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Jeff Garcia
Date of birth February 24, 1970
Place of birth Gilroy, California
Position(s) Quarterback
College Gavilan College
San José State University
Pro Bowls 2000, 2001, 2002
Records 99-yard pass (tied)
Statistics
Team(s)
1994-1998
1999–2003
2004
2005
2006-Present 		Calgary Stampeders
San Francisco 49ers
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles

Jeffrey Jason Garcia (b. February 24 1970, Gilroy, California) is a former Canadian football and current American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. García, a Mexican-American whose paternal grandparents are natives of San Juan de Los Lagos in Jalisco, Mexico, is an active supporter of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

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Garcia played varsity football at Gilroy High School and then went to play at Gavilan College, coached by his father who is of hispanic descent, before transferring to San José State University.

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[edit] Calgary Stampeders

He started his professional career as a backup to Doug Flutie with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. After Flutie was traded to the Toronto Argonauts, Garcia took over as starting quarterback. He led the Calgary Stampeders to a Grey Cup championship in November 1998, and was named Grey Cup MVP.

[edit] San Francisco 49ers

Following the Grey Cup victory, Garcia signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He set a new 49ers' team record with 4,278 passing yards in the 2000 season, although the team finished with a 6-10 record. Garcia then led the 49ers to the playoffs in both the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl three consecutive seasons. During the 2002 playoffs, he was a large reason why the 49ers defeated the New York Giants in the second largest comeback victory in NFL playoff history.

Following the 2003 season, Garcia was released by the 49ers due to salary cap issues. On January 14, 2004, Garcia was arrested for a drunk driving violation in San Jose, after attending a San Jose Sharks game, by the San Jose State University Police Department.

[edit] Cleveland Browns

He signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns on March 9 2004. In the summer of 2004, wide receiver Terrell Owens, a former 49ers teammate, gave an interview for Playboy magazine where he implied that Garcia was homosexual.

Garcia has always maintained he is heterosexual and Owens retracted his insinuations shortly afterwards. Garcia is currently engaged to 2004 Playmate of the Year, Carmella DeCesare.

On September 10, 2004, DeCesare pled not guilty to assault in a Cleveland, Ohio court after a catfight in a bar on August 21, 2004 between DeCesare and Kristen Hine, the ex-girlfriend of then-Cleveland Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia, DeCesare's fiance.[1] She was acquitted of the assault charge on January 12, 2005 but found guilty of violating a restraining order. She was sentenced to do twenty-four hours of community service, given one year probation, and fined $150. During the trial, DeCesare testified that Garcia had been involved in an affair with Hine.[2]

He was released by the Browns after the 2004 season in which he struggled to find any consistency.

[edit] Detroit Lions

He was signed by the Detroit Lions to a one-year contract on March 12 2005, but broke his leg (fibula) in the fourth preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on September 2. He started his first regular season game as quarterback for the Lions on October 23 against the his former teammates, the Cleveland Browns. Garcia led the Lions to a 13-10 victory completing 22 of his 34 pass attempts for 210 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Shortly after the game coach Steve Mariucci declared that if Garcia remained healthy that he would remain the starting quarterback, replacing Joey Harrington, who had started 37 consecutive games for Detroit.

However, Garcia struggled later in the season, possibly due to his injuries, which led to Harrington returning as the starter. Following the season, Garcia became a free agent.

[edit] Philadelphia Eagles

On March 15 2006, Garcia signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he served as the backup to Donovan McNabb. Following McNabb's knee injury in a game against the Tennessee Titans on November 19, 2006, Garcia entered the game in McNabb's place. Coach Andy Reid has since confirmed that Garcia is his choice as starting quarterback while McNabb is out. [1]

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Preceded by:
Steve Young 		San Francisco 49ers Starting Quarterbacks
1999-2003 		Succeeded by:
Tim Rattay
Preceded by:
Tim Couch
Kelly Holcomb 		Cleveland Browns Starting Quarterbacks
2004 (with Kelly Holcomb) 		Succeeded by:
Trent Dilfer
Charlie Frye
Preceded by:
Joey Harrington 		Detroit Lions Starting Quarterbacks
2005 (with Joey Harrington) 		Succeeded by:
Jon Kitna
Preceded by:
Mike McMahon 		Philadelphia Eagles 2nd String Quarterbacks
2006 		Succeeded by:
Incumbent
Preceded by:
Doug Flutie 		Grey Cup MVP
1998 		Succeeded by:
Danny McManus
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