Matthew Stephen Leinart(born May 11, 1983), is an American football for the Houston Texans of the National Football League . Leinart previously played for four seasons (2006 2009) with the , largely in a backup role to the now-retired , before being released on September 4, 2010.
Leinart played college football at the BCS national championship and was named that year's winner of the Heisman Trophy as well as the winner of the inaugural Manning Award , which is awarded to the country's top quarterback. The championship was vacated by the BCS on June 6, 2011.
The left-handed passing Leinart was selected tenth overall in the 2006 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Despite possessing what draft experts believed was a good frame for a quarterback (6'-5 , 230 pounds), they believed his lack of a strong throwing arm, such as that possessed by his predecessor, Carson Palmer (now with the Oakland Raiders ), would be a detriment in his professional career.
After Kurt Warner's retirement, Leinart was named the presumptive starter. However, he lost the starting job in training camp to veteran Derek Anderson , who signed with the Cardinals as a 2010 season .
After some speculation, Leinart agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Texans on September 6, 2010. On November 14th 2011, it was announced starting QB Matt Schaub had injured his foot and was out a few weeks, as of November 14th, coach Gary Kubiak planned on Leinart starting the next game after the bye week versus Jacksonville. Later on in the day it was announced that Schaub would be out for the season and that Matt Leinart would be the starting QB for the season. Leinart was injured against the Jaguars on 11/27/2011. He may be out for the season.
Early years College career Junior and Senior seasons Career Stats Professional career 2006 NFL Draft Arizona Cardinals Houston Texans Personal life Television and film appearances Honors 2004 2005 Career statistics College NFL ReferencesSources: Houston Texans agree to deal with QB Matt Leinart - ESPN
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