Sherdrick Bonner

Infobox AFLactive


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currentteam =Free agent
currentnumber =--
currentpositionplain =Quarterback
birthdate =birth date and age|1968|10|19
birthplace =Azusa, California
heightft =6
heightin =4
weight =240
debutyear =1993
debutteam =Arizona Rattlers
highlights =
college =Cal State-Northridge
pastteams=
* Arizona Rattlers (1993–2007)
* Chicago Rush (2008-Present)
status =Active
highlights =
* 2x ArenaBowl champion (VIII & XI)
statweek =17
statseason =2008
statlabel1 =TD-INT
statvalue1 =855-124
statlabel2 =Passing yards
statvalue2 =42,246
statlabel3 =QB Rating
statvalue3 =115.72
afl =1384675

Sherdrick Bonner (born October 19, 1968) is an arena football quarterback who is currently a free agent in the Arena Football League.

High school years

Bonner attended Azusa High School in Azusa, California and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track & field.

College career

Bonner attended Cal-State Northridge. While there, he started at quarterback and led the them to the 1990 Western Football Conference co-championship. Bonner also lettered in basketball, volleyball, and track and field. He played 23 games for the basketball team in the 1987-88 season, outside hitter for the men's volleyball team in the 1991 season, and took first place in the high jump three times. He was inducted into CSUN's Matador Hall of Fame on October 2, 1998.

Professional career

National Football League

In 1998, he was on the practice squad for the Atlanta Falcons. During the 1999 season, he was with the Arizona Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers. [ [http://www.nfl.com/players/sherdrickbonner/profile?id=BON597519 Sherdrick Bonner] ]

Arena Football League

Throughout his AFL career, Bonner has completed 3,142 passes for 39,549 yards, and 801 touchdowns. He is also the winningest quarterback in leauge history, with 134 regular season victories and 21 playoff wins (as of April 2, 2007). He is widely considered one of the greatest players in AFL history.

On Friday, April 7, 2006, he managed to get his 100th career win as his Arizona Rattlers won over the newly-formed Utah Blaze 64-52 on the road.

On Saturday, April 28, 2007, in a 67-45 road loss to the New York Dragons, Bonner joined Clint Dolezel and Andy Kelly as the only quarterbacks to throw 800 career touchdown passes. [ [http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=7468 ArenaFan Online : AFL Press Releases] ]

On Saturday, October 27, 2007, the Rattlers released with Bonner after 14 seasons. He signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Rush on October 30, 2007. [ [http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=1384675&Q_SEASON=2008 Sherdrick Bonner - ArenaFootball.com — The Official Web site of the Arena Football League AFL] ] However, he was released in September 2008, after just one season witht he Rush.

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External links

* [http://www.chicagorush.com/roster_View.asp?ID=140&Unit=Player Chicago Rush's player page]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=160 Stats at ArenaFan]