Jeff Loots
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | May 19, 1970 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||
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High school: | Saint Paul (MN) Central | ||||||||||
College: | Southwest Minnesota State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1993 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Jeff Loots (born May 19, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs, Minnesota Fighting Pike, Albany Firebirds, Oklahoma Wranglers, Chicago Rush, Buffalo Destroyers and Grand Rapids Rampage. He played college football at Southwest Minnesota State University and attended Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]
Contents
- 1 College career
- 2 Professional career
- 2.1 Toronto Argonauts
- 2.2 Las Vegas Posse
- 2.3 Milwaukee Mustangs
- 2.4 Iowa Barnstormers
- 2.5 Florida Bobcats
- 2.6 Minnesota Fighting Pike
- 2.7 Arizona Rattlers
- 2.8 Albany Firebirds
- 2.9 Carolina Cobras
- 2.10 Oklahoma Wranglers
- 2.11 Chicago Rush
- 2.12 Oklahoma Wranglers
- 2.13 Buffalo Destroyers
- 2.14 Grand Rapids Rampage
- 3 References
- 4 External links
College career
Inver Hills Community College
Loots first played college football at Inver Hills Community College in 1989.[2][3]
Western Illinois University
Loots played for the Western Illinois Leathernecks in 1990.[4][5]
Southwest Minnesota State University
Loots transferred to play college football for the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs. He finished his career with 703 pass competitions on 1,224 attempts for 10,116 and 102 touchdowns, all of which were school records. He was named first team NAIA All-America in 1992, second team NAIA All-America 1991, honorable mention NAIA All-America in 1990 and second team AP Little All-America in 1992. Loots recorded 22 wins and five losses as a starter for the Mustangs before he suffered a season ending shoulder injury in week eight of his senior year in 1992. He was ranked as the seventh best quarterback in the 1993 NFL Draft by Mel Kiper, Jr.[6] He was inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame in 2009.[7] Loots was also inducted into the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs Hall of Honor in 2007.[8] He number 11 is retired by the Mustangs.[9]
Professional career
Toronto Argonauts
Loots signed with the Toronto Argonauts in 1993 after going undrafted in the 1993 NFL Draft. He injured his shoulder and sat out the season.[10]
Las Vegas Posse
Loots was traded to the expansion Las Vegas Posse and was the first player to sign with the team. He later requested his release.[10]
Milwaukee Mustangs
Loots signed with the expansion Milwaukee Mustangs in 1994. The Mustangs finished the season with no wins and twelve losses, with Loots recording eleven touchdown passes.[10]
Iowa Barnstormers
Loots was drafted by the expansion Iowa Barnstormers in 1995. He competed for the starting quarterback job with Kurt Warner before breaking his foot in the Barnstormers' second preseason game.[10]
Florida Bobcats
Loots was then traded to the Florida Bobcats.[10]
Minnesota Fighting Pike
Loots was traded to the expansion Minnesota Fighting Pike in February 1996.[11] The Fighting Pike finished their only season with four wins and ten losses, with Loots recording seven touchdown passes.[10][12]
Arizona Rattlers
Loots then signed with the Arizona Rattlers. He was a backup quarterback on the Rattlers from 1997 to 1998. The Rattlers won ArenaBowl XI against the Iowa Barnstormers on August 25, 1997.[13]
Albany Firebirds
Loots spent the 2000 season with the Albany Firebirds, recording seven touchdown passes.[12] The Firebirds won ArenaBowl XIII against the Orlando Predators on August 21, 1999.
Carolina Cobras
Loots was traded to the Carolina Cobras in April 2000 but refused to report.[14]
Oklahoma Wranglers
Loots was traded to the Oklahoma Wranglers in May 2000.[14] He recorded 14 passing touchdowns as the Wranglers finished the regular season with seven wins and seven losses, losing in the second round of the playoffs to the San Jose Sabercats.[12][15]
Chicago Rush
Loots was signed by the expansion Chicago Rush to be their starting quarterback in 2001.[16] He recorded 13 passing touchdowns with the Rush.[12]
Oklahoma Wranglers
Loots was traded to the Oklahoma Wranglers during the 2001 season.[16] He recorded 18 passing touchdowns with the Wranglers in 2001.[12]
Buffalo Destroyers
Loots played from 2002 to 2003 with the Buffalo Destroyers. He recorded 29 passing touchdown during his tenure with the Destroyers.[12]
Grand Rapids Rampage
Loots played his final season in 2004 for the Grand Rapids Rampage, recording one touchdown pass.[12]
References
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External links
- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Players of American football from Minnesota
- American football quarterbacks
- Western Illinois Leathernecks football players
- Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs football players
- Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001) players
- Minnesota Fighting Pike players
- Albany Firebirds players
- Oklahoma Wranglers players
- Chicago Rush players
- Buffalo Destroyers players
- Grand Rapids Rampage players
- Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota