Matthew Brennan Cassel (born May 17, 1982) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
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| - Matthew Brennan Cassel (born May 17, 1982) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
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| - Cassel, at a game in Denver in January, 2010.
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| - * New England Patriots
* Kansas City Chiefs
* Minnesota Vikings
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| - Cassel, Matthew Brennan; Cassel, Matthew B.
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| - * Pro Bowl
* VIZIO Top Value Performer
* 2× AFC Offensive Player of the Week
* Back to back 400-yard games
* USA Today All-Joe team
* AFC Offensive Player of the Month
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| - Northridge, California, United States
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| - American football player, quarterback
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| - Matthew Brennan Cassel (born May 17, 1982) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He became the Patriots' starting quarterback after Week 1 of the 2008 season after then reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury. According to ESPN research, he is the only known quarterback in NFL history to start an NFL game at quarterback without ever starting at quarterback in college. In February 2009, the Patriots used their franchise tag on Cassel, extending him a one-year contract worth over $14 million, the largest one-year contract for an offensive player in NFL history. Later that offseason, the Patriots made a trade which sent Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs, who signed him to a 6 year, $62.7 million contract in July 2009. In 2010, Cassel led the Chiefs to their first division title in seven years, and earned a Pro Bowl berth in the process.
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