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Sage Rosenfels

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Sage J. Rosenfels (born March 6, 1978 in Maquoketa, Iowa) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State.

Early years

Rosenfels attended Maquoketa High School in Maquoketa, Iowa and was a good student, a member of the National Honor Society, and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, tennis, and track. In football, he played quarterback, defensive back, punter, and kicker. As a senior, he was a first team All-District selection, and was named as an All-Eastern Iowa selection by the Quad City Times and the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, and was honored as a second team Class 3-A All-State defensive back by the Des Moines Register. In basketball, he was a three-year starter. As a junior, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a senior, he named as an All-Eastern Iowa selection by the Quad City Times, and was an All-State selection. In baseball, he was twice named as an All-District selection, was a two-time All-Conference selection, and was a two-time All-Satte selection. In tennis, he was a four-year letterman. In the only season he competited in track, Rosenfels was a member of the 4x200 meter relay team which placed at the State Championships. Sage J. Rosenfels graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1996 with a 3.4 grade point average.

Football career

Rosenfels was a college football player at Iowa State University. The Washington Redskins selected him in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He was acquired by the Miami Dolphins on August 22, 2002 in exchange for a seventh-round 2003 draft pick, but only threw 48 passes. He signed with the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2006. A February 2007 edition of the Sporting News gave offseason awards and predicted that Sage would be 2007's Tony Romo, the breakout quarterback of the year coming from a backup role.

Between 2005-2007, Rosenfels was the catalyst behind three furious comebacks of nineteen points or more. In 2005, Rosenfels led the Miami Dolphins to a 24-23 victory over the Buffalo Bills after trailing 23-3 when Rosenfels entered the game. In 2006, the Houston Texans trailed the Tennessee Titans 21-3 before he threw three second-half touchdown passes to cut the lead to 28-22 as time ended the comeback. In 2007, the Houston Texans trailed the Tennessee Titans 32-7 entering the fourth quarter. Rosenfels tied an NFL record by throwing four 4th-quarter touchdown passes to give the Texans a 36-35 lead before Rob Bironas kicked his NFL-record 8th field goal to give the Titans a 38-36 win. Rosenfels finished the 2007 season at 4-1 as a starter, in comparison to Schaub's 4-7 on the season.

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