Rick Strom (born March 11, 1965) is a former

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in the

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. He played for the

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and the

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. He completed 14 out of 22 passes for 162 yards with no touchdowns, 1 interception and 5 sacks in his NFL career with a rate of 66.9, also in his NFL career, Strom had 8 rush attempts for 7 yards averaging about 0.9 yards a carry. He played collegiately for the

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, from 1983–1987, lettering in the 1983, '84, '86 and '87 seasons. Started 16 games at quarterback over the 1986-87 seasons, started 10 games in 1986, passing for 1,011 yards and five touchdowns and started the first six games of 1987 and completed 83 of 163 passes for 1,066 yards and six touchdowns before a season-ending thumb injury. Strom began providing sideline reports for Georgia Tech football radio broadcasts in 2005. In 2008, he moved up to the booth as color commentator, paired with veteran Tech play-by-play announcer,

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Early life

Strom graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Strom Signed with the

on April 28 1988.

Buffalo Bills

Strom signed with the

to back up with

Jim Kelly James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Buffalo Bills. He also spent two seasons with the Houston Gamblers of the United Stat ...

and

Frank Reich Frank Michael Reich Jr. (; ; born December 4, 1961) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Maryland a ...

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NFL.com player page
1965 births Living people American football quarterbacks Buffalo Bills players Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Players of American football from Pittsburgh {{quarterback-1960s-stub

Early life

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Buffalo Bills

See also

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