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'''Frederick Lauer''' (October 14, 1810 – September 12, 1883) was a brewer in the United States and the first president of the [[United States Brewers Association]].

He was born on October 14, 1810 in [[Gleisweiler, Bavaria]]. He emigrated to [[Baltimore]] in 1822 and the family moved to [[Reading, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/Biographies/FrederickLauer.html |title=Frederick Lauer |accessdate=2007-02-14 |work= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122184442/http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/Biographies/FrederickLauer.html |archivedate=January 22, 2008 }}</ref> His two sons were Frank P. Lauer and George F. Lauer; he turned the business over to them in 1882. He died on September 12, 1883.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realbeer.com/library/authors/smith-g/pennsylvania_lauer.php |title= Frederick Lauer story |accessdate=2007-02-14 |format=Born on October 14, 1810 in Gleisweiler, Bavaria, Fredrick Lauer was an early emigrant to the America. Landing in Baltimore in 1822, the family soon found its way to Reading, Pennsylvania. |work= }}</ref>

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Impossible Foods

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{{Infobox company
| name = Impossible Foods
| logo = File:Impossible Foods logo.svg
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = 2011
| founders = Patrick O. Brown, Tal Ronnen, Monte Casino
| location = [[Redwood City]], [[California]], US
| industry = [[Food]]
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| homepage = [http://impossiblefoods.com/ www.impossiblefoods.com]
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'''Impossible Foods''' is a company that develops [[Meat analogue|imitation meats]] and [[Cheese analogue|cheeses]] made entirely from plants. Headquartered in [[Redwood City, California]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Impossible Foods|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/impossible-foods|publisher=Crunch Base|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref> the company aims to give people the taste and nutritional benefits of foods that come from animals without the negative health and environmental impacts.<ref name="Impossible Foods">{{cite web|url=http://impossiblefoods.com/about/ |title=Impossible Foods |publisher=Impossible Foods |date= |accessdate=2015-07-29}}</ref> The company looked at animal products at the molecular level, then selected specific [[proteins]] and [[nutrients]] from greens, seeds, and grains to recreate the experience of meats and dairy products.<ref name="Impossible Foods"/>

[[Patrick O. Brown]], a former biochemistry professor at Stanford, co-founded the company with chef Tal Ronnen and cheesemaker Monte Casino.<ref name=TechCrunch>{{Cite web|title = Impossible Foods Raises a Whopping $108 Million For Its Plant-Based Burgers|url = http://social.techcrunch.com/2015/10/06/impossible-foods-raises-a-whopping-108-million-for-its-plant-based-burgers/|website = TechCrunch|accessdate = 2015-10-07|first = Connie|last = Loizos}}</ref>

== Technology ==
In 2016, Impossible Foods began delivering its beef substitute, which it claimed offered appearance, taste, and cooking properties very similar to meat. It uses a synthetic [[heme]] compound that is produced by [[Genetically modified organism|genetically modified yeasts]]. Heme is the molecule that carries oxygen in human blood. The company has raised $182 million in funding.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601756/if-the-world-gives-up-meat-we-can-still-have-burgers|title=Fake meat companies might finally cure our addiction to animal flesh|last=Reilly|first=Michael|date=June 22, 2016|website=|publisher=[[Technology Review]]|access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref> To replicate fat, flecks of [[coconut oil]] are mixed into ground textured wheat and potato protein. The potato protein provides a firm exterior when the meat is seared, and the coconut oil stays solid until heated, when it melts similarly to beef fat. The product has more protein, less fat, and fewer calories than a hamburger patty that's 80 percent lean meat and 20 percent fat, along with no [[cholesterol]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/06/21/482322571/silicon-valley-s-bloody-plant-burger-smells-tastes-and-sizzles-like-meat|title=Silicon Valley's Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes And Sizzles Like Meat|last=Hoshaw|first=Lindsey|date=June 21, 2016|website=|publisher=NPR|access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref>

== Finance ==
Impossible Foods has raised rounds of $75 million and $108 million from investors including [[Google Ventures]], [[Khosla Ventures]], [[Viking Global Investors]], [[UBS]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Forget Lab Beef, Impossible Foods’ 100% Plant-Based Cheeseburger Is Our Future|url = http://motherboard.vice.com/read/forget-lab-beef-impossible-foods-100-plant-based-cheeseburger-is-our-future|website = Motherboard|accessdate = 2015-10-07|language = en}}</ref> Hong Kong billionaire [[Li Ka-shing]]'s Horizons Ventures and [[Bill Gates]]’.<ref name="gigaomvc">{{cite web|author = Katie Fehrenbacher|url = https://gigaom.com/2014/10/08/meet-impossible-foods-another-vc-backed-veggie-meat-startup/|title = Meet Impossible Foods, another VC-backed veggie meat startup|publisher = Gigaom|date = 2014-10-08|accessdate = 2015-07-29}}</ref>

==Products==
Impossible Foods produces a plant-based cheeseburger, almond milk cheeses, ricotta, ravioli and cream-cheese-like cheeses.<ref name = TechCrunch />

On 27 July 2016, the Impossible Burger became available in a restaurant in New York. The Impossible Burger "looks, cooks, smells, sizzles and taste like conventional ground beef but is made entirely from plants".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/149859/impossible-burger-the-veggie-burger-of-the-future-cost-80m-to-invent-and-carnivores-will-be-impressed#.olHSTtffU|title=The Veggie Burger of the Future Cost $80M to Invent — And Carnivores Will Be Impressed|first=|last=Mic|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thememo.com/2016/07/27/impossible-foods-nishi-new-york-bleeding-vegetarian-burgers-that-bleed-momofuku/|title=Bleeding veggie burgers hit restaurants for first time|date=27 July 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

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Geschichte der Juden in Japan

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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Japanese Jews<br>日本のユダヤ人<br>יהודים יפנים
|image =
|pop = '''2,000''' (2014)<ref name="Golub">Golub, Jennifer, JAPANESE ATTITUDES TOWARD JEWS. PACIFIC RIM INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE</ref>
|regions = [[Tokyo]], [[Kobe]]
|langs = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[English language|English]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
|rels = [[Judaism]] and other religions, including [[Buddhism]] (e.g., as practiced by [[Steven Segal]])
}}

The history of the [[Jews]] in [[Japan]] is well documented in modern times with various traditions relating to much earlier eras.

== Status of Jews in Japan ==

[[Jews]] are a minor [[ethnic group|ethnic]] and [[religion|religious]] group in [[Japan]], presently consisting of only about 2,000<ref name="Golub"/> people or about 0.0016% of [[Demographics of Japan|Japan's total population]].

== Jewish history in Japan ==

=== Early settlements ===
It was not until 1853, with the arrival of [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] following the [[Convention of Kanagawa]] ending Japan's "closed-door" foreign policy that Jewish families began to settle in Japan. The first recorded Jewish settlers arrived at [[Yokohama]] in 1861. By 1895, this community, which by then consisted of about 50 families, established the first [[synagogue]] in Japan.<ref>[http://www.jcpa.org/jl/jl425.htm Daniel Ari Kapner and Stephen Levine, "The Jews of Japan," ''Jerusalem Letter,'' No. 425 24 Adar I 5760 / 1 March 2000, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.]</ref> Part of this community would later move to [[Kobe]] after the [[1923 Great Kantō earthquake|great Kanto earthquake]] of 1923.

Another early Jewish settlement was one established in the 1880s in [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], a large Japanese port city opened to foreign trade by [[Portuguese discoveries|the Portuguese]]. This community was larger than the one in Yokohama, consisting of more than 100 families. It was here that the Beth Israel Synagogue was created in 1894. The settlement would continually grow and remain active until it eventually declined by the [[Russo-Japanese War]] in the early 20th century. The community's [[Sefer Torah|Torah scroll]] would eventually be passed down to the Jews of Kobe, a group formed of freed Russian Jewish war prisoners that had participated in the [[Czar]]'s army and the [[Russian Revolution of 1905]].

[[Image:Japanesejudaism.JPG|thumb|left|200px|View of [[Beth Israel Synagogue (Nagasaki)|Beth Israel Synagogue]] in [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]].]]
From the mid 1920s until the 1950s, the Kobe Jewish community was the largest Jewish community in Japan, formed by hundreds of Jews arriving from Russia (originating from the Manchurian city of [[Harbin]]), the [[Middle East]] (mainly from [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]]), as well as from [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]an countries (primarily [[Germany]]). It had both an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]] and a [[Sephardic Jews|Sephardic]] synagogue.<ref>[http://historyofjewishkobejapan.blogspot.sg/ History of Jews in Kobe]</ref> During this time, [[Tokyo]]'s Jewish community (now Japan's largest) was slowly growing with the arrival of Jews from the [[United States]], Western Europe, and Russia.

=== Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan ===
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Some Japanese leaders, such as Captain [[Inuzuka Koreshige]] (犬塚惟重), Colonel [[Yasue Norihiro]] (安江仙弘), and industrialist [[Yoshisuke Aikawa|Aikawa Yoshisuke]] (鮎川義介), came to believe that Jewish economic and political power could be harnessed by Japan through controlled immigration, and that such a policy would also ensure favor from the [[United States]] through the influence of [[History of the Jews in the United States|American Jewry]]. Although efforts were made to attract Jewish investment and immigrants, the plan was limited by the government's desire not to interfere with its alliance with [[Nazi Germany]]. Ultimately, it was left up to the world Jewish community to fund the settlements and to supply settlers and the plan failed to attract a significant long-term population or create the strategic benefits for Japan that had been expected by its originators.

On December 6, 1938, Five ministers council ([[Prime Minister]] [[Fumimaro Konoe]], [[Ministry of War of Japan|Army Minister]] [[Seishirō Itagaki]], [[Ministry of the Navy of Japan|Navy Minister]] [[Mitsumasa Yonai]], [[Foreign Minister]] [[Hachirō Arita]], and [[Finance Minister]] [[Shigeaki Ikeda]]), which was the highest decision making council, made a decision of prohibiting the expulsion of the [[Jews]] in Japan.<ref name=mof>{{cite web | title=Question 戦前の日本における対ユダヤ人政策の基本をなしたと言われる「ユダヤ人対策要綱」に関する史料はありますか。また、同要綱に関する説明文はありますか。 | publisher = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]] | url = http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/annai/honsho/shiryo/qa/senzen_03.html |accessdate = 2010-10-02}}</ref><ref name=gosho>{{cite web | title=猶太人対策要綱 |work= Five ministers council | publisher = [[National Archives of Japan|Japan Center for Asian Historical Record]] | url = http://www.jacar.go.jp/DAS/meta/listPhoto?IS_STYLE=default&ID=M2006092115064531921 |page= 36/42|date=1938-12-06 |accessdate = 2010-10-02}}</ref>

During World War II, Japan was regarded as a safe refuge from [[the Holocaust]], despite being a part of the [[Axis Powers|Axis]] and an ally of Germany. Jews trying to escape German-occupied [[Poland]] could not pass the blockades near the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and were forced to go through the neutral country of [[Lithuania]] (which was occupied by belligerents in June 1940, starting with [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact|the Soviet Union]], [[Baltic Operation|then Germany]], and then [[Baltic Offensive|the Soviet Union]] again).

Of those who arrived, many (around 5,000) were sent to the [[Dutch West Indies]] with Japanese visas issued by [[Chiune Sugihara]], the Japanese [[Consul (representative)|consul]] to [[Lithuania]]. Sugihara ignored his orders and gave thousands of Jews entry visas to Japan, risking his career and saving more than 6,000 lives.
Sugihara is said to have cooperated with [[Polish intelligence]], as part of a bigger Japanese-Polish cooperative plan.<ref>Palasz-Rutkowska, Ewa. 1995 lecture at Asiatic Society of Japan, Tokyo; [http://www.tiu.ac.jp/~bduell/ASJ/3-95_lecture_summary.html "Polish-Japanese Secret Cooperation During World War II: Sugihara Chiune and Polish Intelligence,"] ''The Asiatic Society of Japan Bulletin,'' March–April 1995.</ref>
They managed to flee across the vast territory of Russia by train to [[Vladivostok]] and then by boat to [[Kobe]] in Japan. The refugees{{snd}} 2,185 in number{{snd}} arrived in Japan from August 1940 to June 1941. [[Tadeusz Romer]], the Polish ambassador in [[Tokyo]], had managed to get transit visas in Japan; asylum visas to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Burma; immigration certificates to Palestine; and immigrant visas to the United States and some Latin American countries. Most Jews were permitted and encouraged to move on from Japan to the [[Shanghai Ghetto]], [[China]], under Japanese occupation for the duration of World War II. Finally, Tadeusz Romer arrived in [[Shanghai]] on November 1, 1941, to continue the action for Jewish refugees.<ref>[http://www.polish-jewish-heritage.org/Pol/maj_03_Romer_pomogal_Zydom.htm Andrzej Guryn, "Tadeusza Romera Pomoc Żydom Polskim na Dalekim Wschodzie," ''Biuletyn Polskiego Instytutu Naukowego w Kanadzie,'' vol X,1993] (in Polish)</ref> Among those saved in the Shanghai Ghetto were leaders and students of [[Mir Yeshiva (Poland)|Mir yeshiva]], the only European [[yeshiva]] to survive [[the Holocaust]]. They{{snd}} some 400 in number{{snd}} fled from [[Mir, Belarus|Mir]] to [[Vilnius|Vilna]] with the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and then to [[Keidan]], Lithuania. In late 1940, they obtained visas from Chiune Sugihara, to travel from Keidan (then [[Lithuanian SSR]]) via [[Siberia]] and [[Vladivostok]] to [[Kobe]], Japan.<ref>[http://www.chinajewish.org/JewishHistory.htm Shanghai Jewish History]</ref> By November 1941, the Japanese moved this group and most of others on to the Shanghai Ghetto in order to consolidate the Jews under their control.<ref>[http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface?content=a777426519&rt=0&format=pdf Pamela Shatzkes. Kobe: A Japanese haven for Jewish refugees, 1940–1941. Japan Forum, 1469-932X, Volume 3, Issue 2, 1991, pp. 257–273]</ref>

The secretary of the [[Manchukuo|Manchurian]] Legation in Berlin [[Wang Tifu]] (王, 替夫. 1911-) also issued visas to 12,000 refugees, including Jews, from June 1939 to May 1940.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2005-11-23|url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2005/11/23/WH0511230001.htm |script-title=zh:歷史與空間：中國的「舒特拉」|publisher=[[Wen Wei Po]]|accessdate=2014-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Abe|first=Yoshio
|date=July 2002 |url= http://catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/opac/repository/100000/handle/2324/5463/slc016p001.pdf|script-title=ja:戦前の日本における対ユダヤ人政策の転回点|page=9|publisher= [[Kyushu University]]|series=Studies in Languages and Cultures, No. 16}}</ref>

Throughout the war, the Japanese government continually rejected requests from the German government to establish [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] policies. Towards the end, Nazi representatives pressured the Japanese army to devise a plan to exterminate Shanghai's Jewish population and this pressure eventually became known to the Jewish community's leadership. However, the Japanese had no intention of further provoking the anger of the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and thus delayed the German request for a time, eventually rejecting it entirely. One [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] institution saved in this manner was the [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian]] [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] [[Mir yeshiva (Poland)|Mir yeshiva]]. The Japanese government and people offered the Jews temporary shelter, medical services, food, transportation, and gifts, but preferred that they move on to reside in Japanese-occupied Shanghai.{{cn|date=July 2016}}

At war's end, about half of the Jews who had been in Japanese-controlled territories later moved on to the [[Western hemisphere]] (such as the United States and [[Canada]]) and the remainder moved to other parts of the world, mainly to [[Israel]].

Since the 1920s, there have been occasional events and statements reflecting [[antisemitism in Japan]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rE7Q5Jj7u4oC&pg Jacob Kovalio, ''The Russian Protocols of Zion in Japan: Yudayaka/Jewish Peril Propaganda and Debates in the 1920s,'' Vol. 64 of Asian Thought and Culture, Peter Lang, 2009] ISBN 1433106094</ref> generally promoted by [[extremism|fringe elements]] and [[tabloid newspapers]].

== Jews and Judaism in modern Japan ==
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After World War II, a large portion of the few Jews that were in Japan left, many going to what would become [[Israel]]. Some of those who remained married locals and were assimilated into Japanese society.

Presently, there are several hundred Jewish families living in [[Tokyo]], and a small number of Jewish families in and around [[Kobe]]. A small number of Jewish expatriates of other countries live throughout Japan, temporarily, for business, research, a [[gap year]], or a variety of other purposes. There are always Jewish members of the [[United States Armed Forces]] serving on [[Okinawa]] and in the other American military bases throughout Japan.

There are community centers serving Jewish communities in Tokyo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jccjapan.or.jp/|title=Jewish Community of Japan}}</ref> and Kobe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcckobe.org/|title=Jewish Community of Kansai}}</ref> The [[Chabad-Lubavitch]] organization has one official center in Tokyo,<ref>[http://www.chabad.jp/ Chabad Lubavitch of Japan, Tokyo]</ref> and there is an additional Chabad house run by Rabbi Yehezkel Binyomin Edery.<ref>[http://www.chabadjapan.org/ Chabad House of Japan]</ref>

In the cultural domain, each year, hundreds, if not thousands, of Jews visit the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Museum located in Yaotsu, Gifu Prefecture, in central Japan. Sugihara's actions of issuing valid transit visas are thought to have saved the lives of around 6,000 Jews, who fled across Russia to Vladivostok and then Japan to escape the concentration camps.<ref>http://japanvisitor.blogspot.jp/2013/03/chiune-sugihara-memorial-museum.html</ref> In the same prefecture, many Jews also visit Takayama city.

== Rabbis ==
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=== Tokyo Jewish Community ===
* Rabbi [[Herman Dicker]], 1960–1963, Orthodox
* Rabbi [[Marvin Tokayer]], 1968–1976, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Jonathan Z. Maltzman]], 1980–1983, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Michael Schudrich]], 1983–1989, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Moshe Silberschein]], 1989–1992, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Jim Lebeau]], 1993–1997, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Carnie Shalom Rose]], 1998–1999, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Elliot Marmon]], 1999–2002, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Henri Noach]], 2002–2008, Conservative
* Rabbi [[Rachel Smookler]], Reform, interim-rabbi
* Rabbi [[Antonio Di Gesù]], 2009–Present, Conservative

=== Chabad ===
* Rabbi Mendi Sudakevich
* Rabbi Yehezkel Binyomin Edery

=== Jewish Community of Kobe ===

* Rabbi Gaoni Maatuf, 1998-2002
* Rabbi Asaf Tobi, 2002-2006
* Rabbi Yerachmiel Strausberg, 2006-2008
* Hagay Blumenthal, 2008-2009, lay leader
* Daniel Moskovich, 2009-2010, lay leader
* Rabbi David Gingold, 2010-2013
* Rabbi Shmuel Vishedsky, 2014–Present

== List of notable Jews in Japan ==
{{See also|Category:Japanese Jews|Category:Jewish Japanologists|Category:Jews and Judaism in Japan}}
* [[Alfred Birnbaum]]
* [[Dan Calichman]]
* [[Julie Dreyfus]]
* [[Rachel Elior]]
* [[Ofer Feldman]], University Professor
* [[Péter Frankl]], Hungarian mathematician
* [[Gregg L. Friedman MD]], Physician
* [[Marty Friedman (musician)|Martin "Marty" Adam Friedman]], rock guitarist
* [[Ayako Fujitani]], writer and actress, convert
* [[Szymon Goldberg]]
* [[David G. Goodman]], Japanologist<ref>[[:ja:デイヴィッド・グッドマン|(ja)]]</ref>
* [[Karl Taro Greenfeld]], journalist and author
* [[Manfred Gurlitt]]
* [[Jack Halpern (linguist)|Jack Halpern]], Israeli linguist, Kanji-scholar
* [[Suiren Higashino]], female photographer, model (Israeli mother)<ref>[[:ja:東野翠れん|(ja)]]</ref>
* [[Shifra Horn]]
* [[Chaim Janowski]]
* [[Max Janowski]]
* [[Charles Louis Kades]]
* [[Hoshitango Imachi]]
* [[Kanji Ishizumi|Kanji (Yitzhak) Ishizumi]] ({{lang-ja|石角完爾}}), convert<ref>[[:ja:石角完爾]]</ref>
* [[Rena Kanokogi|Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi, née Glickman]]
* [[Abraham Kaufman]]
* [[Michael Kogan]], founder of [[Taito Corporation]]
* [[Fumiko Kometani]], author and artist, convert
* [[Setsuzo Kotsuji|Setsuzo (Avraham) Kotsuji]], Hebrew professor, convert
* [[Leonid Kreutzer]], pianist
* [[Yaacov Liberman]]
* [[Henryk Lipszyc]]
* [[Leza Lowitz]], American Japanologist
* [[Alan Merrill]]
* [[Sulamith Messerer]]
* [[Emmanuel Metter]]
* [[Albert Mosse]]
* [[John Nathan]]
* [[Emil Orlík]]
* [[Klaus Pringsheim]]
* [[Roger Pulvers]]<ref>[[:ja:ロジャー・パルヴァース|(ja)]]</ref>
* [[Ludwig Riess]]
* [[Joseph Rosenstock]], conductor of the [[NHK Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Jay Rubin]]
* [[Arie Selinger]]
* [[Ben-Ami Shillony]], Israeli Japanologist<ref>[[:he:בן-עמי שילוני|(he)]]</ref>
* [[Kurt Singer]]
* [[Beate Sirota Gordon]], former Performing Arts Director of [[Japan Society]] and [[Asia Society]]
* [[Leo Sirota]]
* [[Zerach Warhaftig]]
* [[Sally Weil]]<ref>[[:ja:サリー・ワイル]]</ref>
* [[Luís de Almeida]] ([[Hebrew Catholics|Hebrew Catholic]])<ref>[[:ja:ルイス・デ・アルメイダ|(ja)]]</ref>
* [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], Patrilineal Jew
* [[Peter Barakan]], Patrilineal Jew
* [[Bernard Jean Bettelheim]] ([[Jewish Christian]])
* [[Hideo Levy]], Patrilineal Jew
* [[Steven Seagal]], Patrilineal Jew
* Yakov Zinberg, Prof., Kokushikan University

; Refugees, short expatriates:
* [[Moshe Atzmon]]
* [[Robert Alan Feldman]]<ref>[[:ja:ロバート・フェルドマン|(ja)]]</ref>
* [[George W. F. Hallgarten]]
* [[Albert Kahn (banker)]]
* [[Mirra Alfassa]]
* [[Karl Gustav Kindermann]], interpreter and informant for the Gestapo<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=G3fsz3J6FzEC&dq=%22Karl+Kindermann%22+Stalin%27s+spy&q=Kindermann#v=snippet&q=Kindermann&f=false Robert Whymant, ''Stalin's Spy: Richard Sorge and the Tokyo Espionage Ring,'' I.B.Tauris, 1996] ISBN 1860640443</ref>
* [[Emil Lederer]]
* [[Karl Löwith]]
* [[Norman Mailer]]
* [[Leo Melamed]]
* [[Franz Oppenheimer]]
* [[A. M. Pollak, Ritter von Rudin]]<ref>http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=410&letter=P</ref>
* [[Hayyim Selig Slonimski]]

; Other related people to Judaism and Jews in Japan:
* [[Hana Brady]], [[George Brady (Holocaust survivor)|George Brady]]
* [[Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky]]
* [[Jeremy Glick]]
* [[Lili Kraus]]
* [[Samuel Ullman]]

=== Ambassadors ===
* [[Eli Cohen (politician born 1949)|Eli Cohen]]

== Films ==
* ''Jewish Soul Music: The Art of Giora Feidman'' (1980). Directed by Uri Barbash.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Japan|Judaism}}
* [[Religion in Japan]]
* [[Ethnic issues in Japan]]
* [[Japanese-Jewish common ancestry theory]]
* [[Timeline of Jewish history]]
* [[Jewish settlement in the Japanese Empire]]
* [[Fugu Plan]] (1934, 1938)
* [[Israel–Japan relations]] (since 1952)
* [[Racial Equality Proposal]] (1919)
* [[Antisemitism in Japan]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://xenon.stanford.edu/~tamar/Kobe/Kobe.html The Jews of Kobe]
* [http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9512/reviews/japanese.html Jews in the Japanese Mind] by [[David G. Goodman]] and Miyazawa Masanori.

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Thomas L’Archer

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'''Thomas L'Archer''' (died 1329) was an English [[monk]]. He held the office of English Prior of the [[Order of St. John of Jerusalem]], but his incompetence in matters of finance left the Order in severe financial difficulty.

He was born at [[Tanworth in Arden]] in [[Warwickshire]], younger son of John L'Archer and Margery Barniville.<ref>Lawrence-Archer J.H. ''Memorial of Families of the Surname of Archer'' London 1861</ref> His father's family owned [[Umberslade Hall]] from the time of [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] until the nineteenth century. Two of his brothers also entered the Church, while [[John L'Archers]], prior of the Order's Irish house in the 1340s, was his great-nephew.<ref>Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926</ref>

In 1321, Thomas became English Prior of the Order. He proved to be a most unfortunate choice as Prior: through a combination of old age and financial incompetence, he appears to have bankrupted the English house. The Grand Master of the Order set up an inquiry into the state of the English house, which recommended Thomas's removal on grounds of old age.<ref>Lawrence-Archer, J.H. ''Families of the Surname of Archer''</ref> He died soon afterwards, on 28 August 1329.

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Edward Stevens (Diplomat)

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'''Edward Stevens''' (c. 1755 – September 26, 1834){{sfn|CDSB|2008}} was an American physician and diplomat.

Stevens was born in [[Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Croix]] in the [[Virgin Islands]]. Stevens's father, the merchant Thomas Stevens,{{sfn|CDSB|2008}} would also become the adoptive father of an orphaned [[Alexander Hamilton]].{{sfn|Kennedy|2000|p=39}} According to some, Thomas Stevens was Hamilton's biological father, making Edward and Alexander half-brothers.{{sfn|Kennedy|2000|p=39}} Secretary of State [[Timothy Pickering ]], who knew both men in adulthood, noted that the men were strikingly similar in appearance and concluded that they must be brothers. Ron Chernow says many aspects of Hamilton's biography make more sense given Stevens's paternity. It would explain why Hamilton was adopted into the Stevens family while his brother, James, was not. It may have also been a factor in Hamilton's supposed father abandoning his family.{{sfn|Chernow|2004|p=28}}

Stevens graduated from [[Columbia University|King's College]] in 1774 and continued his studies at the [[University of Edinburgh]] the next year. He enrolled in medical school starting in 1776 and graduated with an [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] on September 12, 1777.{{sfn|CDSB|2008}} Stevens documented his research on gastric digestion in his inaugural dissertation ''De alimentorum concoctione''. Based on this work, he was the first researcher to isolate human [[gastric juices]].{{sfn|CDSB|2008}} His work confirmed that of [[René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur]], who showed the digestive power of gastric juices, and helped dispel earlier theories of digestion.{{sfn|CDSB|2008}} Stevens's work on digestion would influence [[Lazzaro Spallanzani]].

On January 20, 1776, Stevens was admitted to the [[Royal Medical Society]]. He would later serve as its president in 1779 and 1780. Stevens conducted experimental inquiry into the [[Blood#Color|color of blood]] and received a prize for his work. Stevens returned to St. Croix in 1783.{{sfn|CDSB|2008}} Following the death of his wife, Eleanora, in 1792, Stevens decided to move to North America.{{sfn|Johnson|2014|p=72}} Stevens had considered a move to [[Guyana]], but [[William Thornton]] urged him to choose the United States.{{sfn|Johnson|2014|=72}} Also in 1792, Stevens married Hester Kortright Amory. Stevens ended his ten years of practicing medicine in the Caribbean and moved to Philadelphia in 1793. While in Philadelphia, he engaged in a [[1793_Philadelphia_yellow_fever_epidemic#Controversy_over_treatment|controversy]] with [[Benjamin Rush]] on methods for treating an outbreak of [[yellow fever]]. Alexander Hamilton and his wife contracted the disease, and Stevens treated them with bark, wine, and cold baths, a regime that stirred some controversy since Stevens spurned the [[bloodletting]] treatment advocated by most doctors including Rush. Upon his recovery, Hamilton became an advocate for Stevens's method.{{sfn|Johnson|2014|p=76}} Stevens was admitted to the [[American Philosophical Society]] on April 18, 1794. Stevens's work in digestion may have influenced other researchers in Philadelphia, notably [[John Richardson Young]]. In 1795, Stevens was appointed as a professor at King's College.{{sfn|CDSB|2008}}

Stevens served as the United States [[consul-general]] in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] (later Haiti) from 1799 to 1800.{{sfn|CDSB|2008}} [[John Adams]] sent Stevens to Haiti with instructions to establish a relationship with [[Toussaint Louverture]] and express support for his regime.{{sfn|Bender|2006|p=108}} The Federalist administration hoped to incite a movement toward Haitian independence, but Louverture maintained a colonial relationship with France.{{sfn|Girard|2009|p=100}} Stevens's title, "consul", suggested a diplomat attached to a country not a colony, reflecting the administrations view of the Haitian situation.{{sfn|Girard|2009|p=100}} Following his arrival in Haiti in April 1799, Stevens succeeded in accomplishing several of his objectives, including: the suppression of privateers operating out of the colony, protections for American lives and property, and right of entry for American vessels.{{sfn|Treudley|1916|p=134}} Stevens pushed for similar privileges for the British, who, like the United States (see [[Quasi-War]]) were engaged in war with France. Negotiations between Haiti and Britain were difficult given Haiti's fears of Britain's desire to take control of the colony, and Britain's fears of the Haitian slave revolt spreading to its own Caribbean colonies. In fact, Stevens had to serve as the British agent for a time since Haitian troops feared having a British official in the colony.{{sfn|Treudley|1916|p=135-137}} The convention, signed on June 13, 1799, continued an armistice among the three parties, gave protections to British and American ships from privateers, and allowed American and British ships to enter the colony and engage in [[free trade]].{{sfn|Treudley|1916|p=136}} Stevens's correspondence with Timothy Pickering, John Adams, and [[Thomas Jefferson]] provide important insight into US geopolitics during the [[Haitian Revolution]].{{sfn|CDSB|2008}}

Little is known of Stevens's last years. He corresponded with [[David Hosack]], including a letter introducing his son in 1823.{{sfn|CDSB|2008}}

==References==
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* {{cite book|last=Chernow|first=Ron|title=Alexander Hamilton|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-1-59420-009-0|year=2004|ref=harv}}
* {{cite journal|last=Girard|first=P. R.|year=2009|title=Black Talleyrand: Toussaint Louverture's Diplomacy, 1798–1802|journal=The William and Mary Quarterly|volume=66|number=1|pages= 87–124|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40212042|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=Roger G.|title=Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2000|isbn=9780199923793|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book | last = Johnson | first = Ronald | title = Diplomacy in Black and White : John Adams, Toussaint Louverture, and Their Atlantic World Alliance | publisher = The University of Georgia Press | location = Athens London | year = 2014 | isbn = 978-0820342122|ref=harv }}
* {{cite book | chapter=Stevens, Edward | title = Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography | publisher = Charles Scribner's Sons | year = 2008 |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2830904159.html|ref={{harvid|CDSB|2008}}}}
* {{cite journal|last=Treudley|first=Mary|year=1916|title=The United States and Santo Domingo, 1789–1866|journal=The Journal of Race Development|volume=7|number=1|pages= 83–145|doi=10.2307/29738186|jstor=29738186|ref=harv}}

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Kirk Cousins

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| caption = Cousins with the Washington Redskins in 2015
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* NFC Offensive Player of the Month (Dec 2015)
* NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Week (Week 15, 2012)
* Fedex Clutch Player of the Week (Week 14, 2012)
* 65th [[List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating|"Perfect Game"]] in NFL history (November 15, 2015)
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'''Kirk Daniel Cousins''' (born August 19, 1988) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] and a free agent who previously played for the [[Washington Redskins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], where he was the Spartans' starter from 2009 to 2011. He was drafted by the Redskins in the fourth round of the [[2012 NFL Draft]].

==Early life==
Cousins is the son of Don Cousins, the senior pastor at Discovery Church in [[Orlando, Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverychurch.org/AboutUs/staffmember.aspx?id=7|title=Don Cousins|publisher=Discovery Church|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> and Maryann Cousins. He is the second of three children. Cousins attended [[Holland Christian High School]] in [[Holland, Michigan]], where he starred in football, baseball (as a pitcher), and basketball. He broke his ankle in his junior year and was forced to attend camps in order to make an impression with recruiting colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/SB133v3_WS|title = Rookie on the Field, Veteran in the Faith|publisher = Cbn.com|accessdate = 2012-08-19}}</ref> Cousins finished his high school football career with 3,204 passing yards, 40 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Staples |first=Andy |date=October 21, 2011|title=Michigan State's Kirk Cousins beat odds to become face of Big Ten |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/10/21/kirk-cousins-michigan-state/?xid=cnnbin |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=2011-10-14}}</ref>

After high school, Cousins was set to sign with [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]] or [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]], until [[Mark Dantonio]] became the head coach at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] in 2007. After Dantonio failed to sign his top targets at quarterback, he offered a scholarship to Cousins, which he accepted. He also participated in [[Athletes in Action]] [[sports ministry]]. Cousins majored in [[kinesiology]] throughout his college career.

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==College career==
In 2007, newly hired Michigan State head coach [[Mark Dantonio]] recruited Cousins to play for the Spartans. Cousins was [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] for the 2007 season. In 2008, he spent the season as the back up quarterback to [[Brian Hoyer]]. He played in five games passing for a total of 310 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. In 2009, he competed for and won the starting quarterback job against teammate [[Keith Nichol]]. He led Michigan State to a 6–7 (4-4) season with 19 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and 2,680 passing yards in 12 games. In 2010, he led Michigan State to an 11–2 (7-1) record and a share of the Big Ten Championship. In 2011 his Michigan State Spartans went 11-3 (7-2) and played in the first ever [[Big Ten]] championship game. Cousins was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and played his final game as a Michigan State Spartan on January 2, 2012 defeating the [[Georgia Bulldogs]] in the [[Outback Bowl]]. His teams posted an undefeated 4-0 record against the in-state rival [[Michigan Wolverines]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Complete All-Big Ten football teams |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20111129/SPORTS08/111129050/Complete-All-Big-Ten-football-teams?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cs |date=November 29, 2011 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |accessdate=November 30, 2011}}</ref> Cousins won the [[List of Senior CLASS Award football winners|2011 Lowes's Senior CLASS Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU7R8W-IgJQ |title=2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Football Winner - Kirk Cousins |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-01-05 |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref>

Kirk Cousins drew praise for a speech he delivered at the Big Ten kickoff lunch on behalf of all Big Ten student-athletes <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp15N9BbYgY |title=Kirk Cousins Kickoff Luncheon Speech |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===2012 NFL Combine===
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===2012 season===
[[File:Kirk cousins redskins.jpg|thumbnail|Cousins at Redskins training camp in 2012]]
In the [[2012 NFL Draft]], Cousins was selected by the [[Washington Redskins]] as the seventh choice in the [[2012 NFL Draft#Round 4|fourth]] round, making him the 102nd draft pick overall.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828b5a10/article/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-future-backup-qb?module=HP11_headline_stack |title=Kirk Cousins: Washington Redskins' future backup QB |work=nfl.com |date=April 28, 2012 |first=Gregg |last=Rosenthal }}</ref> The pick surprised many analysts, as the Redskins had drafted 2011 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Robert Griffin III]] with the second overall pick to be their franchise quarterback. The Redskins acquired the Griffin pick by giving the St. Louis Rams four high-value draft picks over three years.<ref>[http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-04-28/sports/35453555_1_robert-griffin-iii-nfl-draft-kyle-shanahan NFL Draft 2012: Washington Redskins make surprise move drafting Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins]</ref> Cousins was viewed as an [[insurance policy]] in case Griffin was injured, with Redskins coach [[Mike Shanahan]] saying "You're one or two plays away from being the starter...And if I see that value out there on the third day of the draft, I'm going to take that."<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-04-28/Mike-Shanahan-Robert-Griffin-III-NFL-draft-Day-3/54611310/ Mike Shanahan: RGIII 'understands,' supports Cousins pick]</ref> The Redskins drafting Griffin and Cousins in the same draft echoed the team's strategy in the [[1994 NFL draft]], when the team drafted [[Heath Shuler]] with the third overall pick and later drafted [[Gus Frerotte]] in the seventh round. Cousins officially signed a four-year contract with the Redskins on May 31, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins.com| url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Fourth-Round-Pick-Cousins/a7114398-fed9-485d-81b5-266ca3d5f13f| title=Redskins Sign Fourth-Round Pick Cousins|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=May 31, 2012|accessdate=2012-05-31}}</ref>

In the second game of the preseason against the [[Chicago Bears]], Cousins threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, though the Bears would go on to win 33-31.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Offensive-line-takes-step-in-right-direction/e4c60114-944f-4d0e-bca1-871ad7cebc37 |title=Offensive line takes step in right direction |publisher=Chicagobears.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> In the fourth and final game of preseason against [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Cousins completed 15-of-27 passes for 222 yards, the [[Washington Redskins]] had a 30-3 win. He won the backup quarterback job over incumbent starter [[Rex Grossman]].

Cousins made his regular season debut in the third quarter of a Week 5 loss to the [[Atlanta Falcons]] after Griffin suffered a concussion. Cousins threw his first career touchdown pass on a 77-yard pass to [[Santana Moss]], but threw two interceptions in the last two series of the game while trying to tie the game.<ref>{{cite news|work=Redskins.com|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=October 7, 2012|accessdate=2012-10-07|url= http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Cousins-I-Tried-To-Do-Too-Much/bd94c3c6-6ffa-4663-aaa5-feb08e1fb8db|title=Cousins: 'I Tried To Do Too Much'}}</ref>

His second NFL appearance came in Week 14 against the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. On the final drive of the game, with the Redskins down 8, Griffin suffered a knee injury. Cousins went 2-2 and finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to [[Pierre Garçon]] with 29 seconds remaining, to bring the Redskins within 2. On the two-point conversion, Shanahan called for a run/pass option, and Cousins scored on a quarterback draw to tie the game at 28. In overtime, rookie cornerback [[Richard Crawford (American football)|Richard Crawford]] gave the Redskins excellent field position after a 64-yard punt return, setting up a game-winning field goal.<ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Monday-Morning-Stats-Pack-Redskins-Ravens/24c2d86d-17d7-486d-b0fb-8166dba7ef27|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=December 10, 2012|title=Monday Morning Stats Pack: Redskins-Ravens|accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref>

The following week, on December 15, 2012, Cousins was announced as the Redskins starter for the Week 15 game against the [[Cleveland Browns]], marking his first career start.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000111489/article/robert-griffin-iii-wont-play-for-redskins-on-sunday|title=RG3 will not start for Washington Redskins on Sunday|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=2012-12-15|accessdate=2012-12-15}}</ref> After a slow first half, Cousins rallied the offense to a 28-point second act. Cousins finished the day 26-of-37 for 329 yards with 2 touchdown passes, bringing the Washington Redskins a 38-21 win.<ref>{{cite web|last=Withers|first=Tom|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/cousins-leads-redskins-over-browns-211628924--nfl.html|title=Cousins leads Redskins over Browns 38-21|publisher=[[Yahoo.com]]|date=2012-12-16|accessdate=2012-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Victory-Monday-Stats-Pack-Redskins-Browns/29736c66-3a7a-4c40-9be1-303021ec5b55|title=Victory Monday Stats Pack: Redskins-Browns|date=December 17, 2012|accessdate=2012-12-19|last=Tinsman|first=Brian}}</ref> Later that week, Cousins was voted the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, becoming the third Redskins rookie to receive the honor that season (after Griffin and [[Alfred Morris (American football)|Alfred Morris]]).<ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Cousins-Redskins-Sweep-Weekly-Awards/b1cc9cca-5c92-4b58-97af-c10ad7bb80e7|title=Cousins, Redskins Sweep Weekly Awards|first=Brian|last=Tinsman|date=December 21, 2012|accessdate=2012-12-24}}</ref> Overall in 2012, Cousins appeared in 3 games with 466 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.

===2013 season===
On December 11, 2013, Cousins was named starting quarterback for the rest of the [[2013 Washington Redskins season|2013 season]] after Shanahan deactivated [[Robert Griffin III]] for the remainder of the season in order to protect him for the following year, with [[Rex Grossman]] as Cousins's backup.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keirn|first=John|title=Redskins to start Kirk Cousins|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10118293/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-start-place-robert-griffin-iii|accessdate=December 11, 2013|newspaper=[[ESPN]]|date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Farrar|first=Doug|title=Kirk Cousins to start for Redskins; RGIII will be deactivated for rest of the season|url=http://nfl.si.com/2013/12/11/kirk-cousins-starting-over-robert-griffin-iii-washington-redskins/|accessdate=December 11, 2013|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> Cousins appeared in 5 games with 854 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.

===2014 season===
On February 2, 2014, it was reported that Cousins had stated that he was open to a trade from the Redskins.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilkening|first=Mike|title=Report: Kirk Cousins "open" to trade from Washington.|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/02/report-kirk-cousins-open-to-trade-from-washington/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs|accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref>

In March, Cousins announced that he would be giving number 12 to new teammate [[Andre Roberts (American football)|Andre Roberts]], for the price of a $12,000 donation to the Kirk Cousins Football Camp. Cousins then switched over to number 8, a number he wore throughout his high school and college career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Andrew|title=Kirk Cousins Switches Back To Trusty No. 8 |url=http://blog.redskins.com/2014/04/03/kirk-cousins-switches-back-to-trusty-no-8/|publisher=The Redskin Blog|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref>

During Week 2 against the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], Cousins came in relief of Griffin who left the game with a dislocated ankle. Cousins finished the game with 250 passing yards and two touchdowns in a 41–10 victory. In Week 3 against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], Cousins started the game and threw for 427 yards, the first game he had over 400 passing yards. Washington still lost an ensuing slugfest to the Eagles 34–37. In Week 4 against the [[New York Giants]], Cousins had a poor showing, throwing for one touchdown with four interceptions and a lost fumble.<ref>{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/kirk-cousins-has-five-turnovers-eli-manning-has-five-tds-and-giants-top-redskins-45-14/2014/09/26/cf6b8294-450a-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html|title=Kirk Cousins has five turnovers, Eli Manning has five TDs, and Giants top Redskins, 45-14|first=Mike|last=Jones|date=September 26, 2014|accessdate=2015-06-20}}</ref> The Redskins were blown out 45–14 with a total of 6 turnovers.

In Week 5, against the defending [[Super Bowl champion]] [[Seattle Seahawks]], Cousins showed progress from the embarrassing loss to the Giants by throwing for two touchdowns without an interception, including a 68-yard touchdown pass to [[DeSean Jackson]]. Despite the solid performance from Cousins, the Redskins lost the game 27–17. Following a poor performance in the first half in the Week 7 game against the [[Tennessee Titans]], he was benched at halftime in favor of backup quarterback [[Colt McCoy]], and did not play in any more games for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/update/24759161/redskins-bench-kirk-cousins-in-second-half-week-7 | title=Redskins bench Kirk Cousins in second half Week 7 | publisher=fantasynews.cbssports.com | date=October 19, 2014 | accessdate=October 21, 2014}}</ref>

===2015 season===
[[File:Kirk Cousins throwback uniform 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Cousins after the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015]]
On August 31, 2015, Cousins was named the starter for the season over [[Robert Griffin III]].<ref name="2015season">{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13550601/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-named-starting-qb | title=Kirk Cousins named Redskins' starting QB for 2015 season | publisher=[[ESPN]] | date=August 31, 2015 | accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> On October 4, Cousins led a 90-yard game winning drive against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], his first since 2012, when he threw a touchdown pass to [[Pierre Garçon]] with under a minute left in the fourth quarter, winning the game 23–20.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Liz|title=Kirk Cousins leads Redskins on 90-yard game-winning drive to beat Eagles, 23-20|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/cousins-leads-redskins-on-90-yard-game-winning-drive-to-beat-eagles/2015/10/04/2c06b950-6ad1-11e5-aa5b-f78a98956699_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref>

On October 25, Cousins helped lead the Redskins to their largest comeback win in franchise history, after being down 24–0 against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], to a 31–30 victory. In the game, Cousins had another game winning drive for the season, eventually finishing with 317 yards and four total touchdowns, three passing and one rushing. Cousins also tied a franchise record for completions in a game with 33, tying [[Jason Campbell]], who did the same in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keim|first1=John|title=Kirk Cousins quiets critics as Redskins complete best comeback in team history|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/20915/kirk-cousins-quiets-critics-for-now-as-redskins-complete-best-ever-comeback|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> Before heading into the locker room, Cousins was caught on camera shouting "You like that?!" at [[CSN Mid-Atlantic]]'s Tarik El-Bashir, which later become a catchphrase used by him, Redskin teammates, and fans throughout the rest of the season. Cousins and his brother Kyle applied to trademark the catchphrase later in the season, and began to sell t-shirts with the phrase to raise money for the [[International Justice Mission]] charitable organization.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Steinberg|first1=Dan|title=Kirk Cousins is serenaded with ‘You Like That’ love at FedEx Field|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/12/20/kirk-cousins-is-serenaded-with-you-like-that-love-at-fedex-field/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Allen|first1=Scott|title=Chris Baker brings back ‘You like that’ after Kirk Cousins’s big game|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/11/15/chris-baker-brings-back-you-like-that-after-kirk-cousinss-big-game/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bieler|first1=Des|title=Kirk Cousins is hawking ‘YOU LIKE THAT’ T-shirts for charity|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/10/27/kirk-cousins-is-hawking-you-like-that-t-shirts-for-charity/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Allen|first1=Scott|title=Kirk Cousins and his brother have applied to trademark ‘You Like That’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/12/24/kirk-cousins-and-his-brother-are-applying-to-trademark-you-like-that/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zawacki|first1=Tory|title=How Kirk Cousins' 'You like that?!' became a Washington rallying cry|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14532867/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-as-happened-nfl|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>

Against the [[New Orleans Saints]] on November 15, Cousins threw for a career-high four touchdowns, as well as posting a [[perfect passer rating]] of 158.3, making him the first Redskins quarterback since 1950 to do that with at least 20 attempts.{{efn|Robert Griffin III posted a perfect passer rating against the Eagles in 2012, but with only 15 attempts}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Andrew|title=Kirk Cousins Delivers All-Time-Best Performance|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Kirk-Cousins-Delivers-All-Time-Best-Performance/5d50d39a-3a03-4a2a-b647-91651e5102c5?sf15319588=1|publisher=Redskins.com|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Cousins throws career-high 4 TDs as Redskins rout Saints|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400791549|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Against the [[Buffalo Bills]] on December 20, Cousins passed for four touchdowns, and ran for another in a Redskins victory, marking his second four touchdown passing game of the season.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Liz|title=Cousins’s five TDs lead Redskins past Bills, 35-25, and fans certainly like that|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/kirk-cousins-has-hand-in-five-tds-and-redskins-blast-bills-to-remain-in-first-place/2015/12/20/84c6d0dc-a755-11e5-bff5-905b92f5f94b_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref>

The following week against the Philadelphia Eagles, Cousins took an ill-advised [[quarterback kneel]] inside the Eagles' redzone with six seconds left before halftime, running out the clock and forgoing any chance of adding upon the Redskins' lead.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reyes|first1=Lorenzo|title=Kirk Cousins costs Redskins shot at points by taking knee|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/redskins/2015/12/26/kirk-cousins-knee-washington-philadelphia-eagles/77934552/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> Despite that, Cousins eventually passed for four touchdowns in the game, his second consecutive four touchdown performance and third overall on the season. The performance lead the Redskins victory over the Eagles to a score of 38–24, which allowed the team to win the [[NFC East]] division title for the first time since Griffin III did it in [[2012 Washington Redskins season|2012]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ortega|first1=Mark|title=Redskins clinch NFC East with win over Eagles|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000609396/article/redskins-clinch-nfc-east-with-win-over-eagles|website=NFL.com|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref>

Cousins finished the 2015 season posting the highest completion percentage (74.7) in home games in NFL history, with a minimum of 100 attempts, leading the Redskins to a 6–2 record at home.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tandler|first1=Rich|title=One stat puts Cousins ahead of Brady, Manning, Brees, others|url=http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/redskinsblog/one-stat-puts-cousins-ahead-brady-manning-brees-others|website=CSNWashington.com|accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref> He also became the first Redskins quarterback since [[Sonny Jurgensen]] in 1970 to have at least four passing touchdowns in three or more games in one season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Cousins to Jordan Reed connection is among best ones going now|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/112851/kirk-cousins-to-jordan-reed-connection-is-among-best-ones-going-now|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> Against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on January 3, 2016, he set the Redskins' single-season passing yardage record with 4,166, passing [[Jay Schroeder]] who had 4,109 in [[1986 Washington Redskins season|1986]].<ref name="Records">{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Michael|title=Kirk Cousins sets Redskins single-season yardage record|url=http://www.richmond.com/redskins-xtra/article_ee85c02c-b24b-11e5-a9a1-f7dc997d447e.html|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> He also finished the season with 29 passing touchdowns, second behind [[Sonny Jurgensen]] who had 31 in [[1967 Washington Redskins season|1967]], while posting a completion percentage of 69.8%, second behind [[Sammy Baugh]] who completed 70.3% of his passes in [[1945 Washington Redskins season|1945]].<ref name="Records"/>

Cousins led the Redskins to the NFC East title and a January 10 home playoff game against the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the Wild Card Round, but the Packers prevailed, 35-18, to end the Redskins' season. Cousins completed 29 of 46 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown in the loss.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/green-bay-packers-washington-redskins-20160110028/ Yahoo Sports]</ref>

==Professional statistics==

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4" style="background:#fff; border:4;"| 
!colspan=8| Passing<ref>http://www.nfl.com/player/kirkcousins/2532820/careerstats</ref>
!colspan=4| Rushing
!colspan=2| Sacked
!colspan=2| Fumbles
!colspan=1| Team Record
|-
! Year !! Team !! G !! GS !! Comp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Y/A !! TD !! Int !! Passer Rating !! Rush Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Sack !! Yds !! Fum !! Lost !! W/L (as starter)
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 3 || 1 || 33 || 48 || 68.8 || 466 || 9.7 || 4 || 3 || 101.6 || 3 || 22 || 7.3 || 0 || 3 || 27 || 1 || 0 || 1-0
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 5 || 3 || 81 || 155 || 52.3 || 854 || 5.5 || 4 || 7 || 58.4 || 4 || 14 || 3.5 || 0 || 5 || 32 || 3 || 2 || 0-3
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 6 || 5 || 126 || 204 || 61.8 || 1,710 || 8.4 || 10 || 9 || 86.4 || 7 || 20 || 2.9 || 0 || 8 || 70 || 2 || 2 || 1-4
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] !! [[2015 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 16 || 16 || 379 || 543 || 69.8 || 4,166 || 7.7 || 29 || 11 || 101.6 || 26 || 48 || 1.8 || 5 || 26 || 186 || 8 || 3 || 9-7
|}

==Personal life==
Cousins married Julie Hampton on June 28, 2014, in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]. He dated Hampton for roughly two years prior to marrying her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Cousins wife Julie Hampton|url=http://www.playerwives.com/nfl/washington-redskins/kirk-cousins-wife-julie-hampton/|accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref> Cousins is a [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan State Quarterback Kirk Cousins Talks Faith, Football|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/michigan-state-quarterback-kirk-cousins-talks-faith-football-60561/}}</ref> During his time with the Redskins, Cousins earned the nickname "Captain Kirk" from the media for his presence as a leader. The name is a reference to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' character, [[Captain Kirk]].<ref name="captain">{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/captain-kirk-cousins-may-boldly-go-where-few-skins-quarterbacks-have-gone/2015/11/21/34b04664-9012-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html | title=‘Captain Kirk’ Cousins may boldly go where few Redskins quarterbacks have gone | work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=November 21, 2015 | accessdate=December 5, 2015 | author=Clarke, Liz}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cousins_kirk00.html Michigan State profile]

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Kirk Cousins

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| name = Kirk Cousins
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| caption = Cousins with the Washington Redskins in 2015
| currentteam = Washington Redskins
| number = 8
| position = [[Quarterback]]
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| status = Active
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* 2× NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 7 & 10, 2015)
* NFC Offensive Player of the Month (Dec 2015)
* NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Week (Week 15, 2012)
* Fedex Clutch Player of the Week (Week 14, 2012)
* 65th [[List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating|"Perfect Game"]] in NFL history (November 15, 2015)
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'''Kirk Daniel Cousins''' (born August 19, 1988) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Washington Redskins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], where he was the Spartans' starter from 2009 to 2011. He was drafted by the Redskins in the fourth round of the [[2012 NFL Draft]].

==Early life==
Cousins is the son of Don Cousins, the senior pastor at Discovery Church in [[Orlando, Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverychurch.org/AboutUs/staffmember.aspx?id=7|title=Don Cousins|publisher=Discovery Church|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> and Maryann Cousins. He is the second of three children. Cousins attended [[Holland Christian High School]] in [[Holland, Michigan]], where he starred in football, baseball (as a pitcher), and basketball. He broke his ankle in his junior year and was forced to attend camps in order to make an impression with recruiting colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/SB133v3_WS|title = Rookie on the Field, Veteran in the Faith|publisher = Cbn.com|accessdate = 2012-08-19}}</ref> Cousins finished his high school football career with 3,204 passing yards, 40 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Staples |first=Andy |date=October 21, 2011|title=Michigan State's Kirk Cousins beat odds to become face of Big Ten |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/10/21/kirk-cousins-michigan-state/?xid=cnnbin |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=2011-10-14}}</ref>

After high school, Cousins was set to sign with [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]] or [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]], until [[Mark Dantonio]] became the head coach at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] in 2007. After Dantonio failed to sign his top targets at quarterback, he offered a scholarship to Cousins, which he accepted. He also participated in [[Athletes in Action]] [[sports ministry]]. Cousins majored in [[kinesiology]] throughout his college career.

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==College career==
In 2007, newly hired Michigan State head coach [[Mark Dantonio]] recruited Cousins to play for the Spartans. Cousins was [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirted]] for the 2007 season. In 2008, he spent the season as the back up quarterback to [[Brian Hoyer]]. He played in five games passing for a total of 310 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. In 2009, he competed for and won the starting quarterback job against teammate [[Keith Nichol]]. He led Michigan State to a 6–7 (4-4) season with 19 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and 2,680 passing yards in 12 games. In 2010, he led Michigan State to an 11–2 (7-1) record and a share of the Big Ten Championship. In 2011 his Michigan State Spartans went 11-3 (7-2) and played in the first ever [[Big Ten]] championship game. Cousins was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and played his final game as a Michigan State Spartan on January 2, 2012 defeating the [[Georgia Bulldogs]] in the [[Outback Bowl]]. His teams posted an undefeated 4-0 record against the in-state rival [[Michigan Wolverines]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Complete All-Big Ten football teams |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20111129/SPORTS08/111129050/Complete-All-Big-Ten-football-teams?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cs |date=November 29, 2011 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |accessdate=November 30, 2011}}</ref> Cousins won the [[List of Senior CLASS Award football winners|2011 Lowes's Senior CLASS Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU7R8W-IgJQ |title=2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Football Winner - Kirk Cousins |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-01-05 |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref>

Kirk Cousins drew praise for a speech he delivered at the Big Ten kickoff lunch on behalf of all Big Ten student-athletes <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp15N9BbYgY |title=Kirk Cousins Kickoff Luncheon Speech |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===2012 NFL Combine===
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| note = All values from the [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/kirk-cousins?id=2532820 |title=NFL Combine Profile |publisher=Nfl.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref>
}}

===2012 season===
[[File:Kirk cousins redskins.jpg|thumbnail|Cousins at Redskins training camp in 2012]]
In the [[2012 NFL Draft]], Cousins was selected by the [[Washington Redskins]] as the seventh choice in the [[2012 NFL Draft#Round 4|fourth]] round, making him the 102nd draft pick overall.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828b5a10/article/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-future-backup-qb?module=HP11_headline_stack |title=Kirk Cousins: Washington Redskins' future backup QB |work=nfl.com |date=April 28, 2012 |first=Gregg |last=Rosenthal }}</ref> The pick surprised many analysts, as the Redskins had drafted 2011 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Robert Griffin III]] with the second overall pick to be their franchise quarterback. The Redskins acquired the Griffin pick by giving the St. Louis Rams four high-value draft picks over three years.<ref>[http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-04-28/sports/35453555_1_robert-griffin-iii-nfl-draft-kyle-shanahan NFL Draft 2012: Washington Redskins make surprise move drafting Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins]</ref> Cousins was viewed as an [[insurance policy]] in case Griffin was injured, with Redskins coach [[Mike Shanahan]] saying "You're one or two plays away from being the starter...And if I see that value out there on the third day of the draft, I'm going to take that."<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-04-28/Mike-Shanahan-Robert-Griffin-III-NFL-draft-Day-3/54611310/ Mike Shanahan: RGIII 'understands,' supports Cousins pick]</ref> The Redskins drafting Griffin and Cousins in the same draft echoed the team's strategy in the [[1994 NFL draft]], when the team drafted [[Heath Shuler]] with the third overall pick and later drafted [[Gus Frerotte]] in the seventh round. Cousins officially signed a four-year contract with the Redskins on May 31, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins.com| url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Fourth-Round-Pick-Cousins/a7114398-fed9-485d-81b5-266ca3d5f13f| title=Redskins Sign Fourth-Round Pick Cousins|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=May 31, 2012|accessdate=2012-05-31}}</ref>

In the second game of the preseason against the [[Chicago Bears]], Cousins threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, though the Bears would go on to win 33-31.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Offensive-line-takes-step-in-right-direction/e4c60114-944f-4d0e-bca1-871ad7cebc37 |title=Offensive line takes step in right direction |publisher=Chicagobears.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> In the fourth and final game of preseason against [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Cousins completed 15-of-27 passes for 222 yards, the [[Washington Redskins]] had a 30-3 win. He won the backup quarterback job over incumbent starter [[Rex Grossman]].

Cousins made his regular season debut in the third quarter of a Week 5 loss to the [[Atlanta Falcons]] after Griffin suffered a concussion. Cousins threw his first career touchdown pass on a 77-yard pass to [[Santana Moss]], but threw two interceptions in the last two series of the game while trying to tie the game.<ref>{{cite news|work=Redskins.com|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=October 7, 2012|accessdate=2012-10-07|url= http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Cousins-I-Tried-To-Do-Too-Much/bd94c3c6-6ffa-4663-aaa5-feb08e1fb8db|title=Cousins: 'I Tried To Do Too Much'}}</ref>

His second NFL appearance came in Week 14 against the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. On the final drive of the game, with the Redskins down 8, Griffin suffered a knee injury. Cousins went 2-2 and finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to [[Pierre Garçon]] with 29 seconds remaining, to bring the Redskins within 2. On the two-point conversion, Shanahan called for a run/pass option, and Cousins scored on a quarterback draw to tie the game at 28. In overtime, rookie cornerback [[Richard Crawford (American football)|Richard Crawford]] gave the Redskins excellent field position after a 64-yard punt return, setting up a game-winning field goal.<ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Monday-Morning-Stats-Pack-Redskins-Ravens/24c2d86d-17d7-486d-b0fb-8166dba7ef27|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=December 10, 2012|title=Monday Morning Stats Pack: Redskins-Ravens|accessdate=2012-12-10}}</ref>

The following week, on December 15, 2012, Cousins was announced as the Redskins starter for the Week 15 game against the [[Cleveland Browns]], marking his first career start.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000111489/article/robert-griffin-iii-wont-play-for-redskins-on-sunday|title=RG3 will not start for Washington Redskins on Sunday|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=2012-12-15|accessdate=2012-12-15}}</ref> After a slow first half, Cousins rallied the offense to a 28-point second act. Cousins finished the day 26-of-37 for 329 yards with 2 touchdown passes, bringing the Washington Redskins a 38-21 win.<ref>{{cite web|last=Withers|first=Tom|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/cousins-leads-redskins-over-browns-211628924--nfl.html|title=Cousins leads Redskins over Browns 38-21|publisher=[[Yahoo.com]]|date=2012-12-16|accessdate=2012-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Victory-Monday-Stats-Pack-Redskins-Browns/29736c66-3a7a-4c40-9be1-303021ec5b55|title=Victory Monday Stats Pack: Redskins-Browns|date=December 17, 2012|accessdate=2012-12-19|last=Tinsman|first=Brian}}</ref> Later that week, Cousins was voted the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, becoming the third Redskins rookie to receive the honor that season (after Griffin and [[Alfred Morris (American football)|Alfred Morris]]).<ref>{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Cousins-Redskins-Sweep-Weekly-Awards/b1cc9cca-5c92-4b58-97af-c10ad7bb80e7|title=Cousins, Redskins Sweep Weekly Awards|first=Brian|last=Tinsman|date=December 21, 2012|accessdate=2012-12-24}}</ref> Overall in 2012, Cousins appeared in 3 games with 466 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.

===2013 season===
On December 11, 2013, Cousins was named starting quarterback for the rest of the [[2013 Washington Redskins season|2013 season]] after Shanahan deactivated [[Robert Griffin III]] for the remainder of the season in order to protect him for the following year, with [[Rex Grossman]] as Cousins's backup.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keirn|first=John|title=Redskins to start Kirk Cousins|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10118293/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-start-place-robert-griffin-iii|accessdate=December 11, 2013|newspaper=[[ESPN]]|date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Farrar|first=Doug|title=Kirk Cousins to start for Redskins; RGIII will be deactivated for rest of the season|url=http://nfl.si.com/2013/12/11/kirk-cousins-starting-over-robert-griffin-iii-washington-redskins/|accessdate=December 11, 2013|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> Cousins appeared in 5 games with 854 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.

===2014 season===
On February 2, 2014, it was reported that Cousins had stated that he was open to a trade from the Redskins.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilkening|first=Mike|title=Report: Kirk Cousins "open" to trade from Washington.|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/02/report-kirk-cousins-open-to-trade-from-washington/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs|accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref>

In March, Cousins announced that he would be giving number 12 to new teammate [[Andre Roberts (American football)|Andre Roberts]], for the price of a $12,000 donation to the Kirk Cousins Football Camp. Cousins then switched over to number 8, a number he wore throughout his high school and college career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Andrew|title=Kirk Cousins Switches Back To Trusty No. 8 |url=http://blog.redskins.com/2014/04/03/kirk-cousins-switches-back-to-trusty-no-8/|publisher=The Redskin Blog|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref>

During Week 2 against the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], Cousins came in relief of Griffin who left the game with a dislocated ankle. Cousins finished the game with 250 passing yards and two touchdowns in a 41–10 victory. In Week 3 against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], Cousins started the game and threw for 427 yards, the first game he had over 400 passing yards. Washington still lost an ensuing slugfest to the Eagles 34–37. In Week 4 against the [[New York Giants]], Cousins had a poor showing, throwing for one touchdown with four interceptions and a lost fumble.<ref>{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/kirk-cousins-has-five-turnovers-eli-manning-has-five-tds-and-giants-top-redskins-45-14/2014/09/26/cf6b8294-450a-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html|title=Kirk Cousins has five turnovers, Eli Manning has five TDs, and Giants top Redskins, 45-14|first=Mike|last=Jones|date=September 26, 2014|accessdate=2015-06-20}}</ref> The Redskins were blown out 45–14 with a total of 6 turnovers.

In Week 5, against the defending [[Super Bowl champion]] [[Seattle Seahawks]], Cousins showed progress from the embarrassing loss to the Giants by throwing for two touchdowns without an interception, including a 68-yard touchdown pass to [[DeSean Jackson]]. Despite the solid performance from Cousins, the Redskins lost the game 27–17. Following a poor performance in the first half in the Week 7 game against the [[Tennessee Titans]], he was benched at halftime in favor of backup quarterback [[Colt McCoy]], and did not play in any more games for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/update/24759161/redskins-bench-kirk-cousins-in-second-half-week-7 | title=Redskins bench Kirk Cousins in second half Week 7 | publisher=fantasynews.cbssports.com | date=October 19, 2014 | accessdate=October 21, 2014}}</ref>

===2015 season===
[[File:Kirk Cousins throwback uniform 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Cousins after the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015]]
On August 31, 2015, Cousins was named the starter for the season over [[Robert Griffin III]].<ref name="2015season">{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13550601/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-named-starting-qb | title=Kirk Cousins named Redskins' starting QB for 2015 season | publisher=[[ESPN]] | date=August 31, 2015 | accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> On October 4, Cousins led a 90-yard game winning drive against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], his first since 2012, when he threw a touchdown pass to [[Pierre Garçon]] with under a minute left in the fourth quarter, winning the game 23–20.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Liz|title=Kirk Cousins leads Redskins on 90-yard game-winning drive to beat Eagles, 23-20|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/cousins-leads-redskins-on-90-yard-game-winning-drive-to-beat-eagles/2015/10/04/2c06b950-6ad1-11e5-aa5b-f78a98956699_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref>

On October 25, Cousins helped lead the Redskins to their largest comeback win in franchise history, after being down 24–0 against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], to a 31–30 victory. In the game, Cousins had another game winning drive for the season, eventually finishing with 317 yards and four total touchdowns, three passing and one rushing. Cousins also tied a franchise record for completions in a game with 33, tying [[Jason Campbell]], who did the same in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keim|first1=John|title=Kirk Cousins quiets critics as Redskins complete best comeback in team history|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/20915/kirk-cousins-quiets-critics-for-now-as-redskins-complete-best-ever-comeback|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> Before heading into the locker room, Cousins was caught on camera shouting "You like that?!" at [[CSN Mid-Atlantic]]'s Tarik El-Bashir, which later become a catchphrase used by him, Redskin teammates, and fans throughout the rest of the season. Cousins and his brother Kyle applied to trademark the catchphrase later in the season, and began to sell t-shirts with the phrase to raise money for the [[International Justice Mission]] charitable organization.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Steinberg|first1=Dan|title=Kirk Cousins is serenaded with ‘You Like That’ love at FedEx Field|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/12/20/kirk-cousins-is-serenaded-with-you-like-that-love-at-fedex-field/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Allen|first1=Scott|title=Chris Baker brings back ‘You like that’ after Kirk Cousins’s big game|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/11/15/chris-baker-brings-back-you-like-that-after-kirk-cousinss-big-game/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bieler|first1=Des|title=Kirk Cousins is hawking ‘YOU LIKE THAT’ T-shirts for charity|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/10/27/kirk-cousins-is-hawking-you-like-that-t-shirts-for-charity/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Allen|first1=Scott|title=Kirk Cousins and his brother have applied to trademark ‘You Like That’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/12/24/kirk-cousins-and-his-brother-are-applying-to-trademark-you-like-that/|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zawacki|first1=Tory|title=How Kirk Cousins' 'You like that?!' became a Washington rallying cry|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14532867/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-as-happened-nfl|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref>

Against the [[New Orleans Saints]] on November 15, Cousins threw for a career-high four touchdowns, as well as posting a [[perfect passer rating]] of 158.3, making him the first Redskins quarterback since 1950 to do that with at least 20 attempts.{{efn|Robert Griffin III posted a perfect passer rating against the Eagles in 2012, but with only 15 attempts}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Andrew|title=Kirk Cousins Delivers All-Time-Best Performance|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Kirk-Cousins-Delivers-All-Time-Best-Performance/5d50d39a-3a03-4a2a-b647-91651e5102c5?sf15319588=1|publisher=Redskins.com|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Cousins throws career-high 4 TDs as Redskins rout Saints|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400791549|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Against the [[Buffalo Bills]] on December 20, Cousins passed for four touchdowns, and ran for another in a Redskins victory, marking his second four touchdown passing game of the season.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Liz|title=Cousins’s five TDs lead Redskins past Bills, 35-25, and fans certainly like that|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/kirk-cousins-has-hand-in-five-tds-and-redskins-blast-bills-to-remain-in-first-place/2015/12/20/84c6d0dc-a755-11e5-bff5-905b92f5f94b_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref>

The following week against the Philadelphia Eagles, Cousins took an ill-advised [[quarterback kneel]] inside the Eagles' redzone with six seconds left before halftime, running out the clock and forgoing any chance of adding upon the Redskins' lead.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reyes|first1=Lorenzo|title=Kirk Cousins costs Redskins shot at points by taking knee|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/redskins/2015/12/26/kirk-cousins-knee-washington-philadelphia-eagles/77934552/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> Despite that, Cousins eventually passed for four touchdowns in the game, his second consecutive four touchdown performance and third overall on the season. The performance lead the Redskins victory over the Eagles to a score of 38–24, which allowed the team to win the [[NFC East]] division title for the first time since Griffin III did it in [[2012 Washington Redskins season|2012]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ortega|first1=Mark|title=Redskins clinch NFC East with win over Eagles|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000609396/article/redskins-clinch-nfc-east-with-win-over-eagles|website=NFL.com|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref>

Cousins finished the 2015 season posting the highest completion percentage (74.7) in home games in NFL history, with a minimum of 100 attempts, leading the Redskins to a 6–2 record at home.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tandler|first1=Rich|title=One stat puts Cousins ahead of Brady, Manning, Brees, others|url=http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/redskinsblog/one-stat-puts-cousins-ahead-brady-manning-brees-others|website=CSNWashington.com|accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref> He also became the first Redskins quarterback since [[Sonny Jurgensen]] in 1970 to have at least four passing touchdowns in three or more games in one season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Cousins to Jordan Reed connection is among best ones going now|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/112851/kirk-cousins-to-jordan-reed-connection-is-among-best-ones-going-now|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> Against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on January 3, 2016, he set the Redskins' single-season passing yardage record with 4,166, passing [[Jay Schroeder]] who had 4,109 in [[1986 Washington Redskins season|1986]].<ref name="Records">{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Michael|title=Kirk Cousins sets Redskins single-season yardage record|url=http://www.richmond.com/redskins-xtra/article_ee85c02c-b24b-11e5-a9a1-f7dc997d447e.html|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> He also finished the season with 29 passing touchdowns, second behind [[Sonny Jurgensen]] who had 31 in [[1967 Washington Redskins season|1967]], while posting a completion percentage of 69.8%, second behind [[Sammy Baugh]] who completed 70.3% of his passes in [[1945 Washington Redskins season|1945]].<ref name="Records"/>

Cousins led the Redskins to the NFC East title and a January 10 home playoff game against the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the Wild Card Round, but the Packers prevailed, 35-18, to end the Redskins' season. Cousins completed 29 of 46 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown in the loss.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/green-bay-packers-washington-redskins-20160110028/ Yahoo Sports]</ref>

==Professional statistics==

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4" style="background:#fff; border:4;"| 
!colspan=8| Passing<ref>http://www.nfl.com/player/kirkcousins/2532820/careerstats</ref>
!colspan=4| Rushing
!colspan=2| Sacked
!colspan=2| Fumbles
!colspan=1| Team Record
|-
! Year !! Team !! G !! GS !! Comp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Y/A !! TD !! Int !! Passer Rating !! Rush Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Sack !! Yds !! Fum !! Lost !! W/L (as starter)
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 3 || 1 || 33 || 48 || 68.8 || 466 || 9.7 || 4 || 3 || 101.6 || 3 || 22 || 7.3 || 0 || 3 || 27 || 1 || 0 || 1-0
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 5 || 3 || 81 || 155 || 52.3 || 854 || 5.5 || 4 || 7 || 58.4 || 4 || 14 || 3.5 || 0 || 5 || 32 || 3 || 2 || 0-3
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 6 || 5 || 126 || 204 || 61.8 || 1,710 || 8.4 || 10 || 9 || 86.4 || 7 || 20 || 2.9 || 0 || 8 || 70 || 2 || 2 || 1-4
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] !! [[2015 Washington Redskins season|WSH]]
| 16 || 16 || 379 || 543 || 69.8 || 4,166 || 7.7 || 29 || 11 || 101.6 || 26 || 48 || 1.8 || 5 || 26 || 186 || 8 || 3 || 9-7
|}

==Personal life==
Cousins married Julie Hampton on June 28, 2014, in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]. He dated Hampton for roughly two years prior to marrying her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirk Cousins wife Julie Hampton|url=http://www.playerwives.com/nfl/washington-redskins/kirk-cousins-wife-julie-hampton/|accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref> Cousins is a [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan State Quarterback Kirk Cousins Talks Faith, Football|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/michigan-state-quarterback-kirk-cousins-talks-faith-football-60561/}}</ref> During his time with the Redskins, Cousins earned the nickname "Captain Kirk" from the media for his presence as a leader. The name is a reference to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' character, [[Captain Kirk]].<ref name="captain">{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/captain-kirk-cousins-may-boldly-go-where-few-skins-quarterbacks-have-gone/2015/11/21/34b04664-9012-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html | title=‘Captain Kirk’ Cousins may boldly go where few Redskins quarterbacks have gone | work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=November 21, 2015 | accessdate=December 5, 2015 | author=Clarke, Liz}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.redskins.com/team/roster/Kirk-Cousins/12b204ed-dfd6-4e83-9314-35b9e5f52223 Washington Redskins profile]
* [http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cousins_kirk00.html Michigan State profile]

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David Johnson (Footballspieler)

2015-12-21T15:15:27Z

Barbequeue: /* Arizona Cardinals */

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'''David Johnson''' (born December 16, 1991) is an [[American football]] [[running back]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the [[2015 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Northern Iowa Panthers football|Northern Iowa]].

==Early years==
Johnson attended [[Clinton High School (Iowa)|Clinton High School]] in [[Clinton, Iowa]], where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball. He played as a [[running back]] and [[defensive back]] for the River Kings [[high school football]] team. He set numerous school records including touchdowns in a season, career receptions, career receiving yards, career and single-season total offense and single game record for touchdowns. As a senior, Johnson led Clinton to an 11-1 record while accounting for a school-record 42 touchdowns. For his efforts, he was selected 2009 Outstanding Offensive Player for Clinton. In four seasons, Johnson compiled an impressive 4,682 rushing yards (on 5.4 YPC) and 49 rushing [[touchdowns]] to go along with 1,734 receiving yards and another 14 receiving scores. As if that wasn't enough, Johnson took up kick returning as a senior, averaging 36.5 yards per attempt and even took one back for a touchdown. He was invited to play at the [[East–West Shrine Game|2010 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game]], where he showed excellent vision and speed.<ref>http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/1/28/7920009/nfl-draft-2015-david-johnson-northern-iowa-running-back</ref> Academically, Johnson maintained over a 3.0 GPA throughout high school.

In [[track & field]], Johnson was a two-time Drake and state qualifier. He earned second-place finishes in both the [[4 × 200 metres relay|4 × 200]] and [[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400]] relays at the 2009 Drake Relays, while also recording a personal-best time of 11.03 seconds in the [[100-meter dash]].<ref>http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/downloads1/115917.htm?ATCLID=3728441&SPSID=71588&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700</ref> At the 2009 Iowa State T&F Championships, he took ninth in the preliminary rounds of the [[200-meter dash]] with a time of 22.34 seconds.<ref>http://ia.milesplit.com/meets/55092/results/93727</ref> Also a starter on the [[high school basketball|basketball]] team, Johnson was named second-team All-conference as a junior. He helped lead the River Kings to the state tournament during his senior season, where he averaged a team-best 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. He was a first-team All-league selection in the Mississippi Athletic Conference and a third-team All-state pick by the [[List of newspapers in Iowa|Iowa Newspaper Association]]. He was also a second-team All-state selection by the [[Des Moines Register]].

He committed to the [[University of Northern Iowa]] to play college football.<ref>[http://thegazette.com/subject/sports/johnson-is-the-one-who-didnt-get-away-20140825 Johnson is the one who didn’t get away]</ref>

==College career==
Johnson attended Northern Iowa from 2010 to 2014. After redshirting in 2010, he played in 13 games, with five starts, as a redshirt freshman in 2011. He had 179 rushes for 822 yards with nine rushing touchdowns and also had 33 receptions for 422 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2012, Johnson started seven of 12 games. He finished the year with 1,021 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. As a junior, Johnson started 10 of 11 games. He rushed for 1,286 yards on 222 carries.<ref>[http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2014/07/19/david-johnson-northern-iowa-panthers-football-bryce-miller/12893343/ David Johnson's determination puts the hammer down on UNI foes]</ref><ref>[http://qctimes.com/sports/college/uni-panthers/johnson-looking-more-and-more-like-nfl-prospect/article_021a111a-4494-58bf-8a4f-496f7730fefc.html Johnson looking more and more like NFL prospect]</ref> As a senior, Johnson rushed for 1,553 yards on 287 carries with 17 rushing touchdowns.<ref>[http://qctimes.com/sports/college/uni-panthers/honors-continue-for-panthers-johnson/article_2e1778a2-d6b2-5d99-95d3-6f72769240fe.html Honors continue for Panthers’ Johnson]</ref> During the season, he set numerous school records, including career rushing yards, career rushing touchdowns and career all-purpose yards.<ref>[http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2014/11/29/northern-iowa-stephen-austin-fcs-playoffs-david-johnson/19691487/ David Johnson's monster night helps UNI advance]</ref>

==Professional career==
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===Arizona Cardinals===
In his first career game against the [[New Orleans Saints]], Johnson caught a late 55-yard touchdown pass to secure the win for the Cardinals. The following week against the [[Chicago Bears]], Johnson scored on the opening kickoff. His return of 108 yards <ref>http://www.nfl.com/player/davidjohnson/2553435/careerstats</ref> broke the old franchise record of 106 yards set by [[Roy Green]]. <ref>{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-readReact/Read-and-React-Bears-Cardinals/a2e6a0ad-0440-4edf-9557-5e42ff86449a|title=Read and React: Bears-Cardinals|publisher=[[Chicago Bears]]|date=September 20, 2015|accessdate=September 20, 2015}}</ref>

Johnson had a breakout game on December 20 against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]; he racked up 187 yards rushing, 42 yards receiving, and three touchdowns to help the Cardinals to a 40-17 win.<ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals-philadelphia-eagles-20151220021/ Yahoo Sports]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.unipanthers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26200&ATCLID=205206017 Northern Iowa Panthers bio]

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Danny Amendola

2015-12-07T15:51:43Z

Barbequeue: /* New England Patriots */

{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Danny Amendola
|image=Danny Amendola Rams.JPG
|image_size=200
|caption=Amendola with the Rams in November 2010
|currentteam=New England Patriots
|currentnumber=80
|position=[[Wide receiver]] / [[Return specialist]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1985|11|2}}
|birth_place=[[The Woodlands, Texas]]
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|debutyear=2009
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* [[AFC Championship Game|AFC Champion]] ([[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]])
* [[List of National Football League season kickoff return yards leaders|NFL Kickoff Return Yards Leader]] ([[2009 NFL season|2009]])
* [[National Football League|NFL]] [[All-purpose yardage|All Purpose yards]] leader (2010)
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'''Daniel James "Danny" Amendola'''<ref name="PB">{{cite web | title=Danny Amendola Pro Football reference | work= pro-football-reference.com | url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AmenDa00.htm |accessdate=}}</ref> (born November 2, 1985) is an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] and [[kickoff returner]] for the [[New England Patriots]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was signed by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2008, and joined the Patriots as a free agent in March 2013. He played [[college football]] at [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]].

Amendola has also been a member of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[St. Louis Rams]].

==Early years==
Amendola attended [[The Woodlands High School]] in [[The Woodlands, Texas]], a suburb of [[Houston, Texas]], playing football under coach Weldon Willig.<ref name=Tech>{{cite web|title=Danny Amendola: Football|publisher=Texas Tech Athletics|url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/amendola_danny00.html|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> He completed his high school career by attempting to lead his team to its first ever Texas State championship game. Although they lost to [[North Shore Senior High School (Texas)|North Shore High School]], Amendola finished his [[Twelfth grade|senior]] season with 1,045 receiving yards, 129 rushing yards, and 8 [[touchdown]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highlanderfootball.net/history/pastseasons/2003stats.pdf|title=2003 High School Statistics|publisher=highlanderfootball.net|date=2008-08-06}}</ref>

==College career==
[[File:DAmendola.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Amendola as a freshman at [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]]]]
Amendola finished his college career at [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] with 204 receptions for 2,246 yards and 15 [[touchdown]]s. He also returned 116 punts for 1,283 yards and one TD, an 11.06 yards per return average ranking Amendola third all-time in school history in punt returns and yardage, behind only [[Wes Welker]] and [[Tyrone Thurman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/amendola_danny00.html|title=Player Bio: Danny Amendola|accessdate=2008-06-28}}</ref> Amendola's best year was his [[2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|senior year]], in which he was overshadowed by teammate [[Michael Crabtree]], but still recorded 109 catches for 1,245 yards and 6 TDs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/115978|title=Danny Amendola Statistics|accessdate=2008-06-27|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref>

In his freshman 2004 season, Amendola saw limited duty on offense but was Tech's leading punt returner. He was named to the All-Big 12 first team as punt return specialist. He also caught 13 passes during the season, including one touchdown pass during the 2004 game against Baylor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/amendola_danny00.html|title=Player Bio: Danny Amendola|accessdate=2012-02-17}}</ref>

During the 2005 season, Amendola made two memorable plays that led to Red Raider victories. The first was late in the 2005 game against [[2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]. Tech was trailing and on fourth down, a [[Cody Hodges]] pass attempt was tipped, and Amendola made a leaping catch in traffic. He was tackled immediately and appeared to have been stopped just short of a first down. However, the spot was reviewed by the replay officials and the final spot of the ball resulted in a first down. The drive was kept alive and resulted in yet another disputed call—[[Taurean Henderson]]'s stretch over the goal line on the final play of regulation, which gave the Red Raiders the victory over the Sooners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redraiders.com/stories/112105/foo_112105016.shtml|title=Calls don't bother Tech coach|accessdate=2008-06-27|publisher=''[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]''}}</ref>

Another game-changing play came when Amendola recovered the fumble from an intercepted pass during the final drive of the 2005 game against [[2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]. Tech needed a touchdown to win. Tech quarterback [[Cody Hodges]]' pass was tipped and intercepted. Instead of taking a knee to seal the victory, the Nebraska defender decided to run with the ball and had it stripped. Amendola dove for the loose ball and recovered it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2005/10/13/Sports/Playing.From.Heart.Has.Duel.Meaning.For.Hodges.Family-1281713.shtml|title=Playing from heart has duel meaning for Hodges family|accessdate=2008-07-01|publisher=''[[The Daily Toreador]]''}}</ref> Tech retained possession, resulting in a game-winning touchdown pass from Hodges to [[Joel Filani]] on fourth down with under 30 seconds remaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redraiders.com/stories/100905/foo_100905021.shtml|title=Tech leaves 'Huskers shell-shucked|accessdate=2008-06-27|publisher=''[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]''}}</ref>

Amendola graduated with a major in Communication Studies.<ref name=Tech />

==Professional career==

===Pre-draft===
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| colspan=20 style="text-align:center;"| ''Pre-draft measureables''
|-
!Height
!Weight
![[40 yard dash|40-yard dash]]
!10-yard split
!20-yard split
![[20 yard shuttle|20 ss]]
![[3 cone drill|3-cone]]
![[Vertical jump|Vert]]
!Broad Jump|Broad
![[Bench Press|BP]]
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|- style="text-align:center;"
||5-10 *
||185 *
||4.58
||1.51 *
||2.65 *
||4.25 **
||6.81 **
||31½" *
||8'07" *
||13 *
||27 *
|-
| colspan=20 style="text-align:center;"| {{small|''*At [[NFL Combine]]'' **At Texas Tech Pro Day}}
|}
Amendola has drawn numerous comparisons, including from Texas Tech head coach [[Mike Leach (coach)|Mike Leach]], to former Tech receiver [[Wes Welker]], whose NFL career included stints with the [[Miami Dolphins]], the [[New England Patriots]], and the [[Denver Broncos]],<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/cowboys/stories/050208dnspocowlede.3308405.html Welker provides hope for Dallas Cowboys' free-agent WR]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/danny-amendola?id=2649|title=Scouting Combine 2008: Danny Amendola|accessdate=2008-06-19|publisher=NFL.com}}</ref> as the two have similar builds (Welker is 5'9", 185 [[Pound (mass)|lb]], while Amendola is 5'11", 183 lb), played the same positions at Tech (slot receiver and punt returner).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usafootball.com/articles/displayArticle/6065/5414|title=Amendola Leads the ‘Smallish’ Slot Receiver Brigade|accessdate=2008-06-19|publisher=[[USA Football]]}}</ref>

===Dallas Cowboys===
Amendola signed as an [[Undrafted sportsperson|undrafted]] [[free agent]] with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on April 27, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/04/techs-amendola-on-board.html|title=Tech's Amendola on board|publisher=Dallas Morning News|date=2008-04-27}}</ref> His attempt to make it pro was featured on the [[HBO]] special ''[[Hard Knocks (TV series)#Dallas Cowboys (2008)|Hard Knocks]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/cowboys/stories/081308dnspocowknocks.34a674b.html|title=Amendola takes lead role for Dallas Cowboys in Hard Knocks|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''|last=Horn|first=Barry}}</ref> Amendola was cut by the Cowboys on August 30 and re-signed to the team's practice squad after clearing waivers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spagnola|first=Mickey|title=Here Are The Cuts: Cowboys Trim Roster To 53 By Cutting 21|date=2008-08-30|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=15A8E429-D13B-0466-71E5F3F6269AAB96|accessdate=2008-08-30}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.truebluefanclub.com/blogs/writers_block.cfm?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a6f720d98-095f-4c2b-9bbb-88639ea813cbPost%3a66bb27bf-2b2a-4541-a071-9d2dd3588afd&sid=sitelife.truebluefanclub.com|title=Cowboys Sign 7 To Practice Squad; QB News|publisher=True Blue: Writer's Block |date=2008-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=1B31BE36-A13C-4A8A-0910B151231BB873|title=Davis Agrees To Terms; Practice Squad In Place|publisher=DallasCowboys.com|date=2008-08-31}}</ref> He spent the entire [[2008 NFL season|2008 regular season]] on the team's practice squad.

===Philadelphia Eagles===
[[File:Danny Amendola.jpg|thumb|left|Amendola in August 2009.]]
After his contract expired with the [[Dallas Cowboys]], Amendola was signed to the [[practice squad]] of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on January 6, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/at-least-one-cowboy-made-the-playoffs.html|title=At least one Cowboy made the playoffs|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=2009-01-06|last=MacMahon|first=Tim}}</ref> Following the season, Amendola was re-signed to a future contract on January 19, 2009. He was waived during final cuts on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 6, 2009.

===St. Louis Rams===
Amendola was signed off the Eagles' practice squad by the [[St. Louis Rams]] on September 22, 2009. In [[2009 NFL season|2009]], he caught 43 passes for 326 yards and one touchdown as a slot receiver. He returned 66 kicks for 1,618 yards and 31 punts returns for 360 yards. He started in six games in [[2010 NFL season|2010]], an increase from his two starts in 2009. In 2010 Amendola led the NFL in all-purpose yards with 2,364.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pro Football reference|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_purpose_yds_year_by_year.htm|publisher=http://www.pro-football-reference.com}}</ref>

On September 16, 2012, Amendola had 12 catches in the first half in a Week 2 game against the [[Washington Redskins]] that tied the record for most catches in a half set by [[Reggie Wayne]] in 2007.

On October 6, 2012, Amendola suffered a dislocated clavicle.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/danny-amendola-injury-could-life-threatening-173715914--nfl.html Danny Amendola’s injury could have been life-threatening | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports]</ref> In a rare case, instead of popping out, the clavicle popped in and came millimeters from puncturing his trachea and aorta, which could have killed him. Rams' medical staff called around the league for information but no teams had ever had players suffering a similar injury. Amendola was anesthetized before popping the clavicle back into place. Due to the unusual nature of the injury
the Rams were not certain when Amendola would return,<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/20499509/report-rams-wr-danny-amendolas-clavicle-injury-could-have-been-life-threatening Report: Rams WR Danny Amendola's clavicle injury could have been life-threatening - CBSSports.com]</ref> but he was able to recover after just three weeks and recorded 11 catches for 102 yards in a hard fought tie with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>[http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=321111025 St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers - Box Score - November 11, 2012 - ESPN]</ref> Later he had season-ending triceps surgery.{{cn|date=November 2015}}

Amendola joined [[Mark Chapman (broadcaster)|Mark Chapman]] and [[Mike Carlson]] for the [[BBC]]'s coverage of [[Super Bowl XLVI]] on February 5–6, 2012.<ref>{{cite news| title=Live Coverage of Super Bowl XLVI on BBC Sport and Sky Sports |publisher=tvnewsroom.co.uk/ |date=3 February 2012|url=http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/news/super-bowl-xlvi-on-bbc-sport-and-sky-sports-41051/ |accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref>

===New England Patriots===
On March 13, 2013, just hours after [[New England Patriots]] slot receiver [[Wes Welker]] signed with the [[Denver Broncos]], the Patriots announced the signing of Amendola. Amendola received a five-year contract for $28.5 million, with $10 million of that money guaranteed.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4741032/amendola-gets-6m-signing-bonus Amendola gets $6m signing bonus - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston]</ref> According to Tom E. Curran of [[CSN New England]], Amendola actually signed with the Patriots before Welker signed with the Broncos.<ref>[http://www.csnne.com/blog/patriots-talk/amendola-signed-patriots-welkers-decision Amendola signed with the Patriots before Welker's decision | Comcast SportsNet - CSNNE.com]</ref>

In the aftermath of the 2013 [[Boston Marathon bombings]], Amendola pledged on his Twitter feed to donate to a recovery fund $100 for every pass he catches during the 2013 season, and $200 for every dropped pass.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/04/16/danny-amendola-patriots-to-donate-to-boston-marathon-explosion-relief/2087097/ Every catch Danny Amendola makes will help Marathon relief fund]</ref> Patriots defensive back [[Devin McCourty]], citing Amendola, made a similar pledge ($100 per tackle, and $200 per [[interception]]).<ref>[http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4742263/mccourty-joins-amendola-in-pledge McCourty joins Amendola in pledge - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston]</ref>

In his Week 1 debut with New England, Amendola suffered a groin injury in the first half. He then returned after halftime to finish the game with 10 catches for 104 yards. Three of his catches were on crucial 3rd downs including two on the game winning drive.

Amendola became the 50th receiver all time to catch a touchdown pass from Tom Brady when he caught a touchdown in the first quarter of a game against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] on November 3, 2013.

Despite high expectations for the 2013 season, Amendola finished the year with 54 catches for 633 yards and 2 touchdowns, second to [[Julian Edelman]].

In the 2014 season, Amendola only caught 27 passes for 200 yards and 1 touchdown. However, he had a solid game against the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in the Divisional Round of that year's playoffs, catching 5 passes for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 51-yard score thrown by fellow wide receiver [[Julian Edelman]]. The Patriots would defeat the Ravens 35-31. In the [[AFC Championship]] game, Amendola only recorded 1 catch for 8 yards in a 45-7 victory against the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. In [[Super Bowl XLIX]], Amendola recorded 5 catches for 48 yards and a touchdown in a 28-24 victory against the [[Seattle Seahawks]].

On September 27, 2015, in a Week 3 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Amendola caught Tom Brady's 400th career touchdown pass, making Brady the fourth quarterback in history to reach that mark. He had one of his biggest games as a Patriot on Oct. 25 against the New York Jets, hauling in 8 catches for 86 yards and a touchdown in New England's 30-23 victory.<ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/new-york-jets-new-england-patriots-20151025017/ Yahoo Sports]</ref>

On November 15th, 2015, Amendola returned a kickoff 82 yards, and would have had a touchdown if he hadn't been tripped by his own teammate, [[Duron Harmon]], on the 6 yard-line.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NFL: New England Patriots' Danny Amendola tripped by team-mate|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/34836355|website = BBC Sport|accessdate = 2015-11-17}}</ref> The next week, in a 20-13 win over the [[Buffalo Bills]], Amendola racked up 9 catches for 117 yards before leaving with a knee injury.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/news/patriots-improve-10-0-beat-bills-20-13-050856636--nfl.html Yahoo Sports]</ref> The injury was later reported to be a sprain, putting Amendola's availability on a week-to-week basis. He returned on December 6 in a 35-28 loss to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], catching 7 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown and completing a pass for 36 yards.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles-new-england-patriots-20151206017/ Yahoo Sports]</ref>

Through week 16 of the 2014-2015 NFL season (Amendola's 6th) his career stats include:
*Averaging 422.5 receiving yards per season
*A total of 6,844 career all-purpose yards (including return/receiving yards)

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Team !! Games Played !! Receptions !! Yards !! Yards per Reception !! Longest Reception !! Touchdowns !! First Downs !! Fumbles !! Fumbles Lost
|-
| 2009 || [[St. Louis Rams|STL]] || 14 || 43 || 326 || 7.6 || 25 || 1 || 20 || 4 || 1
|-
| 2010 || [[St. Louis Rams|STL]] || 16 || 85 || 689 || 8.1 || 36 || 3 || 35 || 2 || 1
|-
| 2011 || [[St. Louis Rams|STL]] || 1 || 5 || 45 || 9.0 || 18 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0
|-
| 2012 || [[St. Louis Rams|STL]] || 11 || 63 || 666 || 10.6 || 56 || 3 || 12 || 3 || 2
|-
| 2013 || [[New England Patriots|NE]] || 12 || 54 || 633 || 11.7 || 57 || 2 || 37 || 0 || 0
|-
| 2014 || [[New England Patriots|NE]] || 16 || 27 || 200 || 7.4 || 21 || 1 || 12 || 0 || 0
|-
| colspan="2" | Total || 70 || 277 || 2,559 || 9.2 || 57 || 10 || 145 || 10 || 4
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/amendola_danny00.html Texas Tech profile]
* [http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/roster/Danny-Amendola/AME359918 Philadelphia Eagles profile]
* [http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/roster/Danny-Amendola/AME359918 St. Louis Rams profile]
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/roster/Danny-Amendola/108d28ff-135f-453e-8116-2f2f997f8356 New England Patriots profile]

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Brock Osweiler

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Barbequeue: /* Early years */

{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Brock Osweiler
| image = Brock Osweiler.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Osweiler with the Denver Broncos in 2012
| currentteam = Denver Broncos
| currentnumber = 17
| position = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|22}}
| birth_place = [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]
| highschool = [[Flathead High School|Kalispell (MT) Flathead]]
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| college = [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 57
| pastteams =
*[[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2012}}–present)
|status = Active
|highlights=
* [[AFC Championship Game|AFC Champion]] ([[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]])
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|statweek = 10
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'''Brock Alan Osweiler''' (born November 22, 1990) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Denver Broncos]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Arizona State University]]. He was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the [[2012 NFL Draft]].

==Early years==
Osweiller was raised by his parents, John and Kathy Osweiler, in [[Kalispell, Montana]], where he attended [[Flathead High School]]. Osweiler's older brother, Tanner, played college football in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) at [[Montana Tech]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Brock Osweiler Biography|url=http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207923293|accessdate=15 September 2015|publisher=[[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State Athletics]]}}</ref> Their father received scholarship offers to play football at [[Montana Grizzlies football|Montana]] and [[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]] but ultimately chose to enter the military out of high school.<ref name=decision />

He played both football and [[basketball]]. As football was the dominant sport in Montana, Osweiler traveled to neighboring states play for [[Amateur Athletic Union]] (AAU) basketball teams in [[Portland, Oregon]] and [[Seattle]], [[Yakima]] and [[Spokane, Washington]].<ref name=decision /> In 2006, after his freshman year of high school, he committed to [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga University]] to play basketball, but decided to focus on playing college football. As a senior he was the 2008–2009 [[Gatorade Player of the Year]] in football for Montana after he completed 189 of 303 passes for 2,703 yards and 29 [[touchdowns]]; he also rushed for 700 yards on 162 carries with 13 touchdowns.

==College career==
[[File:Brock Osweiler vs USC 4559.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Osweiler during a game in 2011.]]
Osweiler chose to attend [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State University]] over scholarship offers from [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] and [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]].<ref name=decision>{{cite news|last1=Fetters|first1=Chris|title=Osweiler to make a big decision|url=http://www.scout.com/college/football/recruiting/story/730039-osweiler-to-make-a-big-decision|accessdate=15 September 2015|work=[[Scout.com]]|date=February 18, 2008}}</ref> As a true freshman in 2009, Osweiler played in six games with one start. He became the first true freshman to start a game for the Sun Devils since [[Jake Plummer]] in 1993.<ref>[http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/osweiler_to_start_for_asu_saturday_against_oregon/14138/ Osweiler to Start for ASU Saturday Against Oregon]</ref> He finished the season completing 24 of 55 passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns and two [[interceptions]]. As a sophomore in 2010 he again played in six games with one start. For the season he completed 62 of 109 passes for 797 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. As a junior in 2011, he took over as the Sun Devils starting quarterback after the retirement of [[Steven Threet]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6152158 ASU's Steven Threet calls it a career]</ref>

==Professional career==
Osweiler was selected with the 57th overall pick in the second round of the [[2012 NFL Draft]] by the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref name="2012 Draft">{{cite web|title=2012 NFL Draft|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/tracker#dt-by-name-input:o|website=http://www.nfl.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> He signed a rookie contract for four years and $3,516,000 through the 2015 season.<ref name=Quarterback>{{cite web|title=Brock Osweiler - Quarterback|url=http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7450/brock-osweiler|website=http://www.rotoworld.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the [[Oakland Raiders]]. The Broncos won the game 37-6. He threw his first pass in a week 17 victory over the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], finishing 2 of 4 for 12 yards. During the Week 12 overtime loss in the 2013 season, Osweiler was put into the line in an attempt to block the [[New England Patriots|Patriots]] game-winning field-goal, as he is the tallest member of the team at 6'8" (203 cm). Brock threw his first career touchdown against the [[Oakland Raiders]] on December 28, 2014. On November 15, he came on in relief of a struggling [[Peyton Manning]] to complete 14 of 24 passes for 146 yards, with one touchdown and one interception, in a 29-13 loss to the visiting Chiefs.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/Brock-Osweiler/4185fe41-eb11-43c8-b812-31a069b07176 Denver Broncos bio]
* [http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=207923293 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]

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Brock Osweiler

2015-11-16T16:08:09Z

Barbequeue: /* Professional career */

{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Brock Osweiler
| image = Brock Osweiler.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Osweiler with the Denver Broncos in 2012
| currentteam = Denver Broncos
| currentnumber = 17
| position = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|22}}
| birth_place = [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]
| highschool = [[Flathead High School|Kalispell (MT) Flathead]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 240
| college = [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 57
| pastteams =
*[[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2012}}–present)
|status = Active
|highlights=
* [[AFC Championship Game|AFC Champion]] ([[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]])
|statseason= 2015
|statweek = 10
|statlabel1=[[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
|statvalue1=2–1
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'''Brock Alan Osweiler''' (born November 22, 1990) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Denver Broncos]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Arizona State University]]. He was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the [[2012 NFL Draft]].

==Early years==
Osweiller was raised by his parents, John and Kathy Osweiler, in [[Kalispell, Montana]] where he attended [[Flathead High School]]. Osweiler's older brother, Tanner, played college football in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) at [[Montana Tech]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Brock Osweiler Biography|url=http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207923293|accessdate=15 September 2015|publisher=[[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State Athletics]]}}</ref> Their father received scholarship offers to play football at [[Montana Grizzlies football|Montana]] and [[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]] but ultimately chose to enter the military out of high school.<ref name=decision />

He played both football and [[basketball]]. As football was the dominant sport in Montana, Osweiler traveled to neighboring states play for [[Amateur Athletic Union]] (AAU) basketball teams in [[Portland, Oregon]] and [[Seattle]], [[Yakima]] and [[Spokane, Washington]].<ref name=decision /> In 2006, after his freshman year of high school, he committed to [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga University]] to play basketball, but decided to focus on playing college football. As a senior he was the 2008–2009 [[Gatorade Player of the Year]] in football for Montana after he completed 189 of 303 passes for 2,703 yards and 29 [[touchdowns]]; he also rushed for 700 yards on 162 carries with 13 touchdowns.

==College career==
[[File:Brock Osweiler vs USC 4559.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Osweiler during a game in 2011.]]
Osweiler chose to attend [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State University]] over scholarship offers from [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] and [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]].<ref name=decision>{{cite news|last1=Fetters|first1=Chris|title=Osweiler to make a big decision|url=http://www.scout.com/college/football/recruiting/story/730039-osweiler-to-make-a-big-decision|accessdate=15 September 2015|work=[[Scout.com]]|date=February 18, 2008}}</ref> As a true freshman in 2009, Osweiler played in six games with one start. He became the first true freshman to start a game for the Sun Devils since [[Jake Plummer]] in 1993.<ref>[http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/osweiler_to_start_for_asu_saturday_against_oregon/14138/ Osweiler to Start for ASU Saturday Against Oregon]</ref> He finished the season completing 24 of 55 passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns and two [[interceptions]]. As a sophomore in 2010 he again played in six games with one start. For the season he completed 62 of 109 passes for 797 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. As a junior in 2011, he took over as the Sun Devils starting quarterback after the retirement of [[Steven Threet]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6152158 ASU's Steven Threet calls it a career]</ref>

==Professional career==
Osweiler was selected with the 57th overall pick in the second round of the [[2012 NFL Draft]] by the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref name="2012 Draft">{{cite web|title=2012 NFL Draft|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/tracker#dt-by-name-input:o|website=http://www.nfl.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> He signed a rookie contract for four years and $3,516,000 through the 2015 season.<ref name=Quarterback>{{cite web|title=Brock Osweiler - Quarterback|url=http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7450/brock-osweiler|website=http://www.rotoworld.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the [[Oakland Raiders]]. The Broncos won the game 37-6. He threw his first pass in a week 17 victory over the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], finishing 2 of 4 for 12 yards. During the Week 12 overtime loss in the 2013 season, Osweiler was put into the line in an attempt to block the [[New England Patriots|Patriots]] game-winning field-goal, as he is the tallest member of the team at 6'8" (203 cm). Brock threw his first career touchdown against the [[Oakland Raiders]] on December 28, 2014. On November 15, he came on in relief of a struggling [[Peyton Manning]] to complete 14 of 24 passes for 146 yards, with one touchdown and one interception, in a 29-13 loss to the visiting Chiefs.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/Brock-Osweiler/4185fe41-eb11-43c8-b812-31a069b07176 Denver Broncos bio]
* [http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=207923293 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]

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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 22, 1990
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Kalispell, Montana
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[[Category:Players of American football from Montana]]