Andrew Gregory Dalton is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Texas Christian University. Dalton was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame three times, and was inducted into the College Football Hall Of Fame in 2012 and 2013.
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Andrew Gregory Dalton is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Texas Christian University, and in his final college game led TCU to a win in the 2011 Rose Bowl. Dalton was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He is one of ten quarterbacks in NFL history to have thrown for over 3,000 yards in each of his first three seasons and one of only six to throw at least 20 touchdowns over the same span. Dalton is the only quarterback to lead the Bengals to five consecutive playoff berths. He was traded to the Oakland Raiders later in the season, but was released after the Raiders traded him to the Cowboys in a deal that saw the Raiders take back the Raiders’ first-round draft pick and the Cowboys take the second-round pick. Dalton holds the TCU record for wins, passing yards, pass attempts, completions, and completion percentage. He also held the MWC career leader in total offense and plays from scrimmage. The Bengals signed Dalton to a four-year, USD 21 million contract with a USD 2. 29 million signing bonus and USD 4 million guaranteed bonus on August 02, 2011. The contract includes a $1 million bonus and a $500,000 signing bonus if he is selected in the 2012 NFL Draft as the Bengals’ No. 1 quarterback. Dalton has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame three times, and was inducted into the College Football Hall Of Fame in 2012 and 2013.
He has been voted to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the past two seasons, the first time a player has been chosen to do so in the history of the league. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and was named the 2007 Texas Bowl MVP in the Horned Frogs’ 20–13 victory over Houston. Dalton also won the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl MVP for TCU’s 17–16 win over Boise State. On September 4, 2010, Dalton passed Sammy Baugh as TCU’s all-time wins leader. On January 1, 2011, Dalton, who completed 194 of 293 passes for 2638 yards for 26 touchdowns during his senior season, led his team to a 21–19 victory over #4 Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The team finished the season with a perfect 13–0 record and #2 ranking in the AP Poll. Dalton held school career records for wins, passing yards, pass attempts, completions, and completion Percentage at the time he graduated, but a few years later, Trevone Boykin surpassed most of Dalton’s records. In the 2009 season, Dalton led the Horns Frogs to a perfect 12–0 regular season, a Mountain West Conference Championship, and a #6 ranking inThe AP Poll, and a BCS berth. The next year, he led the TCU team to an 11–2 record, finishing second place in the Mountain West conference and seventh in the national AP Poll and his team won a second consecutive Mountain West Championship.
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