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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1985-06-24)June 24, 1985 (age 40) Watseka, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Vincennes Lincoln(Vincennes, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (2004–2008) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2009: 6th round, 201st overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Curtis Matthew Painter (born June 24, 1985) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePurdue Boilermakers and was selected by theIndianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the2009 NFL draft.
Curtis Painter was born in Watseka, Illinois. During his freshman year, Painter moved toVincennes,Indiana, where he attendedLincoln High School and was a PrepStar All-American.[1] During his high school football career, Painter had a three-year record of 28–7 with 4,946 passing yards, 49 passing touchdowns, and 17 rushing touchdowns. He ended his high school career a finalist on the Mr. Football ballot and led his team to an 11–2 record and a conference championship and a sectional championship.[1]
Painter was a 3-star rated Pro-Style Quarterback ranked by rivals.com before committing to play forPurdue University.[2] He also playedbaseball andbasketball for the Alices.[1]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Curtis Painter QB | Vincennes, Indiana | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.75 | Oct 8, 2003 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 24 (QB) Rivals: 21 (QB), 5 (IN) | ||||||
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Painter committed toPurdue University on October 8, 2003.[3] Painter was not heavily recruited as he only receivedFBS scholarship offers fromPurdue,Ball State andIndiana.[4]
Painter committed to play forPurdue University on July 28, 2003, under head coachJoe Tiller. Afterredshirting in 2004, Painter backed up starting quarterbackBrandon Kirsch for the first six games of the 2005 season, ultimately replacing Kirsch as the starter for the last five games of the season. On the season, Painter completed 89 of 170 passes, for 932 yards, with 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Painter became the Boilers' starting quarterback indefinitely after Kirsch declared for the NFL draft and left Purdue a year early.
Painter started in 14 games in his sophomore season, where he threw for 22 touchdowns and rushed for six. He set theBig Ten Conference record in seasonal passing yards, breakingDrew Brees' 3,983 mark with 3,985. His 284.6 passing yards per game ranked seventh in the nation, while leading the conference. He led the Boilermakers to theChamps Sports Bowl, resulting in a 24–7 loss toMaryland.[5][6]
Starting in every game in his junior season, Painter threw 29 touchdown passes and rushed for 3. He averaged 295.9 yards per game, which was 12th most in the nation, while tying Drew Brees's Big Ten season record with 569 attempts. He threw for six touchdowns, completing 38 of 49 attempts with 348 total yards againstEastern Illinois. In the2007 Motor City Bowl againstCentral Michigan, Painter completed 35 of his 54 passes, with three touchdowns and threw for aMotor City Bowl record 546 yards with 540 total yards.[7]
In his last season as the Boilermakers' main starting quarterback, the fifth year senior struggled with the absence of injuredrunning back Jaycen Taylor and the graduation ofDustin Keller andDorian Bryant. He hurt his throwing shoulder resulting in a 4–8 overall record and only appeared in 10 games with nine starts, while reserve quarterbacks, Justin Siller and Joey Elliot, stepped in his place. His top game on the season came againstIndiana in his last collegiate game, where he threw for five touchdowns, while completing 38 of 54 attempts with a total of 448 yards.[8]
Painter received criticism for his inability to win in games against teams ranked in the top 25 polls, which overwhelmed his career record numbers amongst the likes of his predecessors inKyle Orton and Drew Brees. He started in 41 of the 46 games in which he appeared and went 987 of 1,648 with a total of 11,163 passing yards and threw for 67 touchdowns with 46 interceptions. He was co-captain along withRyan Baker and Jermaine Guynn[9] for the2008 football season. He holds a degree in computer graphics technology.[1]
| Purdue Boilermakers | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 2005 | 9 | 5 | 89 | 170 | 52.4 | 932 | 3 | 5 | 98.3 | 52 | 251 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | 315 | 530 | 59.4 | 3,985 | 22 | 19 | 129.6 | 76 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | 356 | 569 | 62.6 | 3,846 | 29 | 11 | 132.3 | 53 | -20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 | 227 | 379 | 59.9 | 2,400 | 13 | 11 | 118.6 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals[10] | 46 | 41 | 987 | 1,648 | 59.9 | 11,163 | 67 | 46 | 119.7 | 225 | 348 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Prior to the2009 NFL draft, Painter was projected to be drafted in the seventh round by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the thirteenth-best quarterback in the draft.[12]
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 Video analysis of Painter before the draft. |
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.87 s | 1.69 s | 2.84 s | 4.48 s | 7.00 s | 29 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) | ||||
| All values from 2009NFL Scouting Combine[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Painter was selected in the sixth round of the2009 NFL draft by theIndianapolis Colts.[14] Behind starting quarterbackPeyton Manning, Painter was a reserve along withJim Sorgi.[15] Painter became the second-string quarterback in December 2009 after Sorgi went on injured reserve andDrew Willy was called in as second back-up. Painter saw no game action as the backup to Manning in2009 until weeks 16 and 17, when head coachJim Caldwell decided to rest his starters for the playoffs after clinching the No. 1 seed in the2010 NFL Playoffs. Painter made his debut on December 27, 2009, against theNew York Jets, throwing an interception and losing a fumble that was returned for a touchdown,[16] resulting in the first loss of the season (after winning the first 14 contests).He also took the reins during the first quarter the following week in Buffalo, which also resulted in a loss.
Painter was relegated to third-string quarterback for the Colts at the start of the 2011 season when the Colts signedKerry Collins to take over for Manning after an offseason neck surgery sidelined him. Painter replaced an injured Collins in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[17] In that game he went 5 for 10 with 60 yards and a fumble.[18]
The following week, Painter started his first NFL game in week 4 of the 2011 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 3, 2011.
Painter's first career touchdown pass toPierre Garçon against the Buccaneers, was the fifth longest touchdown pass in Colts history at 87 yards.[19] Painter made eight starts for the injured Peyton Manning during the 2011 regular season but did not lead the Colts to a victory in any game before being benched in favor of third-string quarterbackDan Orlovsky prior to the December 4, 2011 Week 13 game versus the New England Patriots. He was released after the 2011 season on March 9, 2012.[20]
TheBaltimore Ravens signed Painter on April 19, 2012. Painter was signed after the Ravens conducted tryout sessions that also included former Ravens draft choiceKyle Boller and former Steelers quarterbackDennis Dixon.[21] The signing reunited Painter with his former head coach in Indianapolis, Jim Caldwell, who was hired as the Ravens quarterbacks coach on January 30, 2012.[22]
Painter was able to post good numbers against theAtlanta Falcons 3rd team defense during a Thursday night exhibition game. Painter threw for 3 touchdowns, and nearly 70 yards.He was still released on August 31, as the Ravens chose to go with the previous year's 6th Round PickTyrod Taylor, who had versatility on his side.[23]
On January 4, 2013, Painter signed a reserve contract with theNew York Giants.[24] Painter filled in forEli Manning in the second half of week seventeen against theWashington Redskins after Manning suffered a sprained ankle near the end of the first half.[25] Early in the second half, Painter's pass was intercepted byReed Doughty.[26] On March 12, 2014, Painter signed an undisclosed contract extension to stay with the franchise.[27] According to the Giants on April 29, 2014, Painter was expected to miss at least four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.[28]Painter was released by the Giants on August 30, 2014, when Giants' coachTom Coughlin decided to keep backup quarterbackRyan Nassib as the second string QB behindEli Manning rather than keeping three QBs.[29]
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2009 | IND | 2 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 28.6 | 83 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.8 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 0 | 0 | DNP | |||||||||||
| 2011 | IND | 9 | 8 | 132 | 243 | 54.3 | 1,541 | 6.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.6 | 17 | 107 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2013 | NYG | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 19.0 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 8 | 148 | 287 | 51.6 | 1,681 | 5.9 | 6 | 13 | 57.6 | 23 | 109 | 4.7 | 0 | |
Painter currently resides inWestfield, Indiana[30] with his wife Meg Painter.[31]
