Dan Orlovsky
Orlovsky with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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| No. 8 Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 18, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bridgeport, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Shelton (CT) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passing attempts: | 512 |
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| Passing completions: | 298 |
| Percentage: | 58.2 |
| TD–INT: | 15–13 |
| Passing yards: | 3,132 |
| Passer rating: | 75.3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Daniel John "Dan" Orlovsky (born August 18, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Connecticut.
Orlovsky has also played for the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Orlovsky played high school football. "When I was younger, I would have garbage cans set up all around the yard," Orlovsky recalled. "And I would have like 20 balls and just fire them into the cans. I really had nothing else to do back then."
Orlovsky attended Shelton High School and became the starting quarterback during his sophomore year. As a senior, he threw for 2,489 yards and 58 touchdowns as the Gaels went 12–0, winning the state championship. His overall record as a high school quarterback was 28–4. He earned All-American honors from Prep Football Report, SuperPrep and Prep Star, and was also named Connecticut all-state, Class LL MVP, the New Haven Register's Connecticut Player of the Year and winner of the McHugh Award.
Despite offers from Purdue and Michigan State, Orlovsky committed to play at Connecticut, where he wanted the challenge of elevating the Huskies into a Big East contender.
Orlovsky became the starter during his freshman year when Keron Henry suffered a sprained knee. Orlovsky threw for 1,379 yards and nine touchdowns on 128 of 269 passing (47.6 percent) while being intercepted 11 times.
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