Eric Jay Paul Dungey (born June 12, 1996) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

who is a free agent. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...

Early years

Dungey attended

Lakeridge High School Lakeridge High School is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The second high school in the Lake Oswego School District, it first opened in 1971. Academics In 1987, Lakeridge High School was honor ...

Lake Oswego, Oregon Lake Oswego () is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located about south of Portland and surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was ...

. As a senior, he threw for 2395 yards and 22 touchdowns. He was a three-star recruit and committed to

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

to play college football.

College career

Dungey played eight games in 2015, completing 105 of 176 passes for 1298 yards and 11

touchdowns A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether Rush (gridiron football), running, Forward pass, passing, returning a Kickoff (gridiron football), kickoff or Punt (gridiron football), punt, or recovering a Turno ...

. He suffered a

concussion A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness (LOC); memory loss; headaches; difficulty with thinking, concentration, ...

in game 3 of his freshman season. During his sophomore season in 2016, Dungey completed 230 of 355 passes for 2679 yards with 15 touchdowns in nine games before suffering a season-ending head injury. During his junior year in 2017, Dungey completed 225 of 377 passes for 2495 yards and 14 touchdowns in nine games. He threw for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns in an upset victory over No. 2 Clemson. He later suffered a season-ending leg injury against

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

. During his senior year in 2018, he completed 226 of 371 passes for 2868 yards, 18 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. During the

2018 Camping World Bowl The 2018 Camping World Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2018, between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Syracuse Orange. It was the 29th edition of the Camping World Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games con ...

, he threw for 303 yards and a touchdown against

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

and won MVP. He broke a school record previously held by

Ryan Nassib Ryan Paul Nassib (born March 10, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange. He was drafted by the New York Giants in ...

for most passing yards in a career during the bowl game.

College statistics

Source:

Professional career

New York Giants

Following the conclusion of the

2019 NFL Draft The 2019 NFL Draft was the 84th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2019 NFL season. The draft was held on April 25–27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The first round was held on April 2 ...

, Dungey signed with the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. He was listed on the Giants roster as a

and a

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...

. He was waived on July 24, 2019.

Cleveland Browns

On October 11, 2019, Dungey was signed to the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

practice squad. He was released by the Browns on December 19, 2019.

Dallas Renegades

On January 8, 2020, Dungey was assigned to the

Dallas Renegades The Arlington Renegades are a professional American football team based in Arlington, Texas. The team was founded as the Dallas Renegades by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment and is an owned-and-operated member of the new XFL owned by Dwayne ...

of the

XFL XFL may refer to: Sports * XFL (2001), a defunct American football league that played its only season in 2001 * XFL (2020), a professional American football league Vehicles * Bell XFL Airabonita, a 1940 U.S. Navy experimental interceptor aircra ...

following an injury to quarterback

Landry Jones Matthew Landry Jones (born April 4, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He also played for ...

. On February 11, 2020, he was placed on the reserve/left squad list for personal reasons. He was activated from the left squad list on February 19, 2020. He was placed on the reserve/left squad list again on February 24, 2020, after the death of his father. He was activated again on March 2, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

Cincinnati Bengals

On May 14, 2021, Dungey signed with the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

. He was waived on August 22, 2021.

DC Defenders

On November 15, 2022, Dungey was assigned to the

DC Defenders The DC Defenders are a professional American football team based in Washington, D.C. The team was founded by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment and is an owned-and-operated member of the new XFL owned by Dwayne Johnson’s Alpha Acquico. The ...

of the

. He was placed on the team's reserve list on April 17, 2023. He was removed from the team's reserve list on May 2, 2023.

Personal life

His father, Tim, was diagnosed with cancer in May 2019. New York businessman

Adam Weitsman Adam Joel Weitsman is an American entrepreneur. He is the owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, a scrap metal processing company headquartered in Owego, New York. Early life Weitsman was born a ...

sold his suite for the Syracuse vs Clemson game in 2019 to raise money for Dungey's father. Tim Dungey died on February 21, 2020.

References

External links

Syracuse Orange bio

New York Giants bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dungey, Eric 1996 births Living people American football quarterbacks Cincinnati Bengals players Cleveland Browns players Dallas Renegades players DC Defenders players New York Giants players Players of American football from Oregon Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon Syracuse Orange football players