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Kevin O'Connell Scout.com Headlines:
QB Kevin O'Connell: Jets Had Interest For A While
-by PatriotsInsider.com Sep 7, 2009
QB Kevin O'Connell: Lions Trade QB to Jets
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Sep 6, 2009
Griese On The Radar?
Could the Patriots be interested in another former Michigan QB?
-by PatriotsInsider.com Sep 5, 2009
QB Kevin O'Connell: Lions Claim QB Off Waivers
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Sep 1, 2009
QB Kevin O'Connell: NWE Waives 2nd-Rounder; Cut LS
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Aug 31, 2009
QB Kevin O'Connell: Bad Camp Costs Him A Job
-by PatriotsInsider.com Aug 30, 2009
QB Kevin O'Connell: Making Progress
-by PatriotsInsider.com Aug 26, 2009
Notebook: Roster Battles Heat Up
A look at the team's roster after week two preseason contest vs Cincinnati
-by PatriotsInsider.com Aug 26, 2009
Patriots Still Have Concerns At Backup
New England has 4 QBs but only one of them is a star. Is there a viable backup on the roster?
-by PatriotsInsider.com Aug 17, 2009
Without Cassel Are Patriots Exposed?
Matt Cassel cashed in this week after backing up Brady is there another Cassel on the roster?
-by PatriotsInsider.com Jul 18, 2009
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Kevin O'Connell
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 223
Position: QB
Date of Birth: 05/25/1985
Experience: R
High School: La Costa Canyon HS
(Encinitas, CA)
College: San Diego State


Biography:
How Acquired: Selected by the New England Patriots in the third round (94th overall)of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Pro Career: New England Patriots
(2008-present)

College: San Diego State University
Started 21 games from 2004-06 ... First in school history in career rushing yards by a quarterback (906) and second in career rushing TDs by a QB (8) ... A dual-threat QB ... Has a rare signal-caller combination of size and athleticism ... An intelligent, mature player ... 10th in Aztec career history in passing yardage (4,626), eighth in attempts (712) and seventh in completions (407) ... 21 career starts are sixth all-time ... Is fifth in career total offense (5,530) ... Team captain three years.

2006: Missed six games due to injury, starting four times, including the final three ... Started his 18th straight game in the opener with UTEP ... Completed his first 12 pass attempts versus the Miners and ended up 12-for-14 for 97 yards ... Also ran for 25 yards before leaving the game in the third quarter due to injury ... Had surgery on his right thumb (Sept. 4) and has missed the last five contests ... Returned to practice Oct. 15 and dressed for the Air Force and Cal Poly games but did not play ... Saw action for the first time after his injury at Wyoming, leading the Aztecs to a fourth-quarter touchdown... Found Brett Swain for a 66-yard TD - SDSU's longest play from scrimmage in 2006 ... Was 4-for-6 for 94 yards through the air ... Completed all seven of his pass attempts for 68 yards against UNLV and also scored a one-yard TD ... Starter at TCU, attempting 15 passes (6 completions) and logging seven carries ... Threw for a season-high 272 yards and two scores at New Mexico, completing 23 of his 40 attempts with a 13 for 16 mark in the second half ... Team's leading rusher against the Lobos with 12 carries for 56 yards ... Ran for a team-high 68 yards and a touchdown in the win over Colorado State.

2005: Played and started all 12 contests ... Ended the year ranked 47th nationally in passing efficiency (132.10) and 29th in total offense (255.4/g) ... His 3,065 yards of total offense rank ninth in Aztec history ... His 402 yards on the ground are a school single-season record by a quarterback ... Thrown at least one TD in 16 of his last 18 games ... Set several career highs in the finale at Hawai'i, completing 33 of his 51 pass attempts for 421 yards and three scores ... First Aztec to throw for over 400 yards since 2002 ... Completed 25 passes for 235 yards vs. TCU ... Threw for three scores and ran for another in win at Utah ... Was also team's leading rusher against the Utes with a career-long 61-yard rush in the second quarter ... Streak of 88 straight pass attempts without an INT snapped at UNLV ... Completed his first 12 pass attempts vs. BYU, finishing the game 21-for-31 for 243 yards ... Also added a rushing TD against the Cougars ... Career-high 271 yards passing (23-for-29), four touchdowns and no INTs in the rout of San Jose State ... Also ran for 49 yards on a career-high 23 carries against the Spartans ... Completed 12-of-17 passes for 159 yards at Ohio State ... Connected on a career-long 80-yard touchdown strike to Brett Swain in the Aztecs' first play from scrimmage in the first quarter at OSU ... Passed for 227 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown against Air Force, and ran for 52 yards on 11 carries (4.7 avg.) and a touchdown ... Threw for 204 ya