(1985-10-13) October 13, 1985 (age 38) Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:
St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
College:
Michigan State (2004–2008)
Position:
Quarterback
Undrafted:
2009
Career history
New England Patriots (2009–2011)
Pittsburgh Steelers (2012)
Arizona Cardinals (2012)
Cleveland Browns (2013–2014)
Houston Texans (2015)
Chicago Bears (2016)
San Francisco 49ers (2017)
New England Patriots (2017–2018)
Indianapolis Colts (2019)
New England Patriots (2020–2022)
Las Vegas Raiders (2023)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LIII)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Passing attempts:
1,560
Passing completions:
925
Completion percentage:
59.3%
TD–INT:
53–37
Passing yards:
10,899
Passer rating:
82.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Axel Edward Brian Hoyer[1] (born October 13, 1985) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Since joining the NFL in 2009 as an undrafted free agent, he has started for eight different teams, the second-most in league history behind only Ryan Fitzpatrick. Hoyer's longest stint has been with the New England Patriots for eight non-consecutive seasons, primarily as a backup, and he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIII over the Los Angeles Rams. His most successful season was with the Houston Texans in 2015 when he helped lead them to a division title.
^"Brian Hoyer" (PDF). San Francisco 49ers 2017 Season Media Guide. San Francisco 49ers. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
Axel Edward BrianHoyer (born October 13, 1985) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Michigan State...
quarterback BrianHoyer, with Weeden sidelined by his thumb injury. The following week it was announced Weeden would again sit for Week 4, giving Hoyer another...
backup BrianHoyer. When an injury rendered Jones inactive for Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers, Zappe was promoted to the second option behind Hoyer, but...
September 18, 2013, it was announced that previous third-string quarterback BrianHoyer would start ahead of Campbell for the team's next game on September 22...
backup BrianHoyer. Stidham moved up the depth chart when Newton tested positive for COVID-19 amid Week 4, serving as the second option behind Hoyer against...
of the Jets, throwing for 307 yards and two touchdowns before backup BrianHoyer relieved him in the final minutes. The Week 7 victory began a seven-game...
attempts for the Browns. Most yards: Brian Sipe – 23,713 Most touchdowns: Otto Graham – 174 Most interceptions: Brian Sipe – 149 Highest completion percentage:...
starting quarterback position against former teammate BrianHoyer. He lost the competition to Hoyer. The day after the announcement, Mallett missed the...
took on the Kansas City Chiefs with BrianHoyer in his first regular season start as the Texans' quarterback. Hoyer's first pass was intercepted which eventually...
2014 Ryan Fitzpatrick (12) / Ryan Mallett (2) / Case Keenum (2) 2015 BrianHoyer (9) / Ryan Mallett (4) / T. J. Yates (2) / Brandon Weeden (1) 2016 Brock...
contract with the Dolphins, reuniting Brissett with Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, who served as the Patriots linebacker coach during Brissett's rookie...
Brian Winfield Sipe (born August 8, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National...
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made in a preseason loss to the Washington Redskins. Fellow quarterback BrianHoyer was named the starter over Manziel for the opening regular-season game...
2018 2019 2020 Cam Newton (15) / BrianHoyer (1) 2021 Mac Jones (17) 2022 Mac Jones (14) / Bailey Zappe (2) / BrianHoyer (1) 2023 Mac Jones (11) / Bailey...
Cassel (2008) Jimmy Garoppolo (2016) Jacoby Brissett (2016) Cam Newton (2020) BrianHoyer (2020, 2022) Mac Jones (2021–2023) Bailey Zappe (2022–present)...
McCown (2011, 2013) Jason Campbell (2012) Jimmy Clausen (2014–2015) BrianHoyer (2016) Matt Barkley (2016) Mike Glennon (2017) Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020)...
yards and two touchdowns. With the score 38–7 in the fourth quarter, BrianHoyer replaced Jones and threw the pass that ended Jakobi Meyers' record touchdown...
season. Multiple injuries to quarterback Jay Cutler resulted in backups BrianHoyer and Matt Barkley playing much of the season. They finished with a 3–13...
the second half. Travis Benjamin caught the game-winning TD pass from BrianHoyer with 69 seconds left in the game. The Browns' 25-point rally represented...
Philadelphia Eagles (where he re-aggravated his injury and was replaced by BrianHoyer). He missed the next five games before making his return against the...
as the fourth backup quarterback on the depth chart behind veterans BrianHoyer and Matt Barkley, and rookie C. J. Beathard. On September 2, 2017, Mullens...
and team captain of the Patriots on September 3, beating out veteran BrianHoyer and second-year Jarrett Stidham, which made him the team's first new...
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