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John Beck, born Aug. 21, 1981 in Hayward, Calif., is a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. The 6-foot-2, 216-pound Beck became the 12th starting quarterback for the Dolphins since Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino retired after the 1999 season when he made his debut against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 18. Beck is the first Dolphins rookie quarterback to start since Marino in 1983. Beck, 26, was drafted by the Dolphins in the second round (40th overall pick) of the 2007 NFL Draft. The decision was met with jeers by Dolphins fans who were present at the team's draft party. They expected the Dolphins to select former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn wit...
John Beck, born Aug. 21, 1981 in Hayward, Calif., is a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. The 6-foot-2, 216-pound Beck became the 12th starting quarterback for the Dolphins since Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino retired after the 1999 season when he made his debut against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 18. Beck is the first Dolphins rookie quarterback to start since Marino in 1983. Beck, 26, was drafted by the Dolphins in the second round (40th overall pick) of the 2007 NFL Draft. The decision was met with jeers by Dolphins fans who were present at the team's draft party. They expected the Dolphins to select former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn with their ninth selection of the first round. Instead, the Dolphins chose Ohio State receiver/returner Ted Ginn Jr., because they felt that Beck would still be there in the second round. Beck showed promise in preseason, displaying a strong arm and poise under pressure in leading the Dolphins to consecutive fourth-quarter comeback victories over the Jaguars and Bucs. He was 27 of 48 for 300 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 71.5 in the preseason. As a 22-year-old freshman at in 2003, Beck earned Academic All-Mountain West honors and competed in eight games, including four starts, becoming only the second true freshman to start in Brigham Young history. While a sophomore, Beck earned second-team All-Mountain West honors and started at quarterback in 10 of the Cougars' 11 games. He threw for 2,563 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions to earn second-team honors. As a junior, Beck was an All-Mountain West first-team selection, named Academic All-MWC and named team offensive MVP. He threw for a league-best 3,709 yards with 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Beck was ranked fifth nationally with a league-best 309.1 yards-per-game average. As a senior, Beck was ranked second in the nation with an efficiency rating of 169.05, as he completed 289 of 417 for 3,885 yards with 32 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. He led BYU to a 10-2 record, including 8-0 in the conference. He was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien and Unitas Golden Arm Awards, and created buzz on the Heisman watch lists. Beck led the Cougars to their first bowl win since 1996, a 38-8 rout of the Oregon Ducks in the Las Vegas Bowl. He totaled 375 yards and two scores and also had 26 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Beck's main target, Jonny Harline, was named the MVP after a 181 yard and 1 touchdown performance. Overall, he started 38 of 41 games played, and completed 885 of 1,418 (62.4 percent) for 11,021 yards with 79 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He finished his career second in school history in completions, attempts and yards, trailing only Ty Detmer in all three categories. He's third in touchdown passes, trailing Detmer (121) and Jim McMahon (84). Beck is married to Barbara Burke, and they have a son, Ty, who was named after Ty Detmer and Ty Murray the rodeo star. An avid fisherman and hunter, Beck was an Eagle Scout. As part of his BYU studies, Beck, a devout Mormon, served a two-year mission in Lisbon, Portugal, where he learned to speak Portuguese. Beck was a three-letter winner at Mountain View High in Mesa, Arizona, and was a star pitcher and infielder. He posted a 25-2 record over his junior and senior seasons. Beck holds the state record with 42 touchdown passes his senior season while leading his team to a state title to earn Arizona High School Player of the Year. Beck credits his father, Wendell, for nurturing his love of football as they watched college and NFL games together all weekend long.
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Cornerback Jason Allen scratched for Rams game
South Florida Sun-SentinelDolphins cornerback Jason Allen was put on the inactive list for today's game against the Rams. Allen, who suffered a right hand injury in last Sunday's loss to the Patriots, practiced all week with his sore hand in a brace. He was listed as probable on...Tags: Injuries, Football, Marc Bulger, Orlando Pace, New England Patriots
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Dolphins can take big step forward
Last December, they were on the other side of this surprising season, the side that pressed too hard and didn't trust itself, the side that tried not to let every Sunday slip away and barely managed that once. "When we got down, the fear was we'd fold,"...Tags: Joey Porter, Chad Pennington, Football, Don Shula, National Football League
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LB Erik Walden activated for Patriots game
Sun-Sentinel.comNewly signed linebacker Erik Walden will be activated in his first game as a Dolphin, and will likely play a significant role today against the Patriots on the special teams coverage unit. Walden, who is 6 foot 2, 245 pounds, was awarded to the...Tags: Football, National Football League, New England Patriots, Adalius Thomas, Jason Webster
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BYU, Utah set for showdown
All that stands in the way of second trip to the Bowl Championship Series for No. 8 Utah is No. 16 BYU, the heated rival that would most like to derail the Utes. The biggest game in the Beehive State is even bigger than usual this time. Utah (11-0, 7-0)...Tags: Football, Brian Johnson
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QB Chad Pennington suffers foot injury; likely to play against Raiders
SunSentinel.comStarting quarterback Chad Pennington was added to the Dolphins' injury list on Saturday because of a foot injury he suffered during the weekend. Pennington, who has started all nine games for the Dolphins (5-4), is listed as "probably" for Sunday's 1 p....Tags: Injuries, Chad Pennington, Football, Miami Dolphins
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Dolphins QB Chad Pennington set to start
Sun-Sentinel.comChad Pennington does not have a noticeable limp, and is set to start for the Dolphins in today's game against Oakland despite the foot injury he suffered this weekend. Pennington, who has started all nine games for the Dolphins (5-4), was listed as...Tags: Injuries, Ricky Brown, Chad Pennington, Football, Miami Dolphins
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WRs Wilford and Hagan out again; warm weather in Denver
Sun-Sentinel.comThere were no surprises on the Dolphins' inactive list Sunday as once again wide receivers Ernest Wilford and Derek Hagan were healthy scratches against the Broncos. The continued benching of the two receivers, who at one point were projected as...Tags: Champ Bailey, Football, National Football League, Miami Dolphins
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NFL's QB reclamations inspire Beck to be positive
D The quarterback position, at its core, is a riddle, a sphinx, a Rubik's Cube to solve. Let's start there before getting to the Forgotten Man of the Dolphins.
More than half of last Sunday's starting quarterbacks (15 of 28) were no longer with their...Tags: Joe Montana, Cam Cameron, Brett Favre, Troy Aikman, Super Bowl
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Was the Brett Favre trade worth it?
Doug the Jets Fan was incensed that I had chosen this topic for my column in today's newspaper: Did the Jets get the worst of the deal when they traded for Brett Favre, cut Chad Pennington and then saw him go to the division rival Dolphins? "Stop it,...Tags: Chad Pennington, Tom Brady, Football, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills
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Cameron prepares for return
When Cam Cameron's past caught up with his present this week, the Ravens' offensive coordinator was content to let it pass without complaint.
Nine months after he was fired as head coach of the Dolphins, Cameron returns to Miami on Sunday. The mere...Tags: Joey Porter, Zach Thomas, Cam Cameron, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens
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Keep football and Ravens could keep sanity
If the Ravens want a new beginning with coach John Harbaugh, they can't start repeating the same mistakes against the Cincinnati Bengals, their season-opening opponent. In two games against that AFC North rival last season, the Ravens committed an...Tags: Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Baseball, Football, Major League Baseball
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Dolphins quarterback John Beck keeps his head up
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe few things John Beck wouldn't allow himself to say were just as revealing as the things he said. Spiritual people are firm believers that there's power in the tongue, therefore it's wise to watch the words that come out of it. Each time Beck found...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Defense, Chad Pennington, Football, National Football League
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