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[108] Due to Mariota's injury, Cassel started the season finale against the Houston Texans, completing 16-of-26 passes for 150 yards, a touchdown, and an interception as the Titans won 24–17. [81] After the game, Cassel's starting job appeared to be in jeopardy, but head coach Romeo Crennel said Cassel would start the next game against the Baltimore Ravens. In Week 17, Cassel led the Patriots to their fourth consecutive win, 13–0 over the Buffalo Bills in a game marked by winds so severe that they bent the goalposts both before and during the game. Both penalties were declined so that the interception would stand.
Unfortunately, the real Sproles is no longer as dynamic. [71] In the second game, Cassel threw three interceptions. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved.

In 2019, we have still not realized what makes up a team, a league, or a sport. By the end of the 2008 season, Cassel had become the first quarterback in NFL history to record at least 10 wins, 325 completions, a 63% completion mark, 3,600 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, 11 or fewer interceptions, and 250 rushing yards in a single season.

While Cassel threw for just 131 yards in the Week 3 loss, his Week 12 performance topped his performance against the Jets: Cassel completed 30 of 43 passes for 415 yards, three touchdowns to Randy Moss, and one interception, for a passer rating of 114.0; Cassel also had 14 yards on two rushes, including an 8-yard touchdown run. This speech shook the NFL at the time and helped to change the way that we think about injuries. Cassel led the Patriots to a 17–10 victory, completing 13-of-18 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown; Cassel's drives accounted for all of New England's points. After the game concluded, Eric Winston went on his epic rant about how the NFL is not made up of gladiators and calling the cheering “sickening.” The point being, that he was protecting his quarterback as a person.

[31] The Patriots' 19–10 victory was the first time in six tries that a quarterback making his first NFL start defeated a team led by Brett Favre. [59][60] Cassel, though, started every game thereafter, going 4–11. [119], Cassel has three siblings: older brother Jack (who is married to Killian's USC roommate and teammate, Julie Mariani),[119] younger brother Justin, and younger sister Amanda. According to Chad Finn of The Boston Globe, NBC Sports Boston is bringing in Cassel along with former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson to join its studio broadcasts this season. In an interview, Cassel said he would "thank" Pollard for the opportunity, but also stated that he believed the hit on Brady was "unintentional" and he never wishes to see anyone get hurt while playing. [80] The next week, Cassel struggled and threw two touchdowns, but three interceptions in a 20-37 Chiefs loss against the San Diego Chargers.

More Utahns say President Donald Trump’s recent bout with COVID-19 has increased their concern about the virus than those who are now less concerned or feel the same, according to new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll results. On February 28, 2009, the Patriots traded both Cassel and outside linebacker Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs for the 34th overall selection (Patrick Chung) in the 2009 NFL Draft. Lemming called Cassel a "pro-style pocket passer with a very strong, accurate delivery. Legendary Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas finally missed a snap, a series and games because of injury in 2017. [80] The next week, Cassel struggled and threw two touchdowns, but three interceptions in a 20-37 Chiefs loss against the San Diego Chargers.

[90] He would remain the starting quarterback the rest of the season where the Vikings finished with a 5-10-1 record and Cassel either played the whole game or came in to rally the Vikings from behind in all five victories.
[32], Cassel was voted AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 7 performance against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. He finished 30-for-51 passing, with 400 yards, 3 touchdowns (and a pass for a two-point conversion), and no interceptions for a passer rating of 103.4, and 62 yards rushing on eight attempts. Cassel returned for the next two games however and led the Chiefs to landslide wins over both the St. Louis Rams in the Governors Cup and then at home against the Tennessee Titans. That one season in New England changed his life forever. [95], On March 10, 2015, the Vikings traded Cassel along with a sixth round 2015 NFL Draft pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a 2015 fifth round pick and a seventh round pick in 2016. That's obviously not good news — not for Salt Lake City motorists (at least those who don't like dodging potholes), and not for the city's budget.

[74] The next week, he led the Chiefs to a comeback victory against the Indianapolis Colts. Andrew Luck emotionally left the … Since retiring, he has served as a television football analyst on NBC Sports Boston.[1]. [115] In the season opener against the New York Jets, Cassel made his Lions debut coming in relief of Matthew Stafford in the 48–17 blowout loss.

It was unclear at the time whether he would be able to play in that week's game against the Chargers. How, he’s reportedly returning to New England to work on the media side -- along with another notable former member of the Patriots. Johnson worked for over a decade is Houston before shifting back to the New England market in 2018. A Texas woman died from COVID-19 on a flight. This article is about the NFL quarterback. [77] On November 21, he was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

If the bond doesn't pass, property taxes would lower if no bond replaces the two slated to retire. [33][34], Cassel scored the second rushing touchdown of his career on a 13-yard rush in Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills as the Patriots won 20–10. Cassel went on to earn millions of dollars off that one season, but he never even flirted with being a franchise quarterback before becoming a backup with the Buffalo Bills and, later, with the Titans. One of Cassel's coaches, Norm Chow, who had left USC to become the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, had discussed signing Cassel as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft; Chow was surprised to learn the Patriots had drafted Cassel in the seventh round, with the 230th overall pick,[19] ahead of more accomplished college quarterbacks such as Timmy Chang and 2003 Heisman Trophy winner Jason White. [112] Due to Mariota's injury, Cassel started the game against the Miami Dolphins on October 8, completing 21 of 32 passes for 141 yards and one touchdown as the Titans lost by a score of 16–10.

[99] Cassel was credited as the Bills' starting quarterback for the season opener due to him taking the team's first snap on offense in the wildcat formation with Taylor lined up at wide receiver. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Placekicker Adam Vinatieri turned 45 years old during the holiday season.

Roethlisberger is a two-time Super Bowl winner, he has suffered numerous injuries over the year due to his willingness to take hits and punishment in the pocket, and he will be 36 years old in the spring. Cassel, playing in snow for the first time ever,[41] nevertheless completed 20 of 36 passes for 345 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions, while helping the Patriots remain in the hunt for the AFC East title. Just about anything that could’ve gone wrong for the Giants did, including Marshall being lost to injury in October. The Pats also lost players to retirement, such as S Rodney Harrison and LB Tedy Bruschi. [40], In Week 16, against the playoff-bound Arizona Cardinals, Cassel led the Patriots to a 47–7 blowout win through snow, sleet, and rain in the Patriots' last regular-season home game of 2008. Father Time eventually catches up with every professional athlete regardless of workout regimes, injury history or accomplishments. Though he was sacked for a safety, he threw two touchdowns, one to wide receiver Tim Dwight, and the second to tight end Benjamin Watson. [3], He attended Chatsworth High School and was a letterman, an all-city selection, and a standout in football, basketball, and baseball. When Matt Cassel was 12, he was so secure and composed in front of a TV camera that he could have given an interview to Vin Scully without anyone realizing his age. The Salt Lake City engineer called it "alligatoring" because of its resemblance to the skin of the predatory reptile. [24], After injuries to Josh Miller and Ken Walter in Week 16, Cassel assumed duties as holder for kicker Stephen Gostkowski.