- Sean Salisbury
Infobox NFLretired
position=Quarterback
number=8, 12
width=161
caption=Sean Salisbury in 1993
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|3|9Long Beach, California
undraftedyear=1987
debutyear=1987
finalyear=1996
college=Southern California
teams=
*Seattle Seahawks (1986)
*Indianapolis Colts (1987)
*Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1988–1989)
*Minnesota Vikings (1990-1994)
*San Diego Chargers (1996)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=19-19
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=3,824
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=72.9
nfl=SAL498348Richard Sean Salisbury (born
March 9 ,1963 ) is an American formerESPN football analyst and former NFL and CFLquarterback .Early life
Salisbury attended
Orange Glen High School inEscondido, California . During Sean's senior year atOrange Glen High School , he was a highly recruited quarterback, [ [http://www.rosebowlhistory.org/rosebowl-news-20070503.php Rosebowlhistory.orgFebruary 27 ,2007 ] ] choosing USC over UCLA, BYU, Stanford, Notre Dame, Cal, Arizona, and Arizona State.Many high school and college coaches felt Salisbury was a better basketball player than football player. Salisbury averaged 26.5 points per game his senior year and was a high school All-American basketball player. UCLA and USC both offered Salisbury basketball scholarships. In addition, Salisbury hit over .320 his senior year of high school on the Orange Glen baseball team, playing in the outfield as well as pitching.
Sean's younger brother, Brett Salisbury C.S.N., was a two time All-American Collegiate Quarterback and a professional European Quarterback and author of the new book the "Transform Diet".
Sean has three children, Dylan, Dodge, and Shea. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football/ffl/story?id=2781692 Scott Engel, ESPN.com]
February 27 ,2007 ]Professional career
During his ten-year career, Salisbury played for the
Seattle Seahawks ,Indianapolis Colts ,Minnesota Vikings ,San Diego Chargers andHouston Oilers as well as theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League . In1988 , Salisbury led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to aGrey Cup victory overMatt Dunigan and theBritish Columbia Lions .Broadcaster
After getting his start on the
Comedy Central show "BattleBots ", Salisbury went on to become an NFL analyst onESPN , appearing on "SportsCenter " and "NFL Live ". He is well known for the good-natured teasing of fellow analyst John Clayton in the "SportsCenter" segment "Four Downs". Clayton once famously got back at Salisbury. During an argument, Salisbury attempted to prove his point by telling Clayton, "You never played in the NFL." Clayton, noting that Salisbury spent most of his career as a backup quarterback on the sidelines (he received about a year's worth of NFL snaps in an eight-year career), fired back, "Neither did you!"In 2004, Salisbury was offered a job with the
Arizona Cardinals by his former coach and fellow co-worker at ESPN,Dennis Green , to become their new quarterbacks coach. Salisbury pondered for weeks, but eventually declined and stayed on with ESPN.Salisbury was hired as a consultant for the 2005 remake of "The Longest Yard". On the set, Sean taught
Adam Sandler proper quarterback mechanics, cadences, and footwork. Sandler later offered Salisbury a role in the 2006 film, "The Benchwarmers ".On
May 9 2006 , Salisbury began broadcasting on ESPN Radio 1000, Chicago with Steve Rosenbloom. He also did guest spots on theESPN Classic comedy program "Cheap Seats ", where he provided his signature breakdowns of the action in a more comedic manner. He has recently covered forMike Golic on "Mike and Mike in the Morning ".In 2007, Salisbury had his No. 12 football jersey retired at his alma mater, Orange Glen High School, an honor no other person in school history has ever received. [ [http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03/06/sports/monahan/22_56_123_5_07.txt TERRY MONAHAN North County Times March 5, 2007] ] "I can't believe I'm having my number retired like
John Elway ,Marcus Allen ,Larry Bird orMagic Johnson ," Salisbury said. "In my own little world, I will always cherish being the first at my high school to be honored like this."On
February 26 2008 Salisbury's contract was not renewed by ESPN. Salisbury suggested, according toProfootballtalk.com , that he was unhappy with his salary and status compared to those analysts who were more prominent players in their NFL careers. Salisbury explained, saying that “I’d grown tired of being punished for not being an NFL superstar,” He also complained that “analysts who don’t work as hard as me, don’t prepare as hard as me, and don’t have my resume were making more than me just because of their ability to throw or catch a football.” [ [http://beta.profootballtalk.com/2008/02/27/salisbury-wanted-a-seven-figure-deal/ ProFootballTalk.com - SALISBURY WANTED A SEVEN-FIGURE DEAL ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/SaliSe00.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com] - Career Stats
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