Brad Otton (born January 25, 1972) is a former

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who was the

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starter in 1995 and 1996.

College career

Otton originally attended Weber State University in 1993. He started seven games, completing 183 of 314 passes for 2,307 yards and 15

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. Before the 1994 season, he transferred to the

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. During his first year at USC, he spent most of the season as a backup to Rob Johnson, but played in seven games with two starts, due to injuries to Johnson. He finished the season 55 of 92 for 787 yards with six touchdowns and no

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. Prior to the 1995 season Otton and Kyle Wachholtz were competing for the starting job. Otton started the opener, but split time with Wachholtz throughout the season. He finished the year 159 of 256 for 1,923 yards with 14 touchdowns and four

. He helped lead the team to a 41 to 32 victory over Northwestern in the

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, completing 29 of 44 passes for 391 yards and two touchdowns. As a senior in 1996 Otton became the full-time starter. He finished the season 196 of 370 for 2,649 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Otton finished his college career completing 410 of 718 passes for 5,359 yards with 40 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Otton signed with the

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. He missed the season recovering from knee surgery. He returned in 1998 but was released by the Redskins after suffering another injury.

Post professional career

Otton was the quarterbacks coach for the UNLV Rebels in 2004. He opened his own pizza chain called Settebello Pizzeria in 2005.Settebello's authentic Italian pizza is certified as the real thing

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Otton, Brad 1972 births Living people American football quarterbacks USC Trojans football players Washington Redskins players UNLV Rebels football coaches American Mormon missionaries in Italy