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Trevor John Siemian (born December 26, 1991) is an
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for the
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of the
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(NFL). He played
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at Northwestern and was drafted by the
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in the seventh round of the
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. Siemian was a part of the 2015 Broncos team that won
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. He has also played for the
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Early years

Siemian was born on December 26, 1991, in
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, to Walter and Colleen Siemian. Siemian attended Olympia High School in
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. On the
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team, he threw for an
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record of 6,144 career yards and 53 touchdowns as quarterback for three seasons with the Titans. He was also an outstanding baseball shortstop, third baseman, and outfielder, and was voted Mr. Olympia by his classmates during his senior year. After achieving a 3.9 GPA and making the
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, Siemian chose to attend
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.


College career

At
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, Siemian majored in Communication Studies and was awarded Academic All-
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honors in 2013 and 2014. He
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during his freshman year of college in 2010. In 2011, Siemian was a backup quarterback to main starter
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. He played in eight games, the first against
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. He completed 16 of 26 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns for the year. In the 2012 season, Siemian earned a majority of the quarterback reps while
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saw occasional playing time. In the season-opener against
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, Siemian led the team on a 75-yard game-winning drive after being down by six with 2:40 to play. Against Vanderbilt, he led back-to-back go-ahead drives in the fourth quarter, including a key 34-yard completion on a third-and-15 play. He made his first career start in a game against
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, throwing for 308 yards on 22-of-32 passing in a 44–29 win. He led #21 Northwestern to a 34-20 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl victory versus
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, where he led two touchdown drives and scored his first career rushing touchdown. In 2013, Siemian played in all 12 games and made his second and third career starts, while playing behind "
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" quarterback Kain Colter. Against
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, he passed for 414 yards, which was the 10th-highest total by a Northwestern quarterback. He threw a career-high 46 times versus
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, completing 25. Against
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, he made a career-long pass of 67 yards. Facing
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, he threw a career-high three touchdown passes. Against
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, he rushed for a career-high 21 yards. The Wildcats finished with a 5–7 record and missed out on a bowl game. For the year, he threw for 2,149 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ranked sixth in the Big Ten for completion percentage (59.7), seventh for yards per completion (12.07), and ninth in total offense (181.8). In 2014, Siemian started the first 11 games before having a season-ending knee injury (torn
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) at
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on November 22. Versus Notre Dame, he passed for a season-high 284 yards and ran for a career-high 32 yards in a 43–40 overtime win. Against both
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and Minnesota, he posted a career high in completions (32). Facing
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, he ran for a career-high three touchdowns. Against California, he threw a 54-yard touchdown and caught a 17-yard touchdown pass. The Wildcats once again finished with a 5–7 record and missed out on a bowl game. For the year, he rushed for five touchdowns and passed for 2,214 yards. The latter ranks him just outside of the top 10 in Northwestern single-season history. Even though he started only 14 career games, Siemian completed college ranked fourth all-time at Northwestern in career passing yardage (5,931), fourth in completions (550), sixth in offensive yards (5,908), and seventh in passing touchdowns (27).


College statistics


Professional career


Denver Broncos


2015 season: Rookie year

Siemian was rated the 22nd best quarterback in the
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by NFLDraftScout.com. Anticipating that he would not be drafted, Siemian lined up a job in Chicago for a career in commercial real estate. However, he was drafted in the 7th round with the 250th pick (overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft by the
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. He was the seventh and final quarterback to be taken in the draft. Siemian made his NFL debut against the
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on December 20, 2015, taking a knee to close out the first half. On February 7, 2016, Siemian was part of the Broncos team that won
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over the
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by a score of 24–10. He was inactive for the game.


2016 season

In 2016, with
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retiring and
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signing with the
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, it opened up a competition for the Broncos starting quarterback job between Siemian, veteran
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, and rookie
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. On August 29, Broncos head coach
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named Siemian the starting quarterback for the 2016 season. Against the
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in the 2016 regular season opener and Super Bowl 50 rematch, Siemian completed 18-of-26 passes for 178 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in his first NFL start and 21–20 victory. He was the first quarterback in NFL history to start the season opener for the defending Super Bowl champion without having thrown an NFL pass. He was the first Northwestern quarterback since
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in 1979 to start an NFL game. The following week, Siemian threw for 266 yards in a 34–20 win over the
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; 215 of those yards came in the first half. On September 25, 2016, Siemian became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 300 yards and complete 4 touchdowns with no interceptions in his first career road start in a 29–17 win over the
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. His 132.1
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was the highest achieved in the league that week. He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Bengals. During Week 12 in a '' Sunday Night Football'' game against the
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, Siemian threw three touchdowns with no interceptions on 20-of-34 passing for 368 yards. Although the Broncos ultimately lost 30-27 in overtime, he achieved a quarterback rating of 125.6, the second-best of his career to date when playing in the majority of a game. From Weeks 8 to 14, Siemian was one of only three quarterbacks who averaged over 300 passing yards per game (the other two were
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and
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). By Week 16, he averaged 300.2 passing yards in his previous six games. Although the Broncos finished the season with a 9–7 record and missed the playoffs, Siemian compiled an 18-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio and an 84.6 passer rating. On both measures, Siemian significantly outperformed the Broncos' Peyton Manning-Brock Osweiler quarterback duo of 2015. On January 23, 2017, Siemian was named as an alternate for the 2017 Pro Bowl, but declined the invitation due to recovery from left shoulder surgery two weeks prior.


2017 season

Going into the 2017 season, Siemian had a new head coach in
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. Siemian and the Broncos opened the 2017 season against the
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on ''
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''. Siemian completed 17-of-28 passes for 219 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception as well as his first career rushing touchdown. The Broncos took a 24–7 lead, but two costly turnovers helped the Chargers make the score 24–21, but Broncos defensive end
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blocked the Chargers attempt at a game-tying field goal from
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, giving the Broncos the win. The following week, Siemian and the Broncos hosted the
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, led by 2016 Offensive Rookie of the Year
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and 2016 leading rusher
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. The Broncos defense shut down Dallas' offense and Siemian went 22-of-32 for 231 yards, a career-high-tying four touchdowns, and one interception as the Broncos blew out the Cowboys 42–17. For his performance, Siemian was voted the NFL's Clutch Performer of the week and the
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Air Player of the week. During Week 6 against the
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on ''
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'', Siemian briefly left the game with a left shoulder injury near the end of the second quarter. He came back in the game in the third quarter, but two interceptions and a fumble still proved to be costly as the Broncos lost by a score of 23–10, despite Siemian having a career-high 376 passing yards. On November 1, after a 29-19 loss against the
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which saw Siemian throw three interceptions, it was announced that
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would start the team's Week 9 game against the
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in place of Siemian. In a Week 12 matchup against the
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, Siemian entered the game in the third quarter in relief of an injured Paxton Lynch. Trailing 21-0, Siemian nearly rallied the Broncos to a win, but the Broncos lost 21-14. Siemian finished 11-of-21 for 149 yards and two touchdown passes. A day after the game, it was announced that Lynch would miss two to four weeks due to his injury, making Siemian the starter. In Week 15 on ''
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'' against the
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, Siemian suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter and did not return to the game. He was placed on injured reserve on December 15, 2017.


Minnesota Vikings

On March 19, 2018, Siemian, along with a 2018 seventh-round draft pick, was traded to the
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in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick. He saw no playing time backing up
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in the 2018 season.


New York Jets

On March 20, 2019, Siemian signed a one year, $2 million deal with the
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. On September 12, 2019, quarterback
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was ruled out indefinitely with
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, and Siemian was named the starter against the
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on ''
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'' in Week 2. Siemian suffered an ankle injury on a late hit by
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and left the game after completing 3 of 6 passes for three yards, and was replaced by third-string quarterback
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. The next day, it was revealed that there were torn ligaments in his ankle, prematurely ending his season. After becoming a free agent in March 2020, Siemian had a tryout with the
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on August 14, 2020.


Tennessee Titans

On August 19, 2020, Siemian was signed by the
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to backup starter
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on a one-year deal. On September 5, 2020, Siemian was released by the Titans and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.


New Orleans Saints

On November 20, 2020, the
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signed Siemian to their active roster off the Titans' practice squad after an injury to starting quarterback
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. The Saints waived Siemian on December 19, 2020, and signed him to their practice squad three days later. On January 18, 2021, Siemian signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints. On August 31, 2021, Siemian was released by the Saints and re-signed a week later. Siemian made his Saints debut in a Week 8 against the
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after starter
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left the game with a torn ACL. Siemian threw for 159 yards and a touchdown leading the Saints to a 36–27 win. The next week he was named the starter against the
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over
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who had recently cleared concussion protocol. Siemian was named the team's starter for the next four games, all Saints losses, after which he was benched in favor of Hill. Siemian finished the 2021 season (six games played, four as the starter) with 1,154 yards, 11 touchdowns, three interception, 57.4% completion percentage, and with a career-high 88.4 passer rating.


Chicago Bears

On March 29, 2022, Siemian signed a two-year contract with the
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. Siemian made his Bears debut in a 29-49 loss to
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going 1/1 for 5 yards. After
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suffered an injury in the Week 11, Siemian was given his first start as a Bear in Week 12 against the
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. Siemian suffered an oblique injury during pregame warmups. The Bears initially announced their third-string quarterback,
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, would start the game, but Siemian still made the start. He completed 14 of 25 passes for 179 yards, while throwing a touchdown and an interception in a 31–10 loss. On December 3, Siemian was placed on injured reserve to undergo season-ending surgery to repair his oblique injury.


NFL career statistics


Regular season


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Chicago Bears bioNorthwestern Wildcats bio
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