Charlie Frye
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| Seattle Seahawks — No. 5 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: August 28, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Norwalk, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 217 lb (98 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Cleveland Browns | |
| Career history | |
| College: Akron | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| TD-INT | 14-23 |
| Passing yards | 3,490 |
| QB Rating | 71.1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Charles Lester Frye (born August 28, 1981 in Norwalk, Ohio) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
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[edit] High school career
Frye graduated from Willard High School in Willard, Ohio and was a football standout at quarterback under coach Chris Hawkins. He broke 17 of the school's all-time football records before he graduated in 2000. In his senior season, Frye led the Crimson Flashes to a 10-2 record, earning the Northwest District Player of the Year award and First-Team All-Ohio Division III team honors. Frye also excelled on the Basketball court, during his senior season he earned First-Team All-Northwest District and Honorable Mention All-Ohio Honors and helped lead the Crimson Flashes to a 22-3 record, a Northern Ohio League Championship and a Sweet 16 berth.
[edit] College career
Frye went on to break 54 football records during his college career at The University of Akron. After red-shirting in freshman year, Frye quickly won the starting quarterback job for the Zips. In 2001, Frye threw for 2,053 yards with 9 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and set a school record for completion percentage with a mark of 58.8. The following season he broke his own record by completing 65.8 percent of his passes, on his way to 2,824 yards passing and 22 total touchdowns. He also began to display his legendary toughness by playing the final nine games of the season with a broken bone in his right thumb. In his junior year, Frye broke the 3,000 yard mark, throwing for 3,549 yards and 22 touchdowns while completing 64.8 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 288 yards and 7 touchdowns. Incredibly he missed just one play after suffering a hip pointer that bothered him the final 3 games of the season. Frye returned for his senior season following the departure of head coach Lee Owens, who urged the signal caller to turn pro out of loyalty to him. Owens offense, while statistically productive, loaded a majority of the team's talent on the offensive side of the ball, leaving the defense depleted and the team in a constant mode on confrontation between the two sides of the ball. With the introduction of new head coach J.D. Brookhart and Offensive Coordinator Jim Pry, Frye blossomed in a true "PRO STYLE" offense and lead his team to a winning record, amassing 2,623 yards and 18 touchdowns with a completion percentage of 63.6 percent in his final college campaign. Frye then became only the third player in Mid-American Conference history to throw for over 2,000 yards four years in a row. At the end of the year Zips football banquet Frye credited Brookhart and Pry with being "the best coaches I have ever had".He won the MVP award at the 2005 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.
[edit] Professional career
Frye was selected in the third round (67th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Browns. His first NFL start came against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 13. He passed for 226 yards, with two touchdowns, both to fellow rookie Braylon Edwards, and set a Browns rookie record for a single game with a 136.7 passer rating. Frye started the final five games of the 2005 season for the Browns, compiling a record of 2-3 as a starter.
Frye was cheered on during Browns games by "Charlie's Fryes", a pair of fans who wore french-fry suits in honor of him. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic declared Friday, November 5th, 2004 "Frye-day" in honor of his #5 jersey. He wears a Superman t-shirt under his uniform during games. Frye is ambidextrous, he throws right-handed and writes left-handed. In 2005, he was featured in an Ohio McDonalds commercial along with Braylon Edwards. He is active in community service. Frye was an education major and a Dean's List student at The University of Akron.
Frye was named the starting quarterback of the Browns for the 2006 NFL season. The Browns hoped that Frye could follow in the footsteps of other MAC QBs like Chad Pennington, Byron Leftwich and Ben Roethlisberger. Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan compared Frye to a young Brett Favre.[citation needed] Frye Struggled the remainder of the season after being named the starter.
After a battle in the preseason with Derek Anderson and rookie Brady Quinn, Frye won the starting quarterback job for the 2007 season. In the first game against the Pittsburgh Steelers however, Frye was benched after struggling in the first few minutes. Derek Anderson replaced him for the remainder of the game. Anderson remained the starter for the rest of the year and compiled Pro Bowl worthy stats. On September 11, 2007, Frye was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a sixth-round draft pick. He will be the Seahawks' third string quarterback, behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace. He is the only opening day starting quarterback in NFL history to be traded after his first game.
[edit] High school statistics
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| Season | Team | GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | |
| 1997 | Willard Crimson Flashes | 10 | 159 | 294 | 54.1 | 1754 | 9 | 21 | |
| 1998 | Willard Crimson Flashes | 9 | 162 | 296 | 54.7 | 1854 | 16 | 7 | |
| 1999 | Willard Crimson Flashes | 12 | 161 | 284 | 56.7 | 2601 | 29 | 9 | |
[edit] College statistics
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| Season | Team | GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2001 | Akron Zips | 11 | 170 | 289 | 58.8 | 2053 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | Akron Zips | 12 | 250 | 380 | 65.8 | 2824 | 15 | 9 | 102 | 125 | 7 | ||
| 2003 | Akron Zips | 12 | 273 | 421 | 64.8 | 3549 | 22 | 9 | 111 | 288 | 7 | ||
| 2004 | Akron Zips | 11 | 220 | 346 | 63.6 | 2623 | 18 | 8 | 100 | -6 | 2 | ||
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| Preceded by Trent Dilfer |
Cleveland Browns Starting Quarterbacks 2005-2007 |
Succeeded by Derek Anderson |
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