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Curtis Painter
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Painter with the Colts in 2010
No. 7, 17
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1985-06-24)June 24, 1985(age 39)
Watseka, Illinois,U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Vincennes Lincoln(Vincennes, Indiana)
College:Purdue(2004–2008)
NFL draft:2009/ round: 6 / pick: 201
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts / completions:287 / 148
Percentage:51.6
TD–INT:6–13
Passing yards:1,681
Passer rating:57.6
Rushing yards:109
Statsat Pro Football Reference

Curtis Matthew Painter(born June 24, 1985) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was aquarterbackin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor thePurdue Boilermakersand was selected by theIndianapolis Coltsin the sixth round of the2009 NFL draft.

Early life

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Curtis Painter was born in Watseka, Illinois. During his freshman year, Painter moved toVincennes,Indiana,where he attendedLincoln High Schooland was a PrepStar All-American.[1]During his high school football career, Painter had a three-year record of 28–7 with 4,946 passing yards, 49 passing touchdowns, and 17 rushing touchdowns. He ended his high school career a finalist on the Mr. Football ballot and led his team to an 11–2 record and a conference championship and a sectional championship.[1]

Painter was a 3-star rated Pro-Style Quarterback ranked by rivals.com before committing to play forPurdue University.[2]He also playedbaseballandbasketballfor the Alices.[1]

UScollege sports recruitinginformation for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Curtis Painter
QB 		Vincennes, Indiana Lincoln High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.75 Oct 8, 2003
Recruiting star ratings:Scout:3/5 starsRivals:3/5 stars247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:Scout:24 (QB)Rivals:21 (QB), 5 (IN)
  • ‡ Refers to40 yard dash
  • Note:In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2004 Team Ranking".Rivals.com.RetrievedNovember 21,2011.

Painter committed toPurdue Universityon October 8, 2003.[3]Painter was not heavily recruited as he only receivedFBSscholarship offers fromPurdue,Ball StateandIndiana.[4]

College career

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Painter committed to play forPurdue Universityon July 28, 2003 under head coachJoe Tiller.Afterredshirtingin 2004, Painter backed up starting quarterbackBrandon Kirschfor the first six games of the 2005 season, ultimately replacing Kirsch as the starter for the last five games of the season. On the season, Painter completed 89 of 170 passes, for 932 yards, with 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Painter became the Boilers' starting quarterback indefinitely after Kirsch declared for the NFL draft and left Purdue a year early.

Painter started in 14 games in his sophomore season, where he threw for 22 touchdowns and rushed for six. He set theBig Ten Conferencerecord in seasonal passing yards, breakingDrew Brees' 3,983 mark with 3,985. His 284.6 passing yards per game ranked seventh in the nation, while leading the conference. He led the Boilermakers to theChamps Sports Bowl,resulting in a 24–7 loss toMaryland.[5][6]

Starting in every game in his junior season, Painter threw 29 touchdown passes and rushed for 3. He averaged 295.9 yards per game, which was 12th most in the nation, while tyingDrew Brees's Big Ten season record with 569 attempts. He threw for six touchdowns, completing 38 of 49 attempts with 348 total yards againstEastern Illinois.In the2007 Motor City BowlagainstCentral Michigan,Painter completed 35 of his 54 passes, with three touchdowns and threw for aMotor City Bowlrecord 546 yards with 540 total yards.[7]

In his last season as the Boilermakers' main starting quarterback, the fifth year senior struggled with the absence of injuredrunning backJaycen Taylor and the graduation ofDustin KellerandDorian Bryant.He hurt his throwing shoulder resulting in a 4–8 overall record and only appeared in 10 games with nine starts, while reserve quarterbacks, Justin Siller and Joey Elliot, stepped in his place. His top game on the season came againstIndianain his last collegiate game, where he threw for five touchdowns, while completing 38 of 54 attempts with a total of 448 yards.[8]

Painter received criticism for his inability to win in games against teams ranked in the top 25 polls, which overwhelmed his career record numbers amongst the likes of his predecessors inKyle OrtonandDrew Brees.He started in 41 of the 46 games in which he appeared and went 987 of 1,648 with a total of 11,163 passing yards and threw for 67 touchdowns with 46 interceptions. He was co-captain along withRyan Bakerand Jermaine Guynn[9]for the2008 football season.He holds a degree in computer graphics technology.[1]

College statistics

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Purdue Boilermakers
Season Games Passing Rushing Receiving
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
2005 9 5 89 170 52.4 932 3 5 98.3 52 251 4 0 0 0
2006 14 14 315 530 59.4 3,985 22 19 129.6 76 107 6 0 0 0
2007 13 13 356 569 62.6 3,846 29 11 132.3 53 -20 3 0 0 0
2008 10 9 227 379 59.9 2,400 13 11 118.6 44 10 0 1 18 0
Totals[10] 46 41 987 1,648 59.9 11,163 67 46 119.7 225 348 13 1 18 0
  • Painter's 3,985 passing yards in 2006 are the most in a single season in Purdue history, beatingDrew Brees' 3,983 in 1998.[11]

Professional career

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Pre-draft

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Prior to the2009 NFL draft,Painter was projected to be drafted in the seventh round by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the thirteenth-best quarterback in the draft.[12]

External videos
video iconVideo analysis of Painter before the draft.
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m) 		225 lb
(102 kg) 		4.87 s 1.69 s 2.84 s 4.48 s 7.00 s 29 in
(0.74 m)		 8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)
All values from 2009NFL Scouting Combine[12][13]

Indianapolis Colts

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Painter (left) andPeyton Manningat a 2010 game.

Painter was selected in the sixth round of the2009 NFL draftby theIndianapolis Colts.[14]Behind starting quarterbackPeyton Manning,Painter was a reserve along withJim Sorgi.[15]Painter became the second-string quarterback in December 2009 after Sorgi went on injured reserve andDrew Willywas called in as second back-up. Painter saw no game action as the backup to Manning in2009until weeks 16 and 17, when head coachJim Caldwelldecided to rest his starters for the playoffs after clinching the No. 1 seed in the2010 NFL Playoffs.Painter made his debut on December 27, 2009, against theNew York Jets,throwing an interception and losing a fumble that was returned for a touchdown,[16]resulting in the first loss of the season (after winning the first 14 contests). He also took the reins during the first quarter the following week in Buffalo, which also resulted in a loss.

Painter was relegated to third-string quarterback for the Colts at the start of the 2011 season when the Colts signedKerry Collinsto take over for Manning after an offseason neck surgery sidelined him. Painter replaced an injured Collins in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[17]In that game he went 5 for 10 with 60 yards and a fumble.[18]

The following week, Painter started his first NFL game in week 4 of the 2011 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 3, 2011.

Painter's first career touchdown pass toPierre Garçonagainst the Buccaneers, was the fifth longest touchdown pass in Colts history at 87 yards.[19]Painter made eight starts for the injured Peyton Manning during the 2011 regular season but did not lead the Colts to a victory in any game before being benched in favor of third-string quarterbackDan Orlovskyprior to the December 4, 2011 Week 13 game versus the New England Patriots. He was released after the 2011 season on March 9, 2012.

Baltimore Ravens

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TheBaltimore Ravenssigned Painter on April 19, 2012. Painter was signed after the Ravens conducted tryout sessions that also included former Ravens draft choiceKyle Bollerand former Steelers quarterbackDennis Dixon.[20]The signing reunited Painter with his former head coach in Indianapolis, Jim Caldwell, who was hired as the Ravens quarterbacks coach on January 30, 2012.[21]

Painter was able to post good numbers against theAtlanta Falcons3rd team defense during a Thursday night exhibition game. Painter threw for 3 touchdowns, and nearly 70 yards. He was still released on August 31, as the Ravens chose to go with the previous year's 6th Round PickTyrod Taylor,who had versatility on his side.[22]

New York Giants

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On January 4, 2013, Painter signed a reserve contract with theNew York Giants.[23]Painter filled in forEli Manningin the second half of week seventeen against theWashington Redskinsafter Manning suffered a sprained ankle near the end of the first half.[24]Early in the second half, Painter's pass was intercepted byReed Doughty.[25]On March 12, 2014, Painter signed an undisclosed contract extension to stay with the franchise.[26]According to the Giants on April 29, 2014, Painter was expected to miss at least four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.[27] Painter was released by the Giants on August 30, 2014, when Giants' coachTom Coughlindecided to keep backup quarterbackRyan Nassibas the second string QB behindEli Manningrather than keeping three QBs.[28]

NFL career statistics

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Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2009 IND 2 0 8 28 28.6 83 3.0 0 2 9.8 3 4 1.3 0
2010 IND 0 0 DNP
2011 IND 9 8 132 243 54.3 1,541 6.3 6 9 66.6 17 107 6.3 0
2013 NYG 3 0 8 16 50.0 57 3.6 0 2 19.0 3 -2 -0.7 0
Career[29] 14 8 148 287 51.6 1,681 5.9 6 13 57.6 23 109 4.7 0

Personal life

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Painter currently resides inWestfield, Indiana[30]with his wife Meg Painter.[31]

References

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  2. ^"Rivals.com Pro-Style Quarterbacks 2004".Rivals.yahoo.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2013.
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  9. ^"2008 Purdue Football Alphabetical Order"(PDF).Grfx.cstv.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 21, 2013.RetrievedOctober 21,2013.
  10. ^"Curtis Painter #7 QB".ESPN.com.RetrievedNovember 21,2011.
  11. ^"2011 Purdue Football Information Guide"(PDF).CSTV.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 4, 2016.RetrievedNovember 21,2011.
  12. ^ab"Curtis Painter, DS #13 QB, Purdue".NFLDraftScout.com.RetrievedNovember 22,2011.
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  14. ^"2009 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
  15. ^Chappell, Mike (April 27, 2009)."6th Round Pick Painter Faces Steep Climb on Depth Chart".The Indianapolis Star.Indianapolis, Indiana. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^Marot, Michael (December 27, 2009)."Jets end Colts' pursuit of perfection 29-15".Yahoo! Sports.RetrievedDecember 27,2009.
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  20. ^Zreibec, Jeff (April 19, 2012)."The Ravens decided against a reunion with Kyle Boller, but they will reunite Curtis Painter with Jim Caldwell".The Baltimore Sun.Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2013.RetrievedOctober 21,2013.
  21. ^Mink, Ryan (January 30, 2012)."Ravens Hire Caldwell As QBs Coach".Baltimore Ravens. Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2013.RetrievedOctober 21,2013.
  22. ^"Painter released by Ravens".The Washington Post.Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 1,2012.
  23. ^Rock, Tom (January 4, 2013)."Curtis Painter of Jets folklore joins the Giants".Newsday.RetrievedMarch 18,2013.(subscription required)
  24. ^Hanzus, Dan (December 29, 2013)."Eli Manning (ankle) will not return to N.Y. Giants' finale".National Football League.RetrievedDecember 29,2013.
  25. ^"New York Giants quarterback Curtis Painter picked off".National Football League.December 29, 2013.RetrievedDecember 29,2013.
  26. ^Pedulla, Tom (March 13, 2014)."Patriots Said to Add Darrelle Revis; the Jets Pick Up Eric Decker".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 13,2014.
  27. ^"New York Giants QB Curtis Painter Underwent Arthroscopic Knee Surgery; Will Miss Four Weeks".Archived fromthe originalon April 29, 2014.RetrievedApril 29,2014.
  28. ^Raanan, Jordan."NFL roster cuts: Giants to waive Curtis Painter, keep only two QBs with Ryan Nassib as backup".NJ.com.
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  30. ^"Curtis Painter".LinkedIn.
  31. ^"Curtis Painter".www.facebook.com.RetrievedNovember 15,2021.
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