Brian Fuller St. Pierre (born November 28, 1979) is a former
American football
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quarterback
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who is currently the head football coach of
St. John's Preparatory School in
Danvers, Massachusetts. He was originally drafted by the
Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the
2003 NFL Draft
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. He played
college football at
Boston College.
Early life
St. Pierre was born in
Salem, Massachusetts
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and attended
St. John's Preparatory School in Massachusetts. He broke the school's single season and career records for completions, attempts, touchdown passes, touchdown rushes, completion percentage, and games played. He earned All-America honors from Tom Lemming, PrepStar and SuperPrep magazines. He was also named Massachusetts and New England
Gatorade Player of the Year and was selected as
USA Today
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's Massachusetts co-player of the year. He was team captain for the 1997 St. John's team that finished 11-0 and won the Eastern Massachusetts Super Bowl. He was a three-year Catholic Conference all-star in football and a two-time Catholic Conference all-star in baseball. He was also a member of the St. John's basketball team that won the 1997-98 Catholic Conference title.
[ Boston College Eagles bio]
College career
After spending the 1998 season as a red-shirt, St. Pierre entered the 1999 season as the
Boston College Eagles
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second-string quarterback behind junior
Tim Hasselbeck
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. He made the first start of his career on October 16 against
Pittsburgh
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. He completed nine of fifteen passes for 115 yards and threw the first touchdown pass of his career. He also ran the ball seven times for 62 yards before leaving the game with a concussion.
Due to an injury to Hasselbeck, St. Pierre was the starting quarterback in BC's 2000 season opener against
Notre Dame. He completed 15 of 29 passes for a 172 yards and two touchdowns in a 28–16 loss to the Fighting Irish. St. Pierre spent the remainder of the season as a backup, however coach
Tom O'Brien used him for at least one possession of every game.
St. Pierre became the Eagles' starting quarterback in 2001 and started all 12 of Boston College's games. He completed 149 of 279 passes for 2,233 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. He was the co-winner of the 2001 Scanlan Award, an award given by the
Boston College Varsity Club Award to the senior football player outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. BC finished the year with a 7–4 record and defeated
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20-16 in the
Music City Bowl
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.
During the 2002 regular season, he completed 237 of 407 passes for 2,983 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions. St. Pierre went 25-of-35 for 342 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the final game of his collegiate career, a 51-26 win over Toledo in the
2002 Motor City Bowl.
St. Pierre finished his college career third on the all-time Boston College passing list with 5,837 yards and third on the all-time touchdowns list with 48 career TDs.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Pierre was drafted by the
Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round of the
2003 NFL Draft
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.
[http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Brian-St.%20Pierre/3405d46f-883b-4589-984a-d6d2ce07f129 Arizona Cardinals bio] He spent his rookie season as the Steelers' third-string quarterback
[ Pittsburgh Steelers bio] behind
Tommy Maddox
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and
Charlie Batch
Charles D'Donte Batch (born December 5, 1974) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons in th ...
. In 2004, St. Pierre made his first appearance in a regular season game. He came in and ran for a key first-down conversion late in the fourth quarter on a two-yard naked bootleg in the season finale against the
Buffalo Bills. He finished the game 0/1 passing and he had 5 carries (4 of which were kneel-downs) for -3 yards.
St. Pierre was allegedly one of the Pittsburgh players
impersonated by a con man, Brian Jackson in 2005, along with
Jerame Tuman
Jerame Dean Tuman (born March 24, 1976) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl XL with the Steelers, defeating the Seattle Seahawks. He played ...
and
Ben Roethlisberger
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.
On September 3, 2005, he was waived by the Steelers.
Baltimore Ravens
On September 22, 2005, the Ravens signed St. Pierre to their
practice squad, activating him on December 8.
The
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released him as part of their mandatory cuts on September 2, 2006. He never appeared in a game for the Ravens.
Second stint with Steelers
On September 4, 2006, St. Pierre was signed to the
Steelers' practice squad. Two days later he was moved to the 53-man roster because starter
Ben Roethlisberger
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would miss time following an appendectomy. He was cut by the Steelers on October 14 and re-signed by the team two days later. He was cut again by the Steelers on November 11 and re-signed with Pittsburgh two days later.
Arizona Cardinals
On March 27, 2008, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the
Arizona Cardinals, where he played for former Steelers offensive coordinator and current Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator
Ken Whisenhunt
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.
He was the Cardinals third quarterback for all 16 regular season games and all four postseason contests, including
Super Bowl XLIII
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.
St. Pierre completed his first NFL pass on January 3, 2010 versus the Green Bay Packers. Two plays later, he threw his first interception to Tramon Williams. With three minutes left in the fourth quarter, St. Pierre threw his first career TD to
Larry Fitzgerald
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. St. Pierre was released at the end of the 2009 season.
Carolina Panthers
On November 16, 2010 the
Carolina Panthers
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moved St. Pierre to their active roster just five days after joining their practice squad on November 11. This was in light of rookie quarterback
Jimmy Clausen
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being diagnosed with a concussion after a loss to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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the previous Sunday.
On November 18, 2010 the
Carolina Panthers
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declared St. Pierre the starting QB for their November 21 game against the
Baltimore Ravens
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, despite the fact that he had only thrown 5 passes in his NFL career. In his first and only start he completed 13 of 28 passes for 173 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. It was the final game of his career.
Career statistics
Coaching career
In 2014, St. Pierre became head football coach at his alma mater,
St. John's Preparatory School in
Danvers, Massachusetts. He led the Eagles to Division 1 Super Bowl victories in 2018, 2019 and 2022. St. Pierre is also an administrator with the St. John's Office for Institutional Advancement.
References
External links
College statsCarolina Panthers bio
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1979 births
Living people
Players of American football from Massachusetts
American football quarterbacks
Boston College Eagles football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Baltimore Ravens players
Arizona Cardinals players
Carolina Panthers players
High school football coaches in Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Salem, Massachusetts