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| Born | (1972-02-14)February 14, 1972 (age 53) Ellensburg, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1993: 1st round,1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972)[1] is an American former professionalfootballquarterback who played in theNational Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with theNew England Patriots. He playedcollege football forWashington State Cougars, receiving second-teamAll-American honors and winningPac-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 1992. Bledsoe was selectedfirst overall in the1993 NFL draft by the Patriots, where he spent his first nine seasons. As the Patriots' starting quarterback, Bledsoe ended a seven-year postseason drought and led them to four playoff appearances, two division titles, and oneSuper Bowl appearance inSuper Bowl XXXI. He was also named to threePro Bowls and became the youngest quarterback to receive the honor in 1995.
Following a period of declining success and two consecutive seasons in which the Patriots missed the playoffs, Bledsoe suffered a near-fatal injury early in the 2001 season that led to backupTom Brady becoming the team's starter. He was unable to regain his starting position for the remainder of the season due to Brady's success, which led to the Patriots winning their first championship inSuper Bowl XXXVI and began adynasty for the franchise. Bledsoe spent his next three seasons with theBuffalo Bills, where he received a fourth Pro Bowl selection, and his final two with theDallas Cowboys.
While his tenure with the Patriots would be eclipsed by Brady, Bledsoe is recognized for helping rebuild the franchise and his role during their first Super Bowl-winning season when he relieved an injured Brady to help win the2001 AFC Championship.[2][3][4] For his accomplishments in New England, he was inducted into thePatriots Hall of Fame in 2011.
Bledsoe attendedWalla Walla High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was named a first-team All-State selection by theTacoma News Tribune. In track, he competed in the throwing events, recording top-throws of 45.34 meters (148.8 ft) in thediscus throw and 54.70 m (179.5 ft) in thejavelin throw.[5]
He was later inducted into theWIAA Hall of Fame in 2020.[6]
Bledsoe spent his college career atWashington State University playing for theCougars. After gaining the starting job at the end of the1990 season as a true freshman (joined later byJeff Tuel andJayden de Laura as the only three in school history), he quickly became the face of the Cougars' offense. In1992, Bledsoe led WSU to a 9–3 record (ranking #17 in the coaches poll and #15 in the AP) and a 31–28 win overUtah in theCopper Bowl in which Bledsoe completed 30 of 46 passes for 476 yards and two touchdowns, being named the copper bowl MVP. He also established WSU records in single-game passing yards (476), single-season pass completions (241), and single-season passing yards (3,246). He was named thePac-10 Offensive Player of the Year.[7]
Following an impressive junior year in 1992, Bledsoe decided to forgo his senior season and enter the1993 NFL draft.[8] In the 34 starts of his collegiate career he amassed 7,373 yards, 532 completions, and 46 touchdowns.[9]
Bledsoe was later inducted into the Washington State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.[10]
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 1990 | Washington State | 92 | 189 | 48.7 | 1,386 | 7.3 | 9 | 4 | 121.8 | 49 | -67 | -1.4 | 4 | ||
| 1991 | Washington State | 199 | 358 | 55.6 | 2,741 | 7.7 | 17 | 15 | 127.2 | 104 | −94 | −0.9 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Washington State | 211 | 386 | 54.7 | 2,770 | 7.2 | 18 | 14 | 123.1 | 78 | −53 | −0.7 | 4 | ||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Wonderlic | ||||||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.54 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 36[11] | ||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[12] | ||||||||||||
Bledsoe was the first overall selection in the1993 NFL draft, taken by theNew England Patriots.[13] He started right away for the Patriots in1993, as they improved from two to five wins.[14][15] As a rookie, he passed for 2,494 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions in 13 games.[16] Bledsoe would also make history during the season as in week 17 in a game vs theIndianapolis Colts he would become the first rookie in NFL history to finish a game with aperfect passer rating in a 38-0 victory.[17]
On November 13,1994, the Patriots had won just three of their first nine games and were losing, 20–3, to theMinnesota Vikings at halftime.[18] Bledsoe led a comeback victory in which the Patriots won, 26–20, in overtime, as he set single-game records in pass completions (45) and attempts (70).[19][20] The win sparked the beginning of a new age for the Patriots, as they rallied behind Bledsoe and won their final six games to finish with a 10–6 record and capture the wild card spot. Bledsoe passed for 4,555 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions.[21] The Patriots lost to theCleveland Browns (led by future Patriots head coachBill Belichick) in thewild-card round 20–13.[22] Due to his performance, Bledsoe was selected to his firstPro Bowl as an alternate.[23]
In the 1995 season, Bledsoe passed for 3,507 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions as the Patriots went 6–10.[24][25] Following the difficult1995 season, Bledsoe turned it around in1996, ranking among the top passers in the league with the help of wide receiverTerry Glenn, pushing the Patriots to reach the playoffs again and winning theAFC championship over theJacksonville Jaguars, 20–6.[26][27][28] This led to an appearance inSuper Bowl XXXI, where they lost to theGreen Bay Packers, 35–21.[29] Bledsoe completed 25 of 48 passes for 253 yards, two touchdowns, and four interceptions in the loss. He was also named a starter for thePro Bowl that season, the second of his career.[30]
During the1997 season, Bledsoe helped the Patriots win five of their final seven games to once again qualify for the playoffs, the fourth time in eight years as a Patriots starter he would lead the team to a postseason appearance. The Patriots lost in the Divisional Round to thePittsburgh Steelers;[31] however, Bledsoe built a career-high 87.7 passer rating, passed for 3,706 yards, tossed 28 touchdowns, and earned his thirdPro Bowl invitation.[32][33]
In1998 he became the first NFL quarterback to complete game-winning touchdown passes in the final 30 seconds of two consecutive games.[34] In doing so, he propelled New England into the postseason for the third straight year.[35] He completed these come-from-behind efforts while playing with a broken index finger on his throwing hand, an injury that would later sideline him for the postseason.
Bledsoe started the1999 season very strong, with 13 touchdowns and only four interceptions as the Patriots held a 6–2 midseason record.[36] However, Bledsoe subsequently threw only six touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and the team finished with an 8–8 record, while Bledsoe was sacked a career-high 55 times.[37] The team's slide continued into the 2000 season as the Patriots ended with a 5–11 record.[38] Bledsoe threw a then-career low thirteen interceptions that year but was sacked 45 times.[39]
In March2001, Bledsoe signed a then-record 10-year, $103 million contract.[40] During the second game of the 2001 season on September 23, Bledsoe was racing toward the sideline on third-and-10 whenNew York Jets linebackerMo Lewis leveled him with a hard, but clean hit.[41] Bledsoe was about to dive for the first down marker, but defensive endShaun Ellis clipped Bledsoe's ankles as he was about to dive, resulting in Lewis hitting Bledsoe while he was standing straight up.[42] With Bledsoe appearing to have suffered a concussion, backupTom Brady came in to finish the game. After the game, team trainer Ron O'Neill suspected Bledsoe did not look right and asked him to come to the medical room for evaluation. Team doctor Bert Zarins ran some tests and discovered Bledsoe's heart was racing. Zarins realized that this was something much more serious than a concussion; normally, concussed people have their heart rates tail off dramatically. Bledsoe was rushed to the hospital, where it was discovered that Lewis' hit sheared a blood vessel in his chest, causing ahemothorax that had him bleeding a pint of blood an hour.[43][44]
Brady took the starting job and led New England to the playoffs.[43] Bledsoe would never regain his starting role (Brady played 19 seasons in New England), although he proved integral to his team's playoff run when he replaced an injury hobbled Brady in theAFC Championship Game againstPittsburgh.[45] Bledsoe, starting from the Steelers' 40-yard line, capped a scoring drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass toDavid Patten to give the Patriots a 14–3 lead, as well as all of the momentum going into halftime. With the Steelers trailing by four points in the fourth quarter, Bledsoe put together a 45-yard drive to put the Patriots in field goal range whereAdam Vinatieri converted to make the score 24–17. Bledsoe later drove New England into Steelers territory to set up a 50-yard kick to seal the game, however Vinatieri missed and the ball went back to Pittsburgh. The Patriots defense held, and with a final score of 24–17 the upset was complete and the Patriots moved on to theSuper Bowl. In winning the conference championship game, Bledsoe completed 10 of 21 passes for 102 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions. It was the second time in six years (1996 and 2001) that Bledsoe was an integral part in leading the Patriots to a Super Bowl appearance, and during the on-field trophy presentation Bledsoe tossed his father a game ball.[2] Brady started as quarterback as the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI, with kicker Adam Vinatieri hitting a game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired.[46][47]
With Brady entrenched as the starter, Bledsoe was traded in the offseason to the Patriots'division rival, theBuffalo Bills.[48] Patriots fans appreciated Bledsoe's lengthy tenure and his role in improving the team, and cheered him in each of his three returns to New England as a visiting player.[49]
Being sent to the Bills seemed to give Bledsoe a bit of rejuvenation in 2002. He had one of his best seasons, passing for 4,359 yards and 24 touchdowns and making his fourth trip to the Pro Bowl.[50][51] In Week 2 against theMinnesota Vikings, Bledsoe set a team record with 463 yards passing in an overtime win.[52] He led the Bills to an 8–8 record, which did not qualify for the postseason.[53] He continued his strong play in 2003 as the Bills began the year 2–0. However, a flurry of injuries stymied the Bills offense; they failed to score a touchdown in three consecutive games en route to a 6–10 season.[54] In 2004, they fell one game short of making the playoffs; a late season winning streak was wasted when Bledsoe and the Bills did poorly against the Pittsburgh Steelers backups in the season finale, finishing with a record of 9–7.[55][56]
Bledsoe was released by the Bills after the 2004 season to make way for first-round draft pickJ. P. Losman to become the starter.[57] When Bledsoe later signed to theDallas Cowboys, he expressed bitterness with the Bills for the move, stating "I can't wait to go home and dress my kids in little stars and get rid of the other team's [Buffalo's] stuff."[58]
Bledsoe went on to sign with theDallas Cowboys, where he was reunited with former coachBill Parcells and wide receiverTerry Glenn. Bledsoe was intended to be a long-term solution as quarterback for the Cowboys. Said Bledsoe on the day he signed with Dallas, "Bill [Parcells] wants me here, and being the starter. I anticipate that being the case and not for one year." He signed for $23 million for three years.[59]
During his tenure with the Cowboys, he threw for over 3,000 yards in a season for the ninth time in his career, tyingWarren Moon for fourth in NFL history. That season, Bledsoe led five 4th-quarter/OT game-winning drives to keep the Cowboys' playoff hopes alive until the final day of the season.[60] Though the team ultimately failed to reach the playoffs, Bledsoe led them to a 9–7 record, an improvement over the 6–10 mark thatVinny Testaverde had finished with in 2004.[61]
However, in 2006, his final season with the Cowboys, Bledsoe's play became erratic, so much so that six games into the season he was replaced by futurePro BowlerTony Romo.[62][63] Shortly after the end of the 2006 season, Bledsoe was released by the Cowboys.[64] Unwilling to be relegated to a backup position, Bledsoe announced his retirement from the NFL on April 11, 2007.[65]
Bledsoe would return to New England as a visiting player three times between 2002 and 2006. Each time Patriots fan would rise and cheer Bledsoe in appreciation for his contributions to the team.[66]
When Bledsoe retired in April 2007, he left fifth in NFL history in pass attempts (6,717) and completions (3,839), seventh in passing yards (44,611), and thirteenth in touchdown passes (251).[67][68][69][70]
Bledsoe is recognized for leading the resurrection of the Patriots franchise, including his highlight performance when he came off the bench following a near life-ending injury, leading the team to victory in the 2001 AFC Championship game en route to the Patriot’s first Super Bowl win. He started 193 of the 194 games played and still holds the NFL record for completions in a single non-overtime game with the 45 completions.[66]
On May 16, 2011, Bledsoe was voted by Patriots fans into thePatriots Hall of Fame.[4] He was formally inducted in a public ceremony outside The Hall atPatriot Place on September 17, 2011.[71] Bledsoe beat former head coachBill Parcells and defensive linemanHouston Antwine in a fan vote.
In July 2012, Bledsoe was named the 30th-greatest quarterback of the NFL's post-merger era byFootball Nation.[72]
He was inducted into theState of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[73]
In January 2018, Bledsoe was named honorary captain of the New England Patriots as they hosted theJacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game.[74] Bledsoe's Patriots had beaten the Jaguars 20–6 in the 1996 AFC Championship Game to advance to their second Super Bowl. Patriots ownerRobert Kraft said in a statement "Drew Bledsoe played such an integral role in our efforts to rebuild the Patriots. He gave fans hope for the future by providing many memorable moments during his record-breaking career. For a franchise that had only hosted one playoff game in its first 35 years, winning the AFC Championship Game at home in Foxborough and taking the Patriots to the playoffs for three consecutive years were unimaginable goals prior to his arrival."[2][3] The Patriots defeated the Jaguars 24–20 to advance to theirtenth Super Bowl appearance and Bledsoe presented the Lamar Hunt Trophy to Kraft.[75]
In 2019 The National Quarterback Club (NQBC) announced that Bledsoe would be inducted into the National Quarterback Hall of Fame at the 2019 NQBC Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction.[66]
In 2022 he was inducted into thePac-12 Conference Hall of Honor.[76]
Bledsoe's parents were schoolteachers inEllensburg, Washington. His mother was a teacher at Lewis & Clark Middle School, located inYakima. His father was a coach who ran a football camp in Washington state, and Drew was able to interact with the professional players and coaches who helped his father run the camp.[77] He is the fourth cousin once removed of actorNeal Bledsoe.
The Bledsoe family moved five times before Drew was in sixth grade. They finally settled inWalla Walla, where Bledsoe's father coached football at the high school. The only time Drew played a whole season of football without ever starting at quarterback was in seventh grade at Pioneer Junior High. In high school, with his father as his coach, he won numerous awards, including selection to the Western 100 and Washington State Player of the Year. Heavily recruited by colleges such asMiami andWashington, he decided to attendWashington State, which was a two-hour drive from home.[77]
Drew and his wife Maura live inBend, Oregon, where Maura (née Healy) has family ties.[78] They have four children: sons Stuart, John, Henry, and daughter Healy. He coached Stuart and John atSummit High School in Bend, where he served as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, during his tenure he helped the team win a State championship in 2015.[79][80][81] John was a walk-on player on the Washington State football team in 2017.[82]
While playing for the New England Patriots, Bledsoe lived inBridgewater andMedfield, Massachusetts; his Medfield house was later purchased by formerMajor League Baseball playerCurt Schilling.[83]
After his retirement in 2007, Bledsoe founded the Doubleback Winery along with close friend Chris Figgins.[84] After the 2014 vintage, Figgins left Doubleback and handed his interest in the business to his protege Josh McDaniels (not related to thePatriots assistant coach of the same name).[78] The company's grapes, mostlyCabernet Sauvignon andChardonnay, are harvested from McQueen Vineyards and Flying B Vineyards, located in and around Walla Walla, Washington.[85] The wine saw some critical success and placed 53rd overall inWine Spectator's Top 100 wines in 2010.[86] His first vintage, 2007, quickly sold out of its initial 600 cases.[87] In 2012,Wine Spectator's publisherMarvin R. Shanken invitedErnie Els,Greg Norman,Tom Seaver, and Bledsoe to introduce his wines, despite Shanken's disdain for the New England Patriots.[88] Bledsoe also recorded a message to both Tony Romo and Dak Prescott in 2017 in his home, which also showed his red wine collection.[89] In 2021, Bledsoe purchased an 80-acre (32 ha) property in Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills AVA with his business partner and winemaker Josh McDaniels.[90] According toThe Land Report, Bledsoe and his fellow winemakers in Walla Walla have played a critical role in establishing his hometown as the epicenter of the burgeoning wine industry in the Pacific Northwest.[91]
In his spare time, Bledsoe works with many philanthropic organizations.[80] In 1996 he established the Drew Bledsoe Foundation to support his parents’ vision for better parenting through their Parenting with Dignity curriculum. He also spends time inspiring local youth and has raised over a millions of dollars for over 170 children's hospitals.[92] He was inducted into the Humanitarian Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[93]
In 2020 Bledsoe hosted his own short lived 8 episode podcast titledDrew Bledsoe’s Basement Tapes.[94] He has since made guest appearances on other podcasts, talking about his career and giving takes about the current NFL.[95]
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | ||
| 1993 | NE | 13 | 12 | 5–7 | 214 | 429 | 49.9 | 2,494 | 5.8 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 65.0 | 32 | 82 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | NE | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 400 | 691 | 57.9 | 4,555 | 6.6 | 62 | 25 | 27 | 73.6 | 44 | 40 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | NE | 15 | 15 | 6–9 | 323 | 636 | 50.8 | 3,507 | 5.5 | 47 | 13 | 16 | 63.7 | 20 | 28 | 1.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | NE | 16 | 16 | 11–5 | 373 | 623 | 59.9 | 4,086 | 6.6 | 84 | 27 | 15 | 83.7 | 24 | 27 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | NE | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 314 | 522 | 60.2 | 3,706 | 7.1 | 76 | 28 | 15 | 87.7 | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | NE | 14 | 14 | 8–6 | 263 | 481 | 54.7 | 3,633 | 7.6 | 86 | 20 | 14 | 80.9 | 28 | 44 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | NE | 16 | 16 | 8–8 | 305 | 539 | 56.6 | 3,985 | 7.4 | 68 | 19 | 21 | 75.6 | 42 | 101 | 2.4 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | NE | 16 | 16 | 5–11 | 312 | 531 | 58.8 | 3,291 | 6.2 | 59 | 17 | 13 | 77.3 | 47 | 158 | 3.4 | 16 | 2 |
| 2001 | NE | 2 | 2 | 0–2 | 40 | 66 | 60.6 | 400 | 6.1 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 75.3 | 5 | 18 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 8–8 | 375 | 610 | 61.5 | 4,359 | 7.1 | 73 | 24 | 15 | 86.0 | 27 | 67 | 2.5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2003 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 6–10 | 274 | 471 | 58.2 | 2,860 | 6.1 | 54 | 11 | 12 | 73.0 | 24 | 29 | 1.2 | 11 | 2 |
| 2004 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 9–7 | 256 | 450 | 56.9 | 2,932 | 6.5 | 69 | 20 | 16 | 76.6 | 22 | 37 | 1.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 9–7 | 300 | 499 | 60.1 | 3,639 | 7.3 | 71 | 23 | 17 | 83.7 | 34 | 50 | 1.5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2006 | DAL | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 90 | 170 | 53.3 | 1,164 | 6.9 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 69.2 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 11 | 2 |
| Career | 194 | 193 | 98–95 | 3,839 | 6,717 | 57.2 | 44,611 | 6.6 | 86 | 251 | 206 | 77.2 | 385 | 764 | 2.0 | 25 | 10 | |
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | ||||||
| 1994 | NE | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 21 | 50 | 42.0 | 235 | 4.7 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 38.3 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | NE | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 59 | 105 | 56.2 | 595 | 5.7 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 54.3 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | NE | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 39 | 76 | 51.3 | 403 | 5.3 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 60.4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | NE | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 102 | 4.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 77.9 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | DAL | 0 | 0 | — | DNP | |||||||||||||||||
| Career | 7 | 6 | 3–3 | 129 | 252 | 51.2 | 1,335 | 5.3 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 54.9 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | |||||
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While Bledsoe has thrown for a high number of yards and attempts, a frequent criticism is that they are based on volume (attempts, completions, yards) rather than efficiency (passer rating, TD-to-INT ratio, yards per attempt) proving only that he has thrown a great number of times, not that he has thrown well.[96] According to sports writer Don Banks, Bledsoe's large career totals "reveal more about his longevity than about his excellence".[97]
Bledsoe ranks fifth all time in completions (3,839), seventh in passing yards (44,611), and thirteenth in touchdown passes (251). Bledsoe's passer rating of 77.1 was 46th all-time in league history when he retired in 2006. As of 2022, he ranks 109th in league history.[98][99] His 57.2% completion percentage is tied for 99th in league history.[100] Bledsoe's 37 regular season 300-yard passing games ranks ninth in league history. He also ranks sixth in most career regular-season 400-yard passing games by an NFL quarterback, having done it six times. He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times (in 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002). Bledsoe was eligible for thePro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
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