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.jpg) Covington withMiami in 1997 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1976-01-17)January 17, 1976 (age 49) Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Dana Hills | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999: 7th round, 245th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Scott Campbell Covington (born January 17, 1976) is an American former professionalfootballquarterback. He played five seasons in theNational Football League (NFL) for theCincinnati Bengals andSt. Louis Rams and one season in theCanadian Football League (CFL) for theToronto Argonauts.
Covington played incollege football at theUniversity of Miami. He was the starting quarterback for theMiami Hurricanes in 1997 afterRyan Clement suffered an injury in the middle of the season. Covington had an average college career, mostly serving as a backup for Clement. He did not earn a chance to start until his senior year in 1998, helping the Hurricanes to a 9–3 record, including a season defining win against the then #3 UCLA Bruins, 49–45, in the final regular season game.
Covington was selected in the1999 NFL draft by theCincinnati Bengals, for whom he played with for three seasons.[2] He spent the majority of those three seasons as the third-string quarterback, behind the likes ofAkili Smith andScott Mitchell. He appeared in just 3 games, completing 4 of 5 passes for 23 yards and running the ball twice for -4 yards. In 2002, he joined theSt. Louis Rams, where he played for two seasons. He played in just one game, but he also started it in place of an injuredKurt Warner. He completed 2 of 5 passes for 7 yards and was sacked twice before being replaced byJamie Martin. He was released during the 2004 offseason.
After sitting out the entire 2004 season, Covington was signed by theToronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League (CFL) on March 1, 2005. He was released on June 18.