Chris Weinke

Chris Weinke

Weinke in 2001
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position:	Offensive analyst
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1972-07-31) July 31, 1972 (age 44)
Place of birth:	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall
College:	Florida State
NFL Draft:	2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
As player:
Carolina Panthers (2001–2006) San Francisco 49ers (2007)
As coach:
IMG Academy (2010–2014) Head coach St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams (2015–2016) Quarterbacks coach Alabama (2017–present) Offensive analyst
Career highlights and awards
NFC champion (2003) Johnny Unitas Award (2000) Davey O'Brien Award (2000) Heisman Trophy (2000) Florida State Seminoles No. 16 Retired USA Today High School All-American (1989)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts: 709 Passing completions: 386 Percentage: 54.4 Passing yards: 3,904 TD–INT: 15–26 Passer rating: 62.2 Player stats at NFL.com

Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He thereafter played professionally in the NFL, where he spent most of his career with the Carolina Panthers.

Weinke played minor league baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system from 1990 to 1996, advancing to class Triple-A, before deciding to attend Florida State University. Head coach Bobby Bowden had initially recruited Weinke when he was a prep quarterback in 1989 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School. After quitting baseball, Weinke called Bowden, and Bowden offered him a scholarship with 1997 recruiting class. After arriving he quickly distinguished himself as a starting quarterback, leading the team to victory in the 1999 National Championship. In 2000, at 28, he became the oldest person to receive the Heisman Trophy. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2001 NFL Draft, where he served mostly as backup quarterback until being released in 2006. He then spent one season with the San Francisco 49ers before leaving the NFL after the 2007 season.

Weinke only had two wins in his entire NFL career and won the first game of the 2001 Carolina Panthers season and then lost the rest. He also has the second longest losing streak in NFL at 17 behind Dan Pastorini (21). Despite this, Weinke is tied with Geno Smith for fourth most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback (6), behind Vince Young (7), Robert Griffin III (7) and current Panther Cam Newton (14).