Radio Intercept: Cincinnati Bengals' Quarterback Helmet Radio

461.5625 MHz From the September 20, 2009 Bengals/Packers game. Third quarter to the end of the game. Includes defense signals as well.

Washington Redskins Quarterback Joe Theismann

Joe Theismann is one of the most famous names in football history, as well as one of the most renowned members of the Washington Redskins.

Between 1971 and 1985, Theismann broke records and became a threat on the football field that was unprecedented. He began playing for the Toronto Argonauts in 1971, while playing for the Canadian Football League. He signed on for $50,000 per season. He had been selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 39th round of the draft in 1971, but the negotiations he was having with the Dolphins failed.

In Theismann's first year with the Argonauts, they had a 10-4 record with Theismann as their quarterback. His first year was also the year in which he passed 278 passes and completed 148 of them. Those passes totaled 2,440 yards and 17 touchdowns resulted. Unfortunately, he played a short season in 1972 because he was injured and couldn't play.

The Redskins

Theismann continued to play with the Argonauts until the Washington Redskins acquired him. He was determined to be in the NFL and volunteered to be the punt returner for the Redskins. It was in 1978 that he moved to quarterback

From there, he would make two football appearances with the Redskins with one win under his belt. During his career, he would set a number of Redskins records, which included the most passing attempts and the most completions in a career. He also threw a total of 160 touchdown passes.

Theismann because the NFL MVP in 1983, which is an incredible honor. He also made two Pro Bowl appearances and won Player of the Game in the second game.

During play, Theismann would not wear helmets with the standard facemask, but, instead, wore a one bar facemask so that he could see. He claimed the two bar facemask obstructed his view.

Career End

It may be fair to say that Joe Theismann's career was ended prematurely because of an injury. He was sacked during a game and this caused him to sustain a compound fracture to his leg. It is this injury that has been cited as being "The Most Shocking Moment in History" due to a poll of television viewers on ESPN. It is said that no one who saw that hit could ever forget it. The image that was shown of Theismann's injury was burned into the minds of all who saw.

After Football

After football, Theismann has been involved in broadcasting. For 25 years he has offered his expertise in evaluating game films and so much more.

Theismann is also a restaurant owner. He owns the Joe Theismann Restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia. He opened it in 1976 and it continues to bring in a lot of business. So although his career was ended so abruptly, Theismann continues to contribute to the world of football and will for many years to come.

Fresno State University Quarterback David Carr - First Houston Texans NFL Player Drafted

Fresno State University quarterback David Carr was the first player to ever become a member of the Houston Texans NFL team. The Houston Texans were an expansion team in the early twentieth century with their first season coming in 2002. It just so happened that prolific Fresno State quarterback David Carr entered the NFL draft in the same year that the Houston Texans franchise made their first draft pick. Because the Texans were an expansion team entering their first year of play in the NFL the team was awarded the first overall draft pick in the April 2002 NFL Draft. With the first pick of the first round of the draft the new team selected David Carr out of Fresno State in the hopes that he would be a franchise quarterback that would lead the team to a number of victories and playoff success.

The Houston franchise invested a great deal into David Carr who came highly touted as a mature QB with good size at six feet and three inches with a weight of roughly 215 pounds. It is unusual for a football player from Fresno State University to be selected near the top of the NFL Draft. The Fresno State Bulldogs have a moderately successful football program in which they consistently compete in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). However, despite success in the middle tier WAC the school is not normally associated with having football players drafted by the NFL, let alone be selected as the number one overall pick. David Carr was an exception in terms of football notoriety for the Bulldogs program that otherwise is not normally discussed on the national scale.

David Carr ended up being the quarterback for the Fresno squad in part because he was a local central coast of California native who was able to stay close to home with his college selection. Carr was born in Bakersfield, CA which is about 100 miles south of Fresno in the central coast area of California. In addition to being born in Bakersfield, California David played quarterback at a local Bakersfield high school named Stockdale High School before eventually going on to be the signal caller for the Fresno State University Bulldogs and later the University of Houston Texans.

After putting up impressive passing statistics at Fresno State University David Carr was drafted by the Houston Texans on April 20, 2002. Over the first five years of the existence of the Houston Texans David Carr started 95% percent of the team's games (76 out of 80).

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