Joseph Preston Elliott (born August 2, 1986) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2010. He played for the

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and

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of the

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. He played

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. He currently runs the Elliot Quarterback Academy, and is currently employed as a member of the

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scouting staff.

Early years

Elliott committed to

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on July 2, 2004. Elliott also received FBS scholarship offers from

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and

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College career

Elliott played

. He was named co-captain for the 2009 season. He was a 3-time Academic All-Big Ten and was a member of the

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-winning team over Central Michigan.

Statistics

Elliott's statistics are as follows:

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Elliott was signed by the

as an

on April 26, 2010. He was waived on June 10.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Elliott was signed by the

on July 20, 2010. On October 23, 2010, Elliott saw his first game action after starting quarterback

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was injured the prior game, and second-string

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, and third-string quarterbacks

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were knocked out the game due to shoulder injuries . He started the last two games of the season for the Blue Bombers, both losses. He began the 2011 season as the second-string quarterback, but suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the season. In August 2012, Elliot was named the Blue Bombers starting quarterback. In his first start on Aug. 16, the Bombers defeated the

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by a score of 32–25. He completed 33 of 43 passes for 406 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first Blue Bomber quarterback to throw for over 400 yards since 2009, and was named the CFL’s Offensive Player of the Week twice. Elliott was released by the Blue Bombers on March 26, 2013.

BC Lions

On May 24, 2013, Elliott was signed by the

as one of their quarterbacks. He was released on September 5, 2013, having not played in any regular season game with the Lions, but was re-signed on September 18, 2013.

Ottawa Redblacks

On September 1, 2014, Elliott was signed by the

after their backup

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was injured for the rest of the 2014 season.

CFL statistics

References

External links

Elliot Quarterback Academy

Ottawa RedBlacks profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Joey 1986 births Living people American football quarterbacks American players of Canadian football Canadian football quarterbacks BC Lions players Ottawa Redblacks players Philadelphia Eagles players Purdue Boilermakers football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Sportspeople from Evansville, Indiana Players of American football from Indiana