Danny Wuerffel

Passing attempts:	350
Passing completions:	184
Completion percentage:	52.6%
TD–INT:	12–22
Passing yards:	2,123
Passer rating:	56.4

Danny Wuerffel
	Wuerffel in 2019
No. 7, 17
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	May 27, 1974; Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fort Walton Beach
College:	Florida (1993–1996)
NFL draft:	1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99
Expansion draft:	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
	New Orleans Saints (1997–1999); Rhein Fire (2000); Green Bay Packers (2000); Chicago Bears (2001); Houston Texans (2002)*; Washington Redskins (2002);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	World Bowl champion (2000); National champion (1996); Heisman Trophy (1996); Maxwell Award (1996); 2× Davey O'Brien Award (1995, 1996); Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (1996); Walter Camp Award (1996); William V. Campbell Trophy (1996); Sammy Baugh Trophy (1995); Draddy Trophy (1996); SN Player of the Year (1996); Consensus All-American (1996); Second-team All-American (1995); 2× SEC Player of the Year (1995, 1996); 2× First-team All-SEC (1995, 1996); Florida Football Ring of Honor (2006);
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	350
Passing completions:	184
Completion percentage:	52.6%
TD–INT:	12–22
Passing yards:	2,123
Passer rating:	56.4
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974) is an American former football quarterback and current pickleball player who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was a prolific passer under head coach Steve Spurrier. Wuerffel led the NCAA in touchdown passes in 1995 and 1996 and set numerous school and conference records during his career. During his senior year in 1996, he won the Heisman Trophy while leading the Gators to their first national championship. In 2013, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

After graduating from the University of Florida, he was selected in the 1997 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He spent six years in the league with four teams, including the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins, though his playing time and on-field success in the NFL was limited. Wuerffel also played one season in NFL Europe, where he led the Rhein Fire to a league championship in World Bowl 2000.

After retiring from professional football, Wuerffel returned to New Orleans to work with Desire Street Ministries, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help impoverished neighborhoods through spiritual and community development. Wuerffel had first become involved with the organization while playing for the Saints in the late 1990s, and as the organization attempted to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he became its executive director. Under Wuerffel, Desire Street Ministries moved its headquarters to Atlanta and expanded its programs to other inner cities in the American South.

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