Jon Kitna
Kitna with the Cowboys in 2010
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 21, 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tacoma, Washington | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Tacoma (WA) Lincoln | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Central Washington | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 4,442 |
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| Pass completions: | 2,677 |
| Percentage: | 60.3 |
| TD–INT: | 169–165 |
| Passing yards: | 29,745 |
| QB Rating: | 77.4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jon Kelly Kitna (born September 21, 1972) is an American football coach and former quarterback. After playing college football for Central Washington University, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 and was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 1997. He led the Dragons to a World Bowl championship, and became the starting quarterback for the Seahawks in 1998 after spending the 1997 and most of the 1998 seasons as the backup to Warren Moon. Following a four-year stint with Seattle, Kitna signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001. He played for the Bengals from 2001 to 2005 as their starting quarterback, and, later, the mentor to Carson Palmer. He was a member of the Detroit Lions from 2006 to 2008, and the Dallas Cowboys from 2009 to 2011.
Kitna was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, where he attended Concordia Lutheran School and Lincoln High School, lettering in football, basketball and baseball. He moved on to Central Washington University without an athletic scholarship and became a starter at quarterback as a freshman, passing for 1,964 Yards. The next year he posted 3,241 yards. As a junior, he registered 2,532 passing yards.
In 1995, he tallied 4,616 passing yards on 364-of-576 completions (63.1%), 42 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, while leading the Wildcats to the NAIA Football National Championship. He finished his college career with 43 games, 12,353 passing yards, 911-of-1,550 completions (58.8%), 99 touchdowns and 59 interceptions.
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