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CARDINALS HIGHLIGHTS
• In 2008, was honored as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for his community service and selected as a starter for his fourth career Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001) after ranking at or near the top of the NFL in nearly every major passing category in 2008: 598 attempts (3rd), 401 completions (2nd), 67.1 completion percentage (2nd), 4,583 yards (2nd), 30 passing TDs (3rd), 96.9 passer rating (3rd).
• Was also awarded the “Good Guy Award” from the Pro Football Writers Association for the players who most helps the media do its job.
• In 2008, established Cardinals regular season franchise records for attempts (598), completions (401), completion percentage (67.1), passer rating (96.9), TD passes (30) and consecutive games with a TD pass (22). He also passed for 4,583 yards, the second-highest total in franchise history (Neil Lomax—4,614, 1984).
• After recording the highest completion percentage in Cardinals history in 2008 (67.1%), now has the three highest single season completion percentage totals in franchise history. He completed 64.5 percent of his passes in 2005 and 62.3 percent in 2007.
• Recorded his third career game with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in week two in 2008 against the Dolphins, completing 19-of-24 passes for 361 yards and three TDs. His three career perfect games tie him with Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning for the NFL record.
• Including the run to Super Bowl XLIII, Warner has now started a career-high 31 consecutive games dating back the 2007 season. His longest previous starts streak was 28, which he reached between 2000 and 2002.
• His 401 completions in 2008 represent the fifth-highest single-season total in NFL history behind Drew Brees (440 in 2007, 413 in ’08), Rich Gannon (418 in 2002) and Warren Moon (404 in 1991).
• Threw for 1,147 yards in the 2008 playoffs, an NFL record for most passing yards in a single postseason. It topped the record he set in 1999 with the Rams when he threw for 1,063 yards.
• Despite starting in only 11 games and playing much of the season with a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow suffered in his first start of 2007, threw 27 TD passes.
• Threw for a career-high 484 yards vs. San Francisco in week 12 of 2007, the second-highest yardage total in franchise history.
• Playing in his 76th career game on 9/24/06 vs. St. Louis, became the second fastest quarterback to reach 20,000 yards in NFL history (Dan Marino, 74).
• In 2005, helped the Cardinals rank as the league’s #1 ranked passing offense for the first time in team history.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• A two-time NFL MVP (1999 and 2001); was also named Super Bowl XXXIV MVP after leading the Rams to a victory over the Tennessee Titans (1/30/00).
• A four-time Pro Bowler, has led the NFL in passing yardage, completion percentage and average gain per attempt three times each, has had the highest QB rating and led the league in TD passes twice.
• Threw for 377 yards in Super Bowl XLIII vs. the Steelers, the second-highest total in Super Bowl history, behind the 414 yards he threw for against Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV. He now has the top three passing totals in Super Bowl history, having also thrown for 365 yards against New England in Super Bowl XXXVI. He is the only QB in Super Bowl history with three 300-yard performances.
• Has now totaled 1,156 yards passing in his three Super Bowl appearances, the most passing yards of any QB in Super Bowl history.
• After his 377-yard performance against the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII, Warner has now passed for at least 365 yards in five postseason games, extending his NFL record.
• Became just the second QB (Craig Morton, Dallas and Denver) in NFL history to start a Super Bowl for two different teams. After leading the St. Louis Rams to Super Bowl appearances in 1999 and 2001, guided the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII, becoming just the third QB in NFL history (John Elway-8, Craig Morton-7) to start a Super Bowl seven or more years apart.
• Career completion percentage of 65.4% entering 2009 ranks #2 in NFL history behind only Chad Pennington (66.0%).
• Entering 2009, his career QB rating of 93.8 ranks #3 in NFL history behind only Steve Young (96.8) and Peyton Manning (94.7).
• Warner’s 4,830 passing yards in 2001 represent the third-highest single-season total in NFL history (Dan Marino, 5,084 in 1984; Drew Brees, 5,069 in 2008).
• Recorded nine 300-yard passing games in both 1999 and 2001 (NFL single-season record is 10 by Oakland’s Rich Gannon in 2002 and New Orleans’ Drew Brees in 2008).
• Holds a share of the NFL record for most consecutive 300-yard passing games with six in 2000 (shares with Rich Gannon, 2002, and San Francisco’s Steve Young, 1998).
• Became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 passing yards, accomplishing the feat in his 36th career game.
• Has thrown for 300 yards 48 times in his 109-game career. He has thrown for 300 yards in 44.0% of his games for his career, by far the highest percentage among all-time players with 100 games played (Dan Fouts is 2nd with 28.2%).
• After throwing for 351 yards against the Giants in Week 12 of the 2008 season, eclipsed 40,000 career passing yards and has now thrown for a total of 41,178 yards as a pro. Passed for 10,486 yards in three seasons with the Arena Football League’s Iowa Barnstormers (1995-97) and 2,101 in his one season with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe (1998) and has thrown for 28,591 yards in the NFL.
• After going 3-1 during the 2008 postseason, has now compiled an 8-3 record in the playoffs and has thrown for 3,368 yards and 26 TDs in 11 postseason games, an average of 306.2 yards and 2.4 TDs per game.

Pro Career:
Originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on 4/28/94 but was released on 8/17/04. Went on to play in the Arena Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers (1995-97) before signing as a free agent by the St. Louis Rams on 12/26/97. Allocated to NFL Europe where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals during the 1998 NFL Europe season. Played six seasons for the Rams (1998-2003) before signing with the Giants on 6/3/04 as an unrestricted free agent. Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/6/05 as an unrestricted free agent and inked a three-year pact with Arizona on 2/14/06 following the 2005 season. Re-signed with the Cardinals on 3/4/09, agreeing to a two-year contract as an unrestricted free agent.

2008: Started all 16 regular season and four postseason games, setting numerous franchise passing records and earning his fourth career trip to the Pro Bowl … named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after posting a perfect passer rating of 158.3 vs. Mia (9/14), became the first Cardinal QB to post a perfect passer rating since Jim Hart @ NYJ 11/23/75; 79-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin and 75-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald in the first quarter marked only the second time in team history that the Cardinals had two pass plays of 75 yards or more in the same game with the other coming on 10/13/74 vs. Dal ... had an up and down day with three INTs and three lost fumbles while also registering 472 passing yards (second highest passing total of his career and most in a non-overtime game) as well as setting a career and franchise record with 40 completions on 57 attempts @ NYJ (9/28) … in 100th career game totaled 381 yards on 35-of-49 passing vs. Car (10/26) ... surpassed 10,000 passing yards as a Cardinal with 328 yards vs. SF (11/10); became the fifth QB in Cardinals history to eclipse 10,000 passing yards ... became first QB in franchise history with four consecutive 300-yard games by registering 395 yards @ Sea (11/16); joined Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Dan Fouts as the only QBs with three separate streaks of four-plus games over 300 yards ... against former team totaled 351 yards vs. NYG (11/23); eclipsed 40,000 career passing yards as a pro QB ... recorded 235 passing yards @ Phi (11/27) which gave him 3,741 passing yards for the season, the second highest total in franchise history ... against former team completed 24-of-33 passes for completion percentage of 72.7 vs. StL (12/7); with 347 completions on the season surpassed Neil Lomax (345 in 1984) for the franchise record ... registered one TD vs. Min (12/14); marked the franchise record 22nd consecutive game he had thrown at least one TD pass ... made 100th career start and attempted 18 passes @ NE (12/21) to surpass Neil Lomax (560 attempts in 1984) for the single season franchise record for pass attempts ... recorded a passer rating of 117.1 and for the first time since 12/17/01 (vs. NO) he registered four TD passes vs. Sea (12/28); gave him a franchise record 30 TD passes on the season ... recorded two of the top four longest pass plays in franchise postseason history with a 42-yard TD to Fitzgerald and a 71-yard TD to Boldin vs. Atl (1/3/09); 71-yard TD also marked the fourth longest TD pass in Wild Card playoff history ... for the second straight week helped set a franchise postseason-high with 33 points scored while throwing two TDs @ Car (1/10/09) ... recorded a career playoff best passer rating of 145.7 and the second best postseason completion percentage of his career (75.0) vs. Phi (1/18/09); went 5-5 for 56 yards while leading the Cards on a 14-play drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock and gave Arizona the lead for good with 2:53 remaining; improved to 3-0 in Conference Championships ... registered 377 yards passing and two TDs vs. Pit (2/1/09) to record the second-highest total in Super Bowl history, behind the 414 yards he threw for against Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV.

2007: Began season as backup but then started final 11 games after Matt Leinart suffered season ending collarbone injury in week five … before Leinart’s injury, the two split duties in games three and four when Warner came in to run a special “no huddle” package … played most of the season with a brace on his left elbow after tearing a ligament vs. Car (10/14) … 27 TDs is the second highest single season total in team history … saw action in his 80th career game as part of no huddle package and registered 258 yards on 15-of-20 passing with two TDs and a passer rating of 150.0 @ Bal (9/23) … shared time with Leinart for the second straight  week recording a team-high 132 yards and one TD vs. Pit (9/30) … against former team came on in relief of Leinart, who left the game in the second quarter with a season ending collarbone injury @ StL (10/7) … started vs. Car (10/14) and completed both passes before injuring left elbow on sack by Julius Peppers in the first quarter … despite torn ligament, still started next week @ Was (10/21) with heavily braced arm and completed 27-of-41 passes for 282 yards with two TDs and two INTs … completed 26-of-36 passes for 259 yards with three TDs, one INT and a QB rating of 108.4 vs. Det (11/11) … totaled a career-high 484 yards (2nd most in franchise history) on 34-of-48 passing with two TDs and two INTs vs. SF (11/25); 34 completions are tied for the third-most in franchise history behind only Kent Graham and Neil Lomax (37) and Jake Plummer and Boomer Esiason (35); 484 passing yards was the highest single-game total in the NFL in 2007 … in 90th career game eclipsed 23,000 career passing yards and recorded career-high five INTs @ Sea (12/9) … recorded 233 yards, three TDs and a QB rating of 106.7 @ NO (12/16); marked his 34th career game with a QB rating over 100 and became the first Cardinals QB to throw for 20 TDs in a season since Neil Lomax in 1988 and it is the eighth time in team history a QB has thrown for 20+ TDs … tied a career-high with 35 pass completions with 369 passing yards and three TDs vs. Atl (12/23); recorded a QB rating of 105.9 which is his fifth start of 2007 and 35th career start where he finished with a passer rating over 100 … threw 41st 300-yard passing game of career with three TDs vs. StL (12/30) to mark a career-high eighth consecutive multi-TD game and his 10 multi-TD games in 2007 are the most since he recorded 10 in 2001.

2006: Saw action in six games with five starts in his second season with the Cardinals … completed 23-of-37 passes for 301 yards, three TDs and a 114.8 passer rating in the season opener vs. SF (9/10), his sixth 300-yard day of his Cardinals career and 36th overall; named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance, his sixth career Player of the Week honor and second with the Cardinals ... completed 19-of-28 passes for 256 yards and a TD vs. StL (9/24); in 76 career games, became the second fastest QB to reach 20,000 yards in NFL history, with only Dan Marino, 74 games, doing it faster … saw his first action since Oct. 1, coming in the game after Matt Leinart suffered a shoulder sprain in the second quarter, completing nine-of-13 passes for 105 yards @ SF (12/24) … in his first start since week four, completed 22-of-32 passes for 356 yards and one TD @ SD (12/31); his 64-yard completion to Anquan Boldin in the fourth quarter established a new team long for the season while his 68.8% completion percentage also established a season-high for a starting QB.

2005: Saw action in 10 games with 10 starts in his first Arizona campaign … recorded his first 300-yard passing game since he threw for 342 yards for the Rams @ NYG (9/7/03) … completed
28-of-41 passes for 307 yards in the home opener vs. StL (9/18); in the final drive of the game connected on six-of-six passes for 76 yards … suffered a groin injury @ Sea (9/25) and did not return in the second half of the game … deactivated vs. SF (10/2); vs. Car (10/9) due to the groin injury … did not play as the back-up QB vs. Ten (10/23); @ Dal (10/30) … recorded his 32nd career 300+ passing day vs. Sea (11/6) connecting on 29-of-48 passes for 334 yards, one TD and three INTs; found WR Bryant Johnson for a six-yard TD pass, Johnson’s first of the season … had his second consecutive 300-yard passing day completing 29-of-45 passes for 359 yards and one TD for a 96.4 passer rating, his highest since 2004 … recorded first win as a Cardinal in a 38-28 victory over his former team @ StL (11/20) completing 27-of-39 passes for 285 yards and three TDs … completed 10-of-10 passes for 115 yards and a TD before leaving the game @ Hou (12/18) with a sprained MCL … placed on injured reserve on 12/20 and missed the final two games of the season.

2004: Played in 10 games with nine starts for the Giants before being replaced as the starter, after posting a 5-4 record, by rookie Eli Manning … started vs. Was (9/19) and completed 22-of-33 attempts for 232 yards with one TD; opened the game with eight straight completions, the seventh of those eight was a 38-yard TD pass to WR Tim Carter … completed 20 passes on 26 attempts for 187 yards with one TD and one INT @ GB (10/3); streak of passes thrown without an INT ended at 126 when he was picked off by safety Darren Sharper late in the first quarter; four-yard TD pass to Shockey in the fourth quarter was his second TD of the season and gave the Giants a 14-7 lead … finished with 18 completions on 33 attempts for 217 yards with one TD in a win @ Dal (10/10); became the first Giants QB since Danny Kanell in 1997 to win four of his first five starts … in his final game as the starter @ Arz (11/14), finished with 19 completions on 30 attempts for 193 yards, one TD and no INTs … did not see action for next three games before replacing Eli Manning @ Bal (12/12) in the fourth quarter completing six-of-nine attempts for 127 yards.

2003: Played in two games with one start for the Rams … threw for 342 yards while completing 34-of-54 @ NYG (9/7) for one TD and an INT; the 54 attempts were a career-high, and second most in Rams franchise history; it marked his 30th career 300-yard passing game; was sacked six times and fumbled and suffered a concussion … did not play again until regular season finale @ Det (12/28), completing four-of-11 passes for 23 yards.

2002: Played in seven games with six starts in injury-plagued season in St. Louis … started first four games, leaving the game vs. Dal (9/29) with a finger injury that would sideline him for the next five games … saw limited action vs. Chi (11/18), returned to starting lineup for the next two games, @ Was (11/24) and @ Phi (12/1) … missed final four games with a hand injury, and was placed on injured reserve (12/12) … recorded three 300-yard passing games, including a season-high 315 yards @ Den (9/8) … reached several milestones @ TB (9/23), where he completed his 1,000th career pass, becoming the fastest to reach the milestone in terms of games (47, one game fewer than Drew Bledsoe and Peyton Manning), and attempts (1,487, 84 fewer attempts than Joe Montana - 1,571); his 17th attempt (an incompletion) was the 1,500th of his career, qualifying him for the NFL’s career list of leading lifetime passers; became the third QB to enter the list at No. 1, following Joe Montana (1983) and Dan Marino (1986), and first QB to enter the list with a rating of over 100.0 … opened game @ Was (11/24) by completing a career-high 15 consecutive passes, tying for third-highest in team history; a 4-yard TD pass to Troy Edwards was his 100th career TD pass, moving him into 4th place in Rams history, surpassing Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, and tying Brett Favre for the 5th-fastest to reach the milestone (50 games) in NFL history.

2001: Started all 16 regular season and three postseason games for the Rams … earned NFL MVP honors for second time in three seasons, edging teammate Marshall Faulk by one vote … led the NFL in completions (375), completion percentage (68.7), passing yards (4,830), TD passes (36), average yards per attempt (8.85), passer rating (101.4), third down passing (109.5), and was third in the NFC and fourth in the NFL in fourth quarter passing (101.4) while throwing a career-high 564 passes … became third quarterback in Rams history to earn three or more consecutive Pro Bowl berths (Norm Van Brocklin 6, 1950-55; Roman Gabriel 3, 1967-69) … set team records for completions, completion percentage, passing yards, most seasons with 4,000 or more passing yards (two), and most games with 300 or more passing yards in career (26) … tied NFL record for 300-yard passing games in a season (nine) and tied a team record for most games with four or more TD passes in career (6) … became the fastest player to reach 10,000 passing yards in NFL history, accomplishing the feat vs. Car (11/11), (his 36th game) … number of completions ranked 6th on NFL’s all-time single-season list … had one of the best games of his career vs. Mia (9/30), completing 24-of-31 passes (77.4 percent) for 328 yards, four TDs and no INTs (150.3 rating) … in three postseason games, completed 68-of-107 passes for 793 yards, four TDs and three INTs … led Rams from 14-point deficit in Super Bowl XXXVI vs. NE (2/3), directing two TD drives in fourth quarter to tie score at 17-17 before the Rams lost on a last-second field goal by the Patriots’ Adam Vinatieri.

2000: Started all 11 games in which he played, helping Rams set NFL records for passing yards and total yards … earned second straight Pro Bowl berth … led NFL in completion percentage (67.7) and average gain (9.88) … set NFL record for most passing yards after two games with 827 (old record was 823 by Frank Tripucka, Denver, 1962) and after three games with 1,221 (old record was 1,166 by Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994) … his 1,557 passing yards after four games set NFL record for most passing yards in four consecutive games, surpassing mark of 1,417 by Bledsoe in 1994 … Warner’s 2,260 passing yards after six games were the most in
NFL history (Bledsoe, 2,072 in 1994) … completed 25-of-35 passes while passing for career-high 441 yards with three TDs and three INTs vs. Den (9/4) in leading Rams to first Monday Night Football win since 1988; his passing yardage was the third highest opening-game total in NFL history and fourth-highest total in team history … set career-high and tied team record with 35 completions (in 47 attempts) for 386 yards @ Sea (9/10) … became first player in NFL history to record perfect passer rating of 158.3 twice vs. SD (10/1); completed 24-of-30 passes for 390 yards, four TDs and no INTs in earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors … it was the first time in team history and only third time in NFL history a team had a 300-yard passer (Warner), a 100-yard rusher (Justin Watson, 102 yards), and three 100-yard receivers (Isaac Bruce, 167 yards; Marshall Faulk, 116 yards; Az-Zahir Hakim, 104 yards) in the same game as Rams gained 614 yards, second-highest total in team history … tied NFL record with sixth consecutive 300-yard passing game vs. Atl (10/15), when he completed 24-of-40 passes for 313 yards and three TDs; it was the 1st time in NFL history a team had 300-yard passer (Warner) and 200-yard rusher (Faulk, 208 yards) in same game … broke pinky finger on right hand on center snap on last play of 1st half @ KC (10/22) … started NFC Wild Card Game @ NO (12/30) and completed 24-of-40 passes for 365 yards, three TDs and three INTs … led the Rams to 21 consecutive points in fourth quarter in which he completed 11-of-14 passes for 198 yards for two TDs.

1999: Started all 16 regular season and three postseason games while producing one of the most memorable and improbable stories in NFL history … was named the league’s MVP and Super Bowl MVP while leading Rams to their first championship since 1951 … earned first Pro Bowl invitation … re-wrote Rams’ single season passing records by completing 325-of-499 passes for 4,353 yards, 41 TDs and 13 INTs … his passer rating of 109.2 was the fifth-highest in NFL history … led NFL in TD passes, completion percentage (65.1), third down passer rating (137.3), fourth quarter passer rating (116.0), and was second in the league in passing yards … set eight team records: QB rating, passing yards, completions, completion percentage/season, completion percentage/ game (86.9), most games with 300 passing yards in a season (9), most consecutive 300-yard passing games (4), and most TD passes in a season, while tying record for most TD passes in a game (5) and tying NFL record for most 300 yards passing games in a season (since passed by Oakland’s Rich Gannon in 2002) … threw more TD passes in first four starts (14) than any player in NFL history, throwing three TD passes in opening victories vs. Bal (9/12), vs. Atl (9/26), and @ Cin (10/3) and throwing a career-high five scoring passes in win vs. SF (10/10) … threw for more passing yards (1,217) in first four starts than any player in NFL history … led Rams on 19 scoring drives (17 TDs) between 71-80 yards (team had four in 1998) and 11 TD drives between 81-90 yards (team had five in 1998) … threw for then career-high 351 yards in division title-clinching win @ Car (12/5) … had streak of 133 consecutive passes thrown without an INT in Games 4-8, third longest in team history … completed 27-of-33 passes for 391 yards and five TDs in NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Min (1/16); threw game-winning 30-yard TD pass to Ricky Proehl with 4:44 remaining to give Rams 11-6 win vs. TB in NFC Championship Game (1/23) … passed for Super Bowl record 424 yards in win over Tennessee (1/30); threw game-winning 73-yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce with 1:54 to play in the game.

1998: Saw first career action in the 4th quarter of Rams’ final game vs. SF (12/27); completed 4-of-11 passes for 39 yards … assumed the backup role behind Steve Bono for the final two games after a season-ending knee injury suffered by Tony Banks vs. NE (12/13) … did not play @ Car (12/20) … inactive as third QB for the first 14 games.

1998: (NFL Europe): Started all 10 games for the Amsterdam Admirals … led league in passing yards (2,101), attempts (326), completions (165) and TDs (15).

1995-97 (Arena Football): Passed for 10,486 yards and 183 TDs in three seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers (now New York Dragons) … led Iowa to two straight Arena Bowl appearances named one of the top-ten players in Arena Football history to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the league.

College:
Gateway Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior at Northern Iowa … led the conference in total offense and passing efficiency … passed for more than 300 yards four times … two-time Gateway Player of the Week … started only as a senior.

Personal:
Full name Kurtis Eugene Warner … he and his wife, Brenda, have seven children: sons Zachary, Kade and Elijah and daughters Jesse, Jada and twins Sienna and Sierra … graduated with a degree in communications … attended Cedar Rapids Regis (IA) High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball … Des Moines Register all-state selection in football during his senior season ... established the First Things First Foundation in the spring of 2001 with wife Brenda to promote Christian values and bless the lives of those less fortunate with projects such as trips to Disney World for ill children, building recreation centers in children’s hospitals, helping single moms achieve the dream of homeownership and teaching Special Olympians the football basics … all projects are centered on Kurt and Brenda’s life theme: faith and family come first … official website is www.kurtwarner.org.

Warner in Other Professional Leagues
In addition to the NFL, Warner played three seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League from 1995-97 and one with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 1998.