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Gus Frerotte (born July 31, 1971 in Ford City, Pennsylvania) is an NFL quarterback playing for the St. Louis Rams. He attended Ford City High School in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

His pro career started with the Washington Redskins, where he was selected to one Pro Bowl team in 1996, but may be better remembered by an incident in which he injured himself for several games by ramming his head into a wall in celebration of a touchdown. The Redskins drafted him in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He won the starting job in lieu first round pick Heath Shuler, and served as the starter until 1998. In 1999 he played for the Detroit Lions where he backed up Charlie Batch. Frerotte stepped in for the injured Batch and started for the Lions in the playoffs. In Frerotte's first playoff start, he was defeated by the Redskins. In 2000 he started for the Denver Broncos after Brian Griese was injured. He remained a Broncos backup until the end of the 2001 NFL season. He joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2002, but quickly lost the starting job. In 2003 and 2004 Frerotte backed up Daunte Culpepper and did a great job commanding the offense when he played, earning him a chance to work for the Dolphins starting job in 2005. He guided the Dolphins to a 9-7 record, starting 15 games and throwing for 18 touchdowns against 13 interceptions, including 2 touchdowns in an upset victory over the Denver Broncos in week 1, one of only 3 losses for the Broncos. He completed 52% of his passes and finished the season with a 71.9 quarterback rating.

Frerotte is 33-30-1 as an NFL starter through the 2005 season. He signed a contract with the St. Louis Rams in the 2006 offseason, where he will spend his time as the backup to Marc Bulger.

College career

At the University of Tulsa, he finished his college career as the school's 2nd-ranked all-time passer behind T.J. Rubley, a teammate from 1991-92. During his career he threw for 5,480 yards and 32 TDs on 432-of-860 passing. His 2,871 passing yards as a senior were the most by a Tulsa QB in 28 years. As a sophomore, Frerotte handled punting duties for the team and averaged 35.5 yards per punt. As a redshirt freshman, he was forced into starting role for 8 games in 1990 after Rubley was injured, starting his 1st career game at Oklahoma.

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