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shaun hiLL
Quarterback
Maryland 11th Year
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220
Born: 1/9/80 Parsons, Kan.
Draft: ‘02, FA-Min Acquired: ‘10, T-SF
Complete biographical information available on Detroitlions.com.
MANE FACTS
¾ Hill earned NfC offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs.
st. louis (11/16/08), where he became the first 49ers quarterback to
post a perfect QB rating in the first half.
¾ loves to fish. started reeling in fish inhabiting farm ponds in his home
state of Missouri during high school. When he lived in Minnesota as a
member of the Vikings, shaun caught a 30-inch, 9-pound walleye on his
first trip out. He was able to lure the fish using a leech for bait 40-feet
deep. also in his fishing repertoire is a 48-inch muskie.
¾ shaun owns all of the weightlifting records for quarterbacks at Maryland
- power clean (303 lbs), bench press (320 lbs), and squat (500 lbs).
¾ Has supported the Muscular Dystrophy association.
¾ Hosts annual fundraising golf tournament at high school alma mater
to benefit booster club. Hosts annual football camp in conjunction with
the Parsons Police football league.
TRANSACTIONS
¾ re-signed with lions to a two-year contract extension March 7, 2012.
¾ signed one-year contract extension (through 2011) July 10, 2010.
¾ acquired by the Detroit lions via trade from the san francisco 49ers
Mar. 16, 2010.
¾ signed by the san francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent
June 2, 2006.
¾ signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings
apr. 25, 2002.
PRO
as a proven, veteran quarterback, Hill adds valuable depth to the team’s
quarterback position. Has a 13-13 record as a starter (9-3 at home).
¾ Through his first 16 career starts (10-6), his career .625 winning pct. as a
starter was the fourth-highest winning percentage among all undrafted
quarterbacks since 1970 (min. 10 starts). all 16 starts at quarterback
occurred while with the san francisco 49ers (2006-09) and winning percentage
(.625) is the third highest winning percentage in 49ers history.
¾ in his first Nfl start, he set a record for the highest completion
percentage in Nfl history for a player making his first pass attempts.
¾ originally entered the league as an undrafted rookie free agent in
2002 with Minnesota where he served primarily as the team’s third
quarterback from 2002-05.
¾ While with Minnesota, he worked with lions offense Coordinator
scott linehan (2002-04) who served in the same role for the Vikings.
2012:
¾ Did not play in season opener vs. st. louis (9/9) and Week 2 at san
francisco (9/16) as team’s backup quarterback.
¾ entered the game with 1:16 left to play in the fourth quarter in Week 3 at
Tennessee (9/23). in that time he engineered two scoring drives that time
the game at the end of regulation. The first was completed with a 3-yard
pass to Calvin Johnson and a 46-yard Hail Mary deflection that landed
in the hands of Wr Titus young for a 46-yard score with no time left.
¾ Hill became the first quarterback in Nfl history to throw two touchdown
passes in the final 18 seconds to either take the lead or send the
game into overtime. During overtime, he added another 50 yards. in all,
Hill completed 10-of-13 passes for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns. His
passer rating was 157.9.
¾ Did not play vs. Minnesota (9/30) in Week 4 and at Philadelphia (10/14)
in Week 6 as the team’s backup quarterback.
¾ Did not play in Week 7 at Chicago (10/22) as the team’s backup
quarterback.
¾ Did not play in Week 7 at Chicago (10/22) and at Jacksonville (11/4) in
Week 9 as the team’s backup quarterback.
¾ Did not play in Week 15 at arizona (12/16) as the team’s backup
quarterback.
2011: Was in his second year as the lions’ back-up quarterback.
¾ saw time in the fourth quarter in the lions’ 48-3 home opener vs.
Kansas City (9/18).
¾ Played the majority of the fourth quarter at Denver (10/30).
COLLEGE
Two-year letterman for Maryland Terrapins, registering career passing
totals of 3,158 yards and 19 touchdowns.
¾ Helped school earn first all-atlantic Coast title since 1985 after guiding
Maryland to a berth in the orange Bowl and a 10th overall national
ranking during senior season in 2001.
¾ Transferred to Maryland after starting college career at Hutchinson
Community College (Kansas) from 1998-99 where he was all-Jayhawk
Conference honorable mention as sophomore and all-Jayhawk Conference
and NJCaa all-american honorable mention as freshman.
PERSONAL
as a three-year starter at quarterback and two-year starter at free safety
PLayer ProfiLes
Detroitlions.com
Media.Detroitlions.com
at Parsons (Kan.) H.s., was a two-time all-southeast Kansas first-team
selection and an Honorable Mention all-state selection as a senior.
¾ also lettered in basketball, baseball and track.
¾ Was a three-time all-seK first-team choice in basketball, serving as
team captain and earning all-state honors three times after guiding
team to state tournament as a junior and senior.
HILL’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Passing attempts: .....................................................................................................................54 at GB 10/3/10
Passing Completions: ................................................................................................................34 at GB 10/3/10
Passing yards: .........................................................................................................................335 vs. Phi 9/19/10
Passing Completion Pct.: ....................................................................................................81.5 vs. Min 12/9/07
Passing long: ...........................................................................................................................75t vs. Phi 9/19/10
Passing Touchdowns: ....................................................................................... 3 (twice) last vs. stl10/10/10
interceptions: .............................................................................................................................3 at stl 12/21/08
Passing rating: .................................................................................................................142.3 vs. stl 11/16/08
rushing attempts: ....................................................................................................................6 vs. TB 12/23/07
rushing yards: .....................................................................................................53 (twice) last at GB 10/3/10
rushing long: .............................................................................................................................40 at GB 10/3/10
rushing Touchdowns: ........................................................................ 1 (three times) last vs. Was 12/28/08
HILL’S CAREER STATISTICS
PASSING RUSHING
Year Tm G S W-L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2002 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2003 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2004 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2005 Min 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0
2006 sf 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2007 sf 3 2 2-0 79 54 501 68.4 5 1 26 6 31 101.3 12 14 1.2 12 1
2008 sf 9 8 5-3 288 181 2046 62.8 13 8 48t 23 148 87.5 24 115 4.8 24 2
2009 sf 6 6 3-3 155 87 943 56.1 5 2 61 18 107 79.6 8 70 8.8 22 0
2010 Det 11 10 3-7 416 257 2686 61.8 16 12 75t 17 115 81.3 22 123 5.6 40 0
2011 Det 2 0 0-0 3 2 327 66.7 0 0 28 0 0 109.7 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
2012 Det 1 0 0-1 13 10 172 76.9 2 0 0 0 0 157.9 1 -1 -1 -1 0
Totals 30 26 13-14 938 579 6176 61.7 39 23 75t 64 401 85.9 68 320 4.7 40 3
Postseason PASSING RUSHING
Year Tm G S W-L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 Det 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
2012 (Det) PASSING RUSHING
Date Opp G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk SkY Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
9/9 sTl 0 0 DiD NoT Play
9/16 at sf 0 0 DiD NoT Play
9/23 at Ten 1 0 0-1 13 10 172 76.9 2 0 46t 0 0 157.9 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
9/30 MiN 0 0 DiD NoT Play
10/14 at Phi 0 0 DiD NoT Play
10/22 at Chi 0 0 DiD NoT Play
10/28 sea 0 0 DiD NoT Play
11/4 at Jax 0 0 DiD NoT Play
11/11 at Min 0 0 DiD NoT Play
11/18 GB 0 0 DiD NoT Play
11/22 HoU 0 0 DiD NoT Play
12/2 iND 0 0 DiD NoT Play
12/9 at GB 0 0 DiD NoT Play
12/16 at ari 0 0 DiD NoT Play
12/22 aTl
12/30 CHi
Totals 1 0 0-0 13 10 172 76.9 2 0 0 0 157.9 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0