Daunte Culpepper 1999 Leaf Certified #204 Rookie BGS 9

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Daunte Richard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977 in Ocala, Florida) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Minnesota Vikings, Culpepper suffered a serious knee injury during the 2005 season. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders.

He struggled to get into college, because of low SAT scores.[citation needed] Marquee football schools, such as the University of Miami and University of Florida, backed off from recruiting him when it was assumed he would not qualify.[citation needed] The University of Central Florida, however, offered to tutor him and help him achieve the necessary scores, and he was able to qualify. Although the big college programs returned to recruit him, as a show of loyalty, Culpepper enrolled at UCF.

Although he had a love for baseball, Culpepper committed to play football at UCF as a quarterback. He rewrote virtually all of the school's quarterback records (more than 30 in all), many held by Darin Slack since 1987. He also set an NCAA record for single-season completion percentage at 73.6%, breaking a 15-year-old mark set by Steve Young (71.3%). This record would stand until Colt McCoy (Texas) finished the 2008 season with a completion percentage of 77.6%. Culpepper accomplished a feat equaled by only two others in NCAA history when he topped the 10,000 yard passing mark and the 1,000 yard rushing mark in his career. He finished his career sixth on the NCAA's all-time total offense list for all divisions with 12,459 yards and was responsible for 108 career touchdowns (84 sacks).

After his junior season, he was being lured out of the collegiate ranks to enter the draft and join the NFL, but instead returned to UCF to graduate and play his senior year. UCF posted a 9–2 record, losing only to Purdue and Auburn.

Although it was reported that he visited the Green Bay Packers on April 23 and April 24 of 2008 (Culpepper would later turn down the offer from Green Bay, $1 million for a one year contract, claiming the deal wasn't good for either side.), he said he was in contact with a few other teams. In July 2008, it was reported that the Detroit Lions were interested in signing Culpepper, but they never made an offer to him. He worked out with the Pittsburgh Steelers in August, but the Steelers elected to sign Byron Leftwich to replace the injured Charlie Batch. The Kansas City Chiefs were also a potential team in consideration of Culpepper. On August 29, 2008, Culpepper stated that he would consider a backup role in Green Bay if they are still interested in him.

On September 4, 2008, Culpepper announced his retirement. He expressed his frustrations with the NFL in a 506 word retirement letter.The main reason of his retirement was because he felt he could still be a starting quarterback in the NFL.

The Kansas City Chiefs spoke to Culpepper about coming out of retirement for the 2008 season after Brodie Croyle was declared out for the season with an injury. On October 23, Culpepper stated through an email to Adam Schefter that he would come out of retirement and give the NFL another shot. On October 27, Culpepper told the Chiefs that he would not make another meeting with the team due to a "better opportunity with another team".
 Detroit Lions
On November 1, 2008, ESPN reported that he had agreed to terms on a two-year deal contract with the Detroit Lions and would join the team the following week. After passing a physical, Culpepper officially signed with the Lions on November 3. The Lions assigned Culpepper number 11, the number Roy Williams had worn before he was traded to Dallas on October 14. The signing of Culpepper made former Cowboys and Vikings quarterback Drew Henson expendable, and he was released on November 12, only to be re-signed two days later. Culpepper played 4 games with the Lions before suffering a shoulder injury. On December 28th, 2008, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to go 0-16. Only one other team in NFL history has had a winless season (the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers).


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