Charlie Frye

For the baseball player, see Charlie Frye (baseball).
Charlie Frye

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Frye with the Raiders in December 2009
No. 9, 5, 3
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1981-08-28) August 28, 1981
Place of birth: Willard, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Willard (OH)
College: Akron
NFL draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 17–29
Passing yards: 4,154
Passer Rating: 69.7
Player stats at NFL.com

Charles Frye (born August 28, 1981) is a former American football quarterback and current high school football coach in Florida. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Akron.

Early years

Frye graduated from Willard High School in Willard, Ohio, and was a football standout at quarterback under coach Chris Hawkins. He broke 17 of the school's all-time football records. In his senior season, Frye led the Crimson Flashes to a 10-2 record, earning the Northwest District Player of the Year award and First-Team All-Ohio Division III team honors. Frye excelled in basketball; during his senior season he earned First-Team All-Northwest District and Honorable Mention All-Ohio Honors and helped lead the Crimson Flashes to a 22-3 record, a Northern Ohio League Championship and a Sweet 16 berth.

College career

Frye broke 54 football records during his college career at the University of Akron.[1] After red-shirting in freshman year, Frye was named starting quarterback in just the second game of his freshman season.[2] Frye won the MVP award at the 2005 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.[3]

Statistics

Source:[4]

Passing Rushing Receiving
Season Team GS GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD INT Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
2001 Akron 10 11 124.6 289 170 58.8 2,053 9 6 62 22 3 0 0 0
2002 Akron 12 12 136.5 380 250 65.8 2,824 15 9 102 125 7 1 -4 0
2003 Akron 11 12 148.6 421 273 64.8 3,549 22 9 111 288 7 1 14 0
2004 Akron 11 11 139.8 349 220 63.6 2,623 18 8 100 -6 2 0 0 0
Totals 44 46 138.5 1,436 913 63.6 11,049 64 32 375 429 19 2 10 0

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Frye was selected in the third round (67th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Browns.[5] His first NFL start came against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 13. He passed for 226 yards with two touchdowns, both to fellow rookie Braylon Edwards, and set a Browns rookie record for a single game with a 136.7 passer rating. Frye started the final five games of the 2005 season for the Browns, compiling a record of 2-3.

Frye was named starting quarterback for the 2006 NFL season.[6]

After a battle in the preseason with Derek Anderson and rookie Brady Quinn, Frye won the starting quarterback job for the 2007 season. In the first game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Frye struggled during the first few minutes.[7] Anderson replaced him for the remainder of the game. Anderson remained the starter for the rest of the year and made the Pro Bowl.

Seattle Seahawks

On September 11, Frye was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a sixth-round draft pick. He was the Seahawks' third string quarterback behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace. Frye made his first start of the 2008 season against the Green Bay Packers.

Oakland Raiders

An unrestricted free agent following the 2008 season, Frye signed with the Oakland Raiders on June 8, 2009.

On December 16, 2009 Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable named Frye the starting quarterback of the Oakland Raiders after Bruce Gradkowski was injured with two torn MCL's. Frye surpassed former starter and number one overall draft pick JaMarcus Russell after Russell was sacked six times in relief of Gradkowski the previous week in a game against the Washington Redskins.

On December 20, 2009 Frye made his first start against the Denver Broncos, but was injured early in the fourth quarter and JaMarcus Russell came in to win the game.

Frye came back from his injury to play the next two weeks against the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. Frye threw 3 interceptions but came back against the Ravens to throw a touchdown and no interceptions. Frye finished the season with 581 yards passing, 1 TD, and 4 INT with a 65.3 passer rating.

Frye signed a 1 year and $1.2 million contract with a third round tender on March 15, 2010. During training camp later that year, Frye injured his wrist and had to undergo surgery. Oakland placed him on injured reserve on August 19, 2010, ending his hopes of seeing the field again just one game through the preseason.

Coaching career

After injuries and surgeries ended his career early, Frye turned to coaching.[8] Former teammate Kenard Lang (Head Coach of Jones High School) asked Frye to join him as his Offensive Coordinator. Frye accepted the position, helping Lang turn Jones into a successful football team, after struggling for years.[9]

Before the 2013 season, Kenard Lang resigned as Jones' head coach, and took a head coach position with Wekiva High School in Central Florida. Lang took Frye with him as his Offensive Coordinator.[10]

Personal life

In honor of his #5 jersey and last name, Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic declared Friday, November 5, 2007 "Frye-day".

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nathan Lindquist (September 29, 2005). "Akron left to deal with life after Charlie Frye". www.northernstar.info. Northern Illinois University. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Akron faces Buckeyes with rookie QB". www.irontribune.com. The Tribune. September 7, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ John Zenor (January 30, 2005). "Frye MVP of North's Senior Bowl win". www.peninsulaclarion.com. Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Charlie Frye Stats". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Browns' Frye finds ally in Kosar". Toledo Blade. May 21, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Browns begin on a Frye day". Toledo Blade. July 27, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Browns trade starting QB Frye to Seattle; Dorsey signed". www.covers.com. Covers Media Group Ltd. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-08-24/sports/os-hs-kenard-lang-rebuilding-job-at-wekiva-20130824_1_kenard-lang-wekiva-coach-lang
  9. ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-08-11/sports/os-hs-well-known-football-assistants-20120811_1_florida-linebacker-earl-everett-assistant-coach-bcs-title-game
  10. ↑ http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/sports/article.html/content/news/articles/bhsn/2012/12/12/kenard_lang_resigns_.html

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