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In honor of his 35th birthday, there's no better time to look back on the moment when Byron Leftwich officially became a warrior. On Nov. 2, 2002, Marshall took on Akron in a MAC regular-season ...
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- Before College
- A College Icon
- Welcome to Jacksonville!
- Replacing A Legend
- Strong Start For Rookie
- Promising Season Halted
- Struggles and Benching
- Cut by The Jaguars
- Leftwich’s Next Stop: Atlanta
- Steelers, Part I
Leftwich was a star at H.D. Woodson High in Washington, D.C. He helped lead that team to a DCIAA championship in 1997 and signed with Marshall out of high school. Leftwich played multiple sports before college.
A college football superstar at Marshall, Leftwich led the Thundering Herd to a pair of Mid-American Conference championships. Leftwich set a MAC record for passing yards (11,903), completions (939) and completion percentage (.651). Fans may not remember Leftwich’s career, but they probably recall one of the most memorable scenes in college footbal...
The Ravens tried to make a deal with the Vikings during the 2003 draft, but time actually ran out before the deal was made official. With the Jaguars set to pick eighth and the Vikings failing to make their choice at seven due to the botched trade, the Jaguars jumped in front of Minnesota and took Leftwich at No. 7. Baltimore was said to be targeti...
Leftwich was drafted to succeed popular quarterback Mark Brunell, the franchise’s starter since its first season in 1995. He made his first career start in the team’s fourth game of the 2003 season, going 17 of 36 for 231 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Jacksonville traded Brunell before the start of the 2004 season making the Jaguars...
In 2004, Leftwich’s first full season as the unquestioned starter, he started 14 games and had an 8-6 record. Leftwich passed for a career-high 2,941 passing yards and a career-high 15 touchdown passes.
Leftwich started the first 11 games of the 2005 season but suffered a broken ankle in a game against the Cardinals in Week 12. Statistically, Leftwich’s start was the best of his career. He had 2,123 passing yards, 15 TDs and just five interceptions at the point of his injury. Leftwich returned for Jacksonville’s wildcard playoff game against the P...
Leftwich started the first six games of the season, but his ankle was injured again, and the struggles were noticeable in the team’s 3-3 start. The final start of his Jacksonville career came on Oct. 22, 2006, a 27-14 loss to the Texans. Del Rio replaced Leftwich withDavid Garrardfor the remainder of the season. Leftwich passed for 1,159 yards, sev...
Then-coach Jack Del Riocut Leftwich before the start of the 2007 season, replacing him with Garrard as the full-time starter.
Leftwich signed a contract with the Falcons to serve as a backup to Joey Harrington. In three games with the Falcons, Leftwich passed for 279 yards and a touchdown. He was released after the season.
Leftwich signed with Pittsburgh in April 2008 and played in relief of Ben Roethlisberger in five games. He passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns.
Byron Antron Leftwich (born January 14, 1980) is an American former football coach and quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd , twice receiving MAC Most Valuable Player honors, and was selected seventh overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the ...
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- H.D. Woodson, (Washington, D.C.)
- Marshall (1998–2002)
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Feb 8, 2021 · Just a bit more on the Leftwich broken leg game, he went to the hospital, got diagnosed with a broken leg, but then demanded to be driven back to the field. He went onto throw for 200 yards that day. The ultimate football guy move. SOURCE- “What happened that night will never happen again,” then-Marshall guard Steve Sciullo said.
Jul 22, 2016 · Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich (7) is carried from the field by teammate J.T. Rembert (32) and an unidentified team assistant after Akron’s 34-20 win on Nov. 2, 2002, in Akron, Ohio.
Jun 3, 2020 · Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich hops off the field en route to the hospital to have his left leg X-rayed following a hit from Akron's Ryan Myers on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at the Rubber Bowl ...
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