Steel Valley | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 61–52 |
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| Passing yards: | 11,085 |
| QB Rating: | 77.2 |
| Rushing attempts: | 172 |
| Rushing yards: | 637 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Charles D'Donte Batch (born December 5, 1974) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons in the NFL, most of it as a backup with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he earned two Super Bowl rings (Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.
Batch currently works for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh as a pre-game analyst for the Steelers as well as a color commentator for their preseason games. Batch also works with Champs Sports Network as a color analyst for WPIAL high school football and basketball broadcasts.
Batch is the son of Lynne Settles, a former school teacher, and Nilesh Shah, a former Pittsburgh steel mill operator. Batch had a remarkable career at Eastern Michigan University, owning almost every passing record. He also earned a degree in criminal justice. He was a local favorite when he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
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Charlie Batch was the Detroit Lions' starter through better parts of the 1998–2001 seasons. After the surprising retirement of running back Barry Sanders in 1999, Detroit struggled to find consistency in its running game, and Batch was asked to assume a "hybrid" quarterback role and assist in the Lions' running game by using various QB sweeps, bootlegs, and QB draws in an attempt to keep defenders off balance. He proved to be effective, but injury prone, in his years with Detroit. In 1999, the year Sanders retired, Batch helped rally Detroit to a surprising wildcard playoff game against the Washington Redskins. Batch did not play in the game, giving way to Gus Frerotte due to injury, and Detroit lost 27–13.
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