Bubby Brister - #6 - QB - NE Louisiana - Profile

PRO: A veteran signal caller who has developed a reputation for his toughness and gutsy performances ... for his career he is 1862-1008-54.1%-12,516-70 TD-60 INT passing in 78 games (67 starts) ... signed with the Jets as an UFA on 3/1/95 after spending the past 2 seasons with PHI under Rich Kotite and Zeke Bratkowski ... began his career with PIT where he spent 7 seasons until signing with PHI as a FA on 71 19/93 ... 1994: played in 7 games (2 starts) while serving as the backup to Randall Cunningham ... was holder on FG and PAT in games 1-5...started the final 2 games of the season at QB, replacing the benched Cunningham ... eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark for the 5th time in his career with 37-26-325-1 TD performance in season finale at CIN ... 1993: started 8 games and finished 4th in the NFC and 7th in the NFL with a 84.9 passer rating ... led PHI to 4-2 record over final 6 games with 236-141-59.7%-1,479-3 INT-11 TD passing ... threw for 3 TD and 350 passing yards (2nd highest total of his career), and led 68-yard drive in OT that set up game winning FG in season finale at SF ... also threw 3 TD in game 15 vs. NO ... set personal career highs in attempts (45) and completions (27) in game 12 at DAL ... topped that perfor-mance a week later with 48-28-299-1 TD passing vs. BUF ... led a 75-yard game-winning drive at WAS that culminated with 2-yard TD pass to RB James Joseph with :46 remaining in regulation ... took over for the injured Cunningham (leg) in game 4 at NYJ and started 2 games before missing 5 games due to injury (neck, ankle) ... 1992: played in 6 games for PIT, starting the last 4 for the injured Neil O'Donnell ... led team to 2 wins down the stretch including a 23-13 victory vs. CLE that clinched a home playoff game for PIT ... 1991: started games 1-5 before a sprained knee in game 5 forced him out of the next 8 games ... returned to the starting lineup for the final 3 games of the season ... finished the season with 190-103-1350-9 INT-9 TD passing and a 5-3 record as a starter ... 1990: started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career and had his best year as a pro, setting career highs in attempts (387), completions (223), passing yards (2725), TD passes (20) and passer rating (81.6) ... the 20 TD passes were the most by a PIT QB since Terry Bradshaw's 22 in 1981 ... finished the season ranked 6th in the AFC and 10th in the NFL in passer rating ... had 3 4 TD-games ... had an outstanding day in game 6 at DEN with 28-21-75%-353-4 TD passing, including a career-long 90-yard pass to Dwight Stone ... the 353 yards were also a career high ... threw 4 TD 2 games later vs. LA Rams to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October ... also had 4 TD passes vs. CLE ... 1989: started 14 games and finished the season with 73.1 passer rating ... had a stretch of 8 games without throwing an INT after tossing 3 in opening day loss vs. CLE ... set a PIT record with 15 consecutive completions at DET and finished with 27-21-67-1 TD, earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors ... sprained his left knee in game 5 vs. CIN, forcing him to miss games 6-7 ... led team to 5 wins in last 6 games ... was 33-15-127 passing in 26-23 OT victory over HOU in AFC Wild Card Game ... followed that with 29-19-229-1 TD passing in AFC Divisional Playoff game at DEN ... 1988: won starting QB job over Todd Blackledge and Steve Bono and led team with 6 rushing TD, 2nd-most ever by a PIT QB ... won his 1st game as a starter in opening day win vs. DAL ... missed 3 games with dislocated finger on his throwing hand suffered in game 5 vs. CLE ... threw the longest pass of the year in the AFC when he hooked up with Louis Lipps on an 89-yard TD pass vs. PHI ... earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors with 36-17-31 1-3 TD passing performance in 37-34 upset win at HOU ... threw 65 and 80-yard TD in that game ... 1987: played in 2 games and was 4-12-33-3 INT passing ... 1986: started 2 games for the injured Mark Malone and was 60-21-291-2 INT-0 TD ... was PIT'S 3rd round selection (4th QB, 67th overall)
COLLEGE: Was named 1st Team All-Southland Conference and Louisiana's Most Valuable Offensive Player as a senior when he ranked 7th in the nation with 134.8 passer rating ... led conference in passing and total offense ... transferred from Tulane.
PERSONAL: Wife, Bonnie ... majored in general studies ... was given nickname "Bubby" by his 5 older sisters ... was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1981 draft and played 39 games in their farm system, batting .180 (20-for-1 11) with 10 RBI as a SSIOF ... also played winter ball for Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland ... has been involved in numerous charitable and community activities including Ronald McDonald House ... attended Neville High School in his hometown of Monroe, LA.