Professional career Brian Hoyer

1 professional career

1.1 new england patriots

1.1.1 2009 season
1.1.2 2010 season
1.1.3 2011 season
1.1.4 2012 season


1.2 pittsburgh steelers
1.3 arizona cardinals
1.4 cleveland browns

1.4.1 2013 season
1.4.2 2014 season


1.5 houston texans
1.6 chicago bears
1.7 san francisco 49ers
1.8 new england patriots (second stint)
1.9 statistics

1.9.1 regular season
1.9.2 postseason

professional career

hoyer rated ninth best quarterback in 2009 nfl draft nfldraftscout.com.

new england patriots

hoyer in 2009


2009 season

despite being invited nfl scouting combine, hoyer not selected in 2009 nfl draft. signed after draft new england patriots.

hoyer debuted in patriots preseason game against cincinnati bengals, completing 11-of-19 passes 112 yards. in preseason finale against new york giants, hoyer played @ quarterback entire game, leading team on comeback after trailing 21–0 in first quarter 38–27 win, completing 18-of-25 passes 242 yards, 1 touchdown, , no interceptions.

hoyer @ patriots training camp in 2009

hoyer finished preseason 29–44 354 yards, including 1 touchdown, 98.1 passer rating. of 4 quarterbacks behind tom brady during training camp, patriots released matt gutierrez, kevin o connell, , andrew walter, leaving hoyer brady s backup when patriots made final cutdowns on september 5.

he made professional debut on october 18, in second half of game against tennessee titans. on first drive, 5-for-5 35 yards, concluding 1-yard rushing touchdown, set franchise record points scored in patriots 59–0 win.

2010 season

hoyer entered 2010 preseason brady s backup. during preseason, hoyer completed 32-of-57 passes 471 yards , 3 touchdowns, 1 interception , 4 sacks. saw first action of regular season late in 34–14 loss cleveland browns, throwing first career interception. in week 17, against miami dolphins, threw 42-yard touchdown pass wide receiver brandon tate, first touchdown throw of hoyer s nfl career.

2011 season

although patriots drafted quarterback ryan mallett in draft on summer, hoyer retained role brady s primary backup. in preseason, hoyer threw 296 yards on 25-of-42 passes 1 touchdown , no interceptions.

hoyer saw limited action during 2011 season; pass attempt patriots final attempt of 2011 regular season. pass, head coach bill belichick asked offensive coordinator bill o brien call, 22-yard pass tight end rob gronkowski give gronkowski nfl record receiving yards in season tight end.

2012 season

on august 31, 2012, during final cuts, hoyer released patriots. practiced saint ignatius players while hoping team sign him.

pittsburgh steelers

on november 20, 2012, hoyer signed pittsburgh steelers after injuries starting quarterback ben roethlisberger , backup byron leftwich within week of each other. served backup charlie batch in weeks 12 , 13 against cleveland browns , baltimore ravens respectively. released team on december 8, 2012.

arizona cardinals

hoyer claimed on waivers arizona cardinals on december 10. replaced ryan lindley in week 16 against chicago bears, , completed 11-of-19 passes 105 yards , 1 interception. on december 26, cardinals head coach ken whisenhunt announced hoyer start season finale against san francisco 49ers, making him fourth starting quarterback cardinals season. on may 12, 2013, hoyer released cardinals.

cleveland browns
2013 season

hoyer @ browns training camp in 2014

on may 16, signed cleveland browns two-year deal. on september 18, in relief of then-starter brandon weeden, out thumb injury, browns skipped on second string jason campbell , named him starting quarterback week 3 game against minnesota vikings. threw 321 yards 3 touchdowns , 3 interceptions in team s first win of season. announced later in week hoyer browns starting quarterback week 4 against rival cincinnati bengals, weeden remained out thumb injury. hoyer led browns win, completing 25-of-38 passes 269 yards , 2 touchdowns, along throwing no interceptions in 17–6 victory. next day on september 30, hoyer named starter third straight game, thursday night football vs buffalo bills. despite being named starter 3 straight games, hoyer not declared official starter remainder of 2013 season cleveland head coach rob chudzinski, referred situation week-to-week thing. later added that, if hoyer continued exceed expectations, maintain starting position. however, hoyer sustained acl tear in thursday night game versus buffalo bills ending promising season.

hoyer (#6) connor shaw (#9) , johnny manziel (#2) in 2014



hoyer under center in 2014


2014 season

with browns releases of weeden , campbell free agency, hoyer stated confident starting quarterback browns, no matter draft in 2014. browns drafted heisman trophy winning quarterback johnny manziel 22nd overall pick, known 1 of top quarterback prospects in 2014 nfl draft. hoyer did not take of shock, stating don t want people think m sitting @ home pouting. head coach mike pettine stated manziel not handed job, leaving starter position open competition.

on august 20, 2014, hoyer tabbed starting quarterback browns begin 2014 season. through first 6 weeks browns 3–2, 2 heartbreaking losses coming on last-second scores, , hoyer possessing 7–1 td:int ratio. during week 5 against tennessee titans, hoyer threw 292 yards, 3 touchdowns, , interception. despite trailing 28–3, hoyer led browns 26 unanswered points, securing win final score of 29–28. largest comeback victory in franchise history, , largest road team in nfl history. hoyer led browns 6–3 start, franchise s best 9 game start since team started 7–2 in 1994 season. however, hoyer struggled in following 4 games, throwing 1 touchdown while being intercepted 8 times. result, browns lost 3 of 4 games fall 7–6 on season, jeopardizing playoff hopes. in week 14 home loss indianpolis colts, hoyer 14/31 140 yards, 0 touchdowns, , 2 interceptions. repeatedly booed fans throughout game, , heavily criticized performance following loss. through 13 games on season, hoyer had 11 touchdowns 12 interceptions. hoyer s struggles in 1–3 stretch led many fans, pundits, , analysts call quarterback benched in favor of rookie johnny manziel. on december 9, 2014, browns announced johnny manziel start in week 15 against bengals in place of hoyer. manziel injured in 2nd quarter of browns matchup against panthers, , hoyer entered game. threw 1 touchdown , 1 interception while going 7/13 153 passing yards. in fourth quarter, threw 81-yard touchdown pass tight end jordan cameron put browns 13–10. however, panthers regained lead on next drive , went on win game 17–13. after season, hoyer s contract expired , became free agent.

houston texans

on march 11, 2015, hoyer signed two-year, $10.5 million contract houston texans. on august 24, named starter regular season on former patriots teammate ryan mallett. in first game of 2015 season, houston trailing kansas city chiefs 27–9, hoyer benched in fourth quarter in favor of mallett. on september 17, head coach bill o brien announced hoyer benched in favor of mallett second game of season against carolina panthers. in week 5, during matchup against indianapolis colts, mallett injured , replaced hoyer remainder of game. hoyer threw 2 touchdowns threw costly interception give colts 27–20 victory. hoyer announced starter next game against jacksonville jaguars head coach bill o brien. hoyer led texans 31–20 victory on jaguars , announced o brien starter going forward. on january 3, 2016, hoyer led texans first playoff berth , afc south title since 2012 30–6 victory on jacksonville jaguars.

the texans played in first afc wild card game against kansas city chiefs, hoyer struggled, throwing 136 passing yards , 4 interceptions. texans shut out chiefs 30–0.

hoyer released texans on april 17, 2016.

chicago bears

on april 30, 2016, hoyer agreed one-year, $2 million contract chicago bears. after injury starting quarterback jay cutler in week 2, hoyer started week 3 game against dallas cowboys , threw 317 yards , 2 touchdowns in 31–17 loss. following week, hoyer threw 2 touchdowns 302 yards in 17–14 victory on detroit lions. week later in 29–23 loss colts, threw career-high 397 yards, bears quarterback since jim miller threw 422 yards in 1999 , fifth-most in bears history. hoyer joined josh mccown bears quarterbacks throw @ least 300 yards in 3 straight games , later became first in 4 consecutive games after throwing 302 yards in loss jacksonville jaguars. hoyer broke left arm during second quarter of game against green bay packers on october 20, 2016. placed on injured reserve on october 24, 2016 after having surgery on left arm, , reported out @ least 8 weeks.

san francisco 49ers

on march 9, 2017, hoyer signed two-year contract san francisco 49ers. hoyer started first 6 games of season 49ers. through first 5 games, hoyer had completed 59 percent of passes 4 touchdowns , 4 interceptions 49ers lost 5 games. during hoyer s sixth start in week 6 against washington redskins, benched in favor of rookie c. j. beathard during second quarter after completing 4 of 11 passes 34 yards. after game, beathard named 49ers starter. on october 30, 2017, hoyer released 49ers following acquisition of jimmy garoppolo in trade patriots. reported hoyer part of trade, patriots did not want him included due compensatory draft pick reasons.

new england patriots (second stint)

on november 1, 2017, hoyer signed three-year contract return patriots backup tom brady, whom started career. on november 12, 2017, hoyer brought in end game after patriots led denver broncos more 20 points. hoyer went 3 3 , 37 yards patriots won score of 41-16.

statistics
regular season

source: nfl.com

postseason