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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born | (1962-09-09)September 9, 1962 (age 63) Forest Lake, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Granada(Livermore, California) | ||||||||
| College | Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||
| Expansion draft | 1995: 28th round, 56th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Jack Francis Trudeau (born September 9, 1962) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback for 10 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1995. He playedcollege football for theIllinois Fighting Illini and was selected by theIndianapolis Colts in the second round of the1986 NFL draft.[1] After his playing career, he was a morning show co-host onFox Sports Radio.
Trudeau was born inForest Lake, Minnesota. He graduated fromGranada High School inLivermore, California.
Trudeau was the starting quarterback of theIllinois Fighting Illini football team from 1983 to 1985, his sophomore through senior years. As a sophomore, he helped the Illini become the first and only Big Ten team to beat all nine conference opponents in a single season. The Illini went to the1984 Rose Bowl where they lost to UCLA, 45–9. Trudeau earned All-Big Ten honors in 1984 and 1985. He set Illinois school records in pass attempts (1151), completions (737), yards (8146) and touchdowns (51). He also set an NCAA record with 215 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. In 1984, he finished runner-up toDoug Flutie for theDavey O'Brien Award, given to the top college quarterback in the nation.
During hisrookie season, Trudeau started eleven games - all Colts' losses. After splitting time withGary Hogeboom andBlair Kiel in 1987, Trudeau led the Colts to three wins in their final four games and the franchise's first playoff appearance since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. He started the Colts' 38-21 Divisional Round loss in Cleveland, throwing two touchdown passes in the defeat. In 1988, he played in just two games asChris Chandler supplanted him under center. Trudeau had his best season as a pro in 1989, starting twelve games and throwing for career-highs in yards (2,317) and touchdowns (15) en route to being named the Colts' Offensive MVP. However, in the1990 NFL draft, the Colts traded with Atlanta to select Indianapolis nativeJeff George with the first overall pick, and George began that next season as the starter. Over the next four seasons, Trudeau made only fourteen more starts and was mostly a backup.
During the 1994 season, Trudeau signed with theNew York Jets to back upBoomer Esiason. When Esiason went down with an injury early in the season, Trudeau started two games - including one against the Colts, his former team. Trudeau was selected by theCarolina Panthers in the1995 NFL expansion draft to become the third-string quarterback behindFrank Reich andKerry Collins in the team's inaugural season. After appearing in just one game with Carolina, Trudeau retired following the 1995 season.
Trudeau finished his ten-year NFL career with 10,243 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, 69 interceptions, and a 63.3 passer rating in 67 games.[2]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
| 1986 | IND | 12 | 11 | 0-11 | 204 | 417 | 48.9 | 2,225 | 5.3 | 84 | 8 | 18 | 53.5 | 13 | 21 | 1.6 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 213 |
| 1987 | IND | 10 | 8 | 5-3 | 128 | 229 | 55.9 | 1,587 | 6.9 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 75.4 | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 100 |
| 1988 | IND | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 158 | 4.6 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 1989 | IND | 13 | 12 | 7-5 | 190 | 362 | 52.5 | 2,317 | 6.4 | 71 | 15 | 13 | 71.3 | 35 | 91 | 2.6 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 125 |
| 1990 | IND | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | 84 | 144 | 58.3 | 1,078 | 7.5 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 78.4 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 104 |
| 1991 | IND | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 19 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1992 | IND | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 105 | 181 | 58.0 | 1,271 | 7.0 | 81 | 4 | 8 | 68.6 | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 85 |
| 1993 | IND | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | 85 | 162 | 52.5 | 992 | 6.1 | 68 | 2 | 7 | 57.4 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 50 | 91 | 54.9 | 496 | 5.5 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 55.9 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 52 |
| 1995 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 100 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Career | 67 | 49 | 19-30 | 873 | 1,644 | 53.1 | 10,243 | 6.2 | 84 | 42 | 69 | 63.3 | 97 | 186 | 1.9 | 17 | 3 | 103 | 717 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
| 1987 | IND | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 251 | 7.6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 94.4 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 251 | 7.6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 94.4 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
He and his ex-wife Lisa have a daughter (Danielle) and three sons (John, Beau, and Trey). His brother Kevin was drafted at age 18 as a pitcher for theNew York Yankees organization. After retiring from football, Jack Trudeau invested to be a co-owner of Wolf Run Golf Club in Indiana. .[3] He was a weekly guest onThe Bob and Tom Show, broadcast out ofIndianapolis, for many seasons, discussing the Colts and other happenings in the NFL.
In 2010, Trudeau began hosting a local sports talk morning show withZakk Tyler onWNDE in Indianapolis. The next year, the show (calledZakk and Jack) was picked up for national syndication byFox Sports Radio to replace the departingStephen A. Smith.[4] The show was cancelled by FSR later that same year, as the pair were replaced by Andy Furman and former NFL defensive backArtrell Hawkins.
Trudeau was involved in a controversial exchange in August 2011 with then first-yearIndiana Hoosiers football head coachKevin Wilson. During the interview, Wilson responded to Trudeau's mocking of Indiana's football team by pointing out the former quarterback's criminal history.[5]
Trudeau was arrested for his second DUI in Indiana in July 2015 along with allegations of intimidating a police officer after testing 0.31 on a breath test and threatening to kill an Indiana officer. He was arrested previously in 1990.[6]