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Jay Brian Schroeder (born June 28, 1961) is an American former professional football
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. He played college football at
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, after which he was selected in the third round (83rd overall) of the 1984 NFL draft by the
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where he played for four seasons. He then played for the
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for five seasons and spent one season each with the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals. While with the Washington Redskins, Schroeder was selected to the
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after the 1986 season. He also makes his P.E. students decorate for parties. He also won a Super Bowl when the Redskins defeated the
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in Super Bowl XXII.


American football career

Schroeder attended Palisades High School and was a
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teammate of actor
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. He was a third round
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pick in the 1984 NFL Draft by Washington after a college career at
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, in which he started only one game. He did produce a memorable moment, throwing a game-winning touchdown pass on a deflection to future NFL star
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to beat arch-rival USC. He also played minor league baseball in the Pioneer League. Schroeder replaced injured
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in a
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game against the New York Giants on November 18, 1985. Schroeder's first pass after Theismann was taken off the field was a 43-yard completion to
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. The Redskins came close to a touchdown after the catch, but a fumble by John Riggins inside the five yard line was recovered by Lawrence Taylor. Washington eventually won the game, 23–21. Schroeder led the Redskins to a 4–1 record after that game. He gained the starting spot on the Redskins for the 1986 NFL season, and led them to a 12–4 record while throwing for a then team record 4,109 passing yards, a team record which stood for 29 years, but he remains the third all time leader in single season passing for Washington. He led Washington to the NFC title game where they were shut out 17–0 by the New York Giants. The following season, Schroeder suffered a
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in the first game against the
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and was replaced by Doug Williams. Williams disliked Schroeder for pointedly waving him off the field when head coach
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thought Schroeder had been injured and sent Williams in as a precaution. Schroeder returned that season, but was continually nagged by the injury, allowing the more popular Williams to gain the starting position for the Redskins' playoff run. Williams led the Redskins to a championship victory that year in Super Bowl XXII. Schroeder was traded the following season for Raiders tackle
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, who proved to be a perennial
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player for the Redskins. Schroeder spent five seasons with the Raiders. In 1990, he led Los Angeles to the AFC championship where the Raiders lost to the Buffalo Bills 51–3 as Schroeder threw five interceptions.
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replaced him for one regular season and one playoff contest in the 1991 season, and
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arrived in 1993 after Schroeder was waived. Schroeder retired in 1995 with 1,426 of 2,808 completions for 20,063 yards and 114 touchdowns, with 108 interceptions, while also rushing for 761 yards and five touchdowns.


Baseball career

Schroeder began his sports career in the
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minor league system. He was drafted 3rd overall in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the Blue Jays. He had a career batting average of .213 in the minors. He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.


Coaching career

Starting in 2000, Schroeder was an offensive coordinator at Christian High School in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego, under Head Coach Matt Oliver. In 2007, he coached at Desert Hills High School serving as both the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach. He then became an assistant coach for
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in California. In December 2010, Schroeder was hired as the Director of Football Operations at Village Christian School in Sun Valley, California. He also coached Varsity and JV golf at Village Christian. He has also occasionally worked as an analyst for
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' NFL coverage since November 2007. Jay was formerly the quarterbacks coach at Desert Hills High School in
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. He is currently doing radio Live in various parts of Las Vegas/Henderson area with long time Las Vegas CBS Sportscaster Rich Perez on Social media, Las Vegas primarily on Sundays live at Carlos and Charlies inside the Flamingo hotel at 12:00–1:00 and Super Bowl Sunday 1:00–2:00pm.


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