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- Acquired by the Cardinals in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on 7/28/11 that sent QB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft to the Eagles.
- In 2009, became the first QB in NFL history to throw for 300+ yards in each of his first two starts (391 vs. NO, 9/20; 327 vs. KC, 9/27).
- In his first career start (vs. NO, 9/20/09) completed 31 of 52 pass attempts for 391 yards, establishing an Eagles franchise record for passing yards in a QB’s first start.
- In just his second career start, earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance vs. Kansas City on 9/27/09, completing 24 of 34 passes (70.6%) for 327 yards, two TDs, a rushing TD and a passer rating of 120.6.
- Over the span of his first five NFL starts, was twice named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, winning for his Week 3 performance in ’09 (vs. Kansas City) and his Week 6 performance in 2010 (vs. Atlanta).
- Started all four years at the University of Houston and went on to start a school-record 50 games at QB. Became the first player in school history to throw for over 3,000 yards in three separate seasons. Bookended his collegiate career by being named Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2003 and Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year in 2006.
Pro Career:
Originally drafted by Philadelphia in the second round (36th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, signed a one-year extension with the Eagles on 4/29/10. Signed a five-year contract with the Cardinals on 7/28/11 after being acquired by Arizona in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
2011: Started a career-high nine games in his first season with the Cardinals, completing 146 of 253 passes for 1,955 yards, nine TDs and eight INTs … missed four games due to a foot/toe injury and the final three games of the season due to a head injury … making his first start with the Cardinals, completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for 309 yards, two TDs and a 130.0 passer rating vs. Car (9/11); was the fourth time in first eight career starts that he threw for over 300 yards and posted a passer rating of 100.0+; the 130.0 rating was the third-best by a QB in Week 1; completed four of six passes for 120 yards, including a game-tying 70-yard TD, in the fourth quarter to help the Cardinals rally from down 21-14; one of an NFL-record 14 QBs to throw for 300+ yards in Week 1 … completed 17 of 30 passes for 251 yards, two TDs and one INT @ Was (9/18); 73-yard TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald in the fourth quarter made him the first Cardinals QB to throw a TD pass of 70+ yards in consecutive games since Tom Tupa in 1989; four TD passes in first two games covered a total of 182 yards, an average of 45.5 yards per TD pass … totaled 252 yards on 25 of 39 passing with one TD and two INTs @ Sea (9/25); also ran for 16 yards on three carries … completed 18 of 34 pass attempts for 272 yards, two TDs and one INT vs. Pit (10/23); 73-yard TD pass to RB LaRod Stephens-Howling tied his season-long pass and marked his third TD pass of 70-plus yards in 2011; became the third QB in franchise history with three or more TD passes of 70-plus yards (Charley Johnson, 4, 1962; 3, 1965; Neil Lomax, 3, 1984) … threw for 153 yards on 10 of 21 passing with one TD and one INT @ Bal (10/30) … after suffering a foot/toe injury in the game against Baltimore, was inactive for the next four games … in his return from injury, completed 16 of 25 passes for 247 yards, including the game-winning 52-yard TD pass to RB LaRod Stephens-Howling in overtime vs. Dal (12/4); also had 20 rushing yards on three carries; in the fourth quarter and OT, completed 7 of 11 pass attempts for 171 yards and a TD; became one of seven QBs in franchise history with at least four TD passes of 50+ yards in a season and the first since Kurt Warner in 2008 … suffered a head injury on the first drive of the game and did not return vs. SF (12/11) … inactive due to head injury in the last three games.
2010: Began the ’10 campaign as the Eagles starter before an injury opened the way for Michael Vick’s Pro Bowl season … appeared in seven games (five starts) and completed 115 of 189 pass attempts for 1,197 yards and seven TDs … started the season opener vs. GB (9/12) and completed 5 of 10 passes for 24 yards before a head injury forced him from the game in the second half … inactive (head injury) in week two @ Det (9/19) … DNP as the backup to Vick @ Jax (9/26) ... entered the game after Vick was injured near the end of the first quarter and went on to complete 22 of 35 passes (62.9%) for 201 yards, a TD and an INT vs. Was (10/3) … second start of the season came @ SF (10/10) in place of the injured Vick (ribs); completed 21 of 31 passes (67.7%) for 253 yards, a TD and a QB rating of 103.3 in the 27-24 victory; connected on each of his first nine pass attempts for 92 yards and a TD; added three rushing attempts for 17 yards, including a career-long run of 19 yards on 3rd-n-18 that kept a third quarter drive alive … in third start of the season, and the second straight in place of the injured Vick, earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after completing 23 of 29 passes (79.3%) for 326 yards, 3 TDs, an INT and a QB rating of 133.6 vs. Atl (10/17), including a career-long 83-yard TD pass to Jeremy Maclin in the third quarter; his completion pct. (79.3), QB rating (133.6) and TD passes (3) all represented career highs; second career NFC Player of the Week honors (Week 3, 2009) … started third consecutive game @ Ten (10/24) and completed 26 of 48 passes (54.2%) for 231 yards, a TD and 2 INTs … DNP as the backup to Vick vs. Ind (11/7) … appeared briefly at the end of the fourth quarter @ Was (11/15), but did not attempt a pass … served as the backup to Vick in each of the next six games … started the regular season finale vs. Dal (1/2/11) and completed 18 of 36 pass attempts (50.0%) for 162 yards, a TD and 3 INTs … DNP in the Wild Card matchup vs. GB (1/9/11).
2009: Appeared in five games, including the first two starts of his NFL career in his third season with the Eagles … threw for 300+ yards in each of his two starts, becoming the first QB in NFL history to accomplish that feat … for the season, completed 62 of 96 pass attempts (64.6%) for 741 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs and a QB rating of 88.9 … saw first action of the season when he entered the season opener @ Car (9/12) in the third quarter after Donovan McNabb left the game with a rib injury; completed 7 of 11 pass attempts (63.6%) for 23 yards … with McNabb (ribs) out, received the first start of his career vs. NO (9/20) and completed 31 of 51 pass attempts (61.1%) for 391 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs and a QB rating of 73.2; passing totals included a 71-yard TD pass to DeSean Jackson; pass attempts (51), completions (31) and passing yards (391) all remain career highs; 391 passing yards ranked as the 12th-highest total in Philadelphia history and the most by an Eagle since McNabb threw for 464 yards on 12/4/04 vs. Green Bay; 391 passing yards were the most by an Eagles QB in their first start in team history … in just his second career start, earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after completing 24 of 34 pass attempts (70.6%) for 327 yards, 2 TDs and a QB rating of 120.6; also scored first career rushing TD on a QB sneak; 64-yard TD pass to DeSean Jackson in the second quarter gave the duo a 60+ yard TD connection in back-to-back games, a first for an Eagles duo since Ron Jaworski and Mike Quick in 1985 … saw brief action late in the fourth quarter vs. TB (10/11), but did not record any statistics … inactive (3rd QB) for the next three games … DNP vs. Dal (11/8) … inactive (3rd QB) for the next three games … started the day as the 3rd QB (inactive) but saw time in the fourth quarter @ Atl (12/6), but did not record any statistics … inactive (3rd QB) twice and DNP twice over the final four regular season games … inactive (3rd QB) for the Wild Card matchup @ Dal (1/9/10).
2008: Appeared in six games for the Eagles in his second NFL season, serving mainly as the backup behind Donovan McNabb … completed 17 of 34 pass attempts (50.0%) for 144 yards and 4 INTs for the season … entered the season opener in the fourth quarter vs. StL (9/7) and completed 5 of 6 pass attempts (83.3%) for 53 yards; completed his first career pass, a six-yarder to TE Brent Celek … DNP the following week @ Dal (9/15) … relieved McNabb briefly in the third quarter and completed 2 of 3 pass attempts for 18 yards and an INT vs. Pit (9/21) … DNP as the backup to McNabb in each of the next seven games … replaced McNabb in the second half @ Bal (11/23) and completed 10 of 23 pass attempts for 73 yards and 2 INTs … played the final series of the game for the Eagles, handing off three times and kneeling three times in the Thanksgiving Night game vs. Ari (11/27) … DNP the following week @ NYG (12/7) … saw action in the fourth quarter vs. Cle (12/15), going 0 for 2 with an INT in a 30-10 Eagles victory … DNP @ Was (12/21) … saw brief action in the regular season finale vs. Dal (12/28), handing off six times and kneeling twice to end the game … DNP in all three postseason contests.
2007: Appeared in one game and served as the backup to Donovan McNabb in five others during his rookie season … inactive (3rd QB) in 10 games … began the season as the backup for the first two games: @ GB (9/9) and vs. Was (9/17) … with the Eagles firmly ahead in the fourth quarter, saw his first NFL action, but did not attempt a pass vs. Det (9/23) … inactive (3rd QB) 10 times and DNP three times over the final 13 games.
College:
A four-year starter at the University of Houston, started a school-record 50 games and finished his career ranked 4th in Division I-A history with 12,964 passing yards … almost committed to Oklahoma State before his high school head coach, Philip Montgomery, became an assistant coach at Houston … a two-time All-Conference USA selection, became the first player in school history to throw for over 3,000 yards in three separate seasons … finished as the school’s all-time leader in completions (964), attempts (1,565), and second in TD passes (81) … also posted 21 career rushing TDs, the most ever by a QB … as a senior in 2006, connected on 292 of 432 pass attempts (67.6%) for 3,809 yards, 30 TDs and just four INTs, as he was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year … ranked fifth in the nation in passing efficiency (162.72 rating) and sixth in passing yards (3,809) … finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given annually to the nation’s top senior QB … became the first true freshman in school history to start the season opener and went on to be named Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
Personal:
Last name pronounced “COBB” … two-time District 8-4A Offensive MVP at Stephenville (TX) High School where he threw for 3,357 and 29 TDs as a senior, earning first-team All Big County honors … Stephenville has produced nine Division I QBs and Kolb was the only one to start three seasons at the school … also lettered as a guard in basketball and in the sprint relays on the track team … holds an annual football camp in the summer in his hometown of Stephenville … along with his wife, Whitney, the couple enjoy golf (both hold 12 handicaps), hunting and fishing.
