- Josh Betts
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name=Josh Betts
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currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Quarterback
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|8|25
birthplace=Vandalia, Ohio
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=217
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debutteam=
college=Miami (Ohio)
undraftedyear=2006
pastteams=
*Indianapolis Colts (2006-2008)*:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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highlights=
* No notable achievements
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=TD-INT
statvalue1=--
statlabel2=Passing yards
statvalue2=--
statlabel3=QB Rating
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nfl=BET776817Joshua Kane Betts (born
August 25 ,1982 in city-state|Vandalia|Ohio) is anAmerican football quarterback who is currently afree agent . He was signed by theIndianapolis Colts as anundrafted free agent in 2006. He playedcollege football at Miami University.College career
Betts was the successor at
Miami University to first-round pickBen Roethlisberger of thePittsburgh Steelers .Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
Betts signed with the Indianapolis Colts in May 2006 but was waived and put onto the practice squad for one year. He was signed again as a free agent to the Colts in February 2007.
Betts got to play in the 4th quarter in the first 2007 NFL pre-season game against the
Dallas Cowboys . He played in two drives in which he threw 9 for 14 for 77 yards with one touchdown and one interception.In his second pre-season game against the
Chicago Bears , Josh Betts played again in the 4th quarter where he struggled in his initial few drives, throwing two interceptions while under pressure, with one of them being in the Chicago red zone. He was able to redeem himself with a touchdown in his last drive with a touchdown pass toCraphonso Thorpe .In the last pre-season game against the Cincinnati Bengals he threw 12 for 21 for 154 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The game ended with a loss to Indianapolis when Jonny Harline caught Betts' desperation pass at the 1-yard line and was tackled as time ran out. [ [http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20070831_IND@CIN Cincinnati Bengals, Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer, Tony Ugoh, National Football League, Indianapolis Colts - CBSSports.com ] ]
On
July 24 ,2008 , Betts was waived following the signings ofQuinn Gray andJared Lorenzen . He was re-signed to the Colts' practice squad on September 3 and was released again on September 18. He was re-signed on September 23 only to be released a day later when the team signedquarterback David Greene to their practice squad.References
External links
* [http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=388 Indianapolis Colts bio]
* [http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/betts_josh00.html Miami RedHawks bio]
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