Steve Spurrier

Steven Orr Spurrier

Position: QB-P
Height: 6-2 Weight: 204 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, FL
College: Florida (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 23 (4281st overall since 1950)

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News -- May 2013

5/18 The High Phive: Can Chip Kelly Take the Eagles & the Fanbase Into the Next Era?: Having gone to Eagles games since 1978, I can say with full confidence that this is the most exciting off-season since Hurricane...
5/1 FootballPerspective.com: Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbacks: With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that’s the case, it’s time to reflect...

4/29 FootballPerspective.com: My Thoughts on the 2013 Draft: Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted...

1/17 FootballPerspective.com: Please comment: First-team NFL HCs with no prior NFL experience: Yesterday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that Oregon’s Chip Kelly would be their new head coach. In November, I provided...
1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...

12/9 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of December 9, 2002: Tailback Stephen Davis said yesterday there is a good chance his seven-year tenure with the Washington Redskins will be over after...

11/23 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: A different starting quarterback in three straight games: Ben Roethlisberger started the first nine games of the season, but things are getting ugly quickly in Pittsburgh. After suffering...
11/15 FootballPerspective.com: Chip Kelly is as likely to be the next great coach as anyone else: I’m a big fan of Mike Tanier, an excellent writer formerly of Football Outsiders and now with Sports on Earth. Yesterday,...
11/14 The High Phive: Chip Kelly Is Not the Best Fit for Eagles’ Next Coach: The Eagles seem dead in the water right now. Of all the years where Andy Reid could have lost his job, this year seems like the...

10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...