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Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Grossman played college football for the University of Florida. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and has also played professionally for the NFL's Houston Texans and Washington Redskins. As a college quarterback, Grossman led the Florida Gators to the 2000 Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship, the 2001 Sugar Bowl, the 2002 Orange Bowl and the 2003 Outback Bowl. He was a consensus first-team All-American and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2001. Grossman spent most of his first three NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears sidelined with injuries. He completed his first full NFL season in 2006, leading the Bears to a National Football Conference Championship and a Super Bowl berth. He lost his starting job three weeks into the 2007 season, and primarily served as the team's backup quarterback afterward. He spent a year as a back-up quarterback for the Houston Texans in 2009, before becoming the Washington Redskins' starting quarterback in the final three games of 2010; and throughout the 2011 season. ==Early years== Grossman was born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1980,〔Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, (Rex Grossman ). Retrieved May 6, 2011.〕 the son of Rex Daniel Grossman II and Maureen Grossman. Under the motivation and guidance of his father, he began playing football at an early age in grade school. He originally started his football career as a running back. Despite his success running the ball, his mother asked his coach to convert him to a quarterback while he was in the sixth grade. Grossman attended Bloomington High School South, where he played high school football for the Bloomington South Panthers. In three seasons as the Panthers' quarterback, he threw for 7518 yards and 97 touchdowns.〔 He threw for 3,080 yards and forty-four touchdowns as a senior in 1998, including a game where he threw six touchdowns. His senior season reached its climax when he led the Panthers to a 35–14 victory over the Homestead High School Spartans in the Indiana Class 5A state championship game.〔Indiana High School Athletic Association, Football, (1998 IHSAA State Finals–Class 5A ). Retrieved May 6, 2011.〕 Grossman completed seventeen of twenty-six pass attempts for 216 yards and five touchdowns, setting an Indiana record for the most touchdowns thrown in a championship game.〔 Grossman was recognized as the 1998 Indiana Player of the Year by ''USA Today'', was ranked among the top fifteen players in the nation by the National Recruiting Advisor, and ''Parade'' magazine named him to its high school All-America team.〔 He received statewide honors when he was named Indiana's Mr. Football later that year.〔 Bloomington High School South retired his jersey in the summer of 2007 to commemorate his success during the Chicago Bears 2006 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rex Grossman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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