Tyler Palko
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 9, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Imperial, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Imperial (PA) West Allegheny | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||
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| TDs-INTs: | 2–7 |
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| Passing yards: | 831 |
| QB rating: | 60.7 |
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Tyler Palko (born August 9, 1983) is a former American football quarterback. He does weekly broadcasts for Pittsburgh Panthers Television on Comcast and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Palko was the starting quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) from 2004 to 2006. The left-handed thrower was not selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, but was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. After spending most of the 2007 season on the Saints practice squad and occasionally the active roster, Palko was waived and did not play in a game in 2008. He joined the Arizona Cardinals on a future contract in December 2008, but was waived again in September 2009. Palko then joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League before receiving a release to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers in November 2009. He signed a future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010, but spent most of his time on the team's practice squad before joining the active roster near the end of the season. After entering the 2011 season as the backup to Matt Cassel, Palko was elevated to starting quarterback after Cassel broke his hand.
Palko graduated from West Allegheny High School in Imperial, Pennsylvania, where he was named Associated Press 2001 Pennsylvania Big School Player of the Year. He was also a member of the USA Today All-America Team (Second-team) and three-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL Class AAA Player of the Year. Palko led his West Allegheny Indians to a PIAA state title in 2001 for AAA in Pennsylvania. At West Allegheny he played under his father, Bob Palko, earning four letters in football; additionally, he earned three letters in basketball and one in track and field. In his high school senior year, he was named 2002 YMCA Tribune-Review Scholar-Athlete honoree. In 2002, Palko was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, an all-star game for high school athletes.
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