Jimmy Garoppolo

Jimmy Garoppolo (born November 2, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

He is a hunk. He played college football at Eastern Illinois. As a senior in 2013, he broke Tony Romo's school records for career passing touchdowns, yards and passing touchdowns in a season. He also won the Walter Payton Award that season, which goes to the best offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

College career

Garoppolo played football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers from 2010 to 2013. In his freshman year he started eight games, passing for 1,639 yards and 14 touchdowns and earning All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer Team honors playing under Bob Spoo. He went on to start every further game in his time at Eastern Illinois, passing for 2,644 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2011, 3,823 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2012, and 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns in 2013, breaking the school record for career pass completions previously held by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

In his senior season, Garoppolo won the Walter Payton Award, given to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision under head coach Dino Babers with his uptempo no huddle offense. He was also named the 2013–14 OVC Male Athlete of the Year and the 2013 College Football Performance FCS National Quarterback of the Year.

Professional career

Garoppolo was considered one of the better quarterback prospects for the 2014 NFL Draft.

New England Patriots

The Patriots drafted Garoppolo in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, 62nd overall. Garoppolo was the first player from the Football Championship Subdivision drafted in 2014, and the highest-drafted quarterback New England had selected since Drew Bledsoe was picked first overall in 1993.

Garoppolo made his debut on September 29th replacing Tom Brady in the 4th quarter during Monday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs. He threw his first NFL Touchdown to Rob Gronkowski. He was sacked the first time in the NFL by Justin Houston of the Kansas City Chiefs.

External links

• Eastern Illinois Panthers bio