Brian Rumeal Quick (born June 5, 1989) is a former

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wide receiver that played in

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(NFL). He played college football at

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, and was drafted by the

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with the 1st pick in the second round of the

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Early years

A native of

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, Quick attended

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, where he was a basketball standout until switching to football only in his senior year. He was unrated as a football prospect by ''

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''.

College career

As a freshman, he did not register a catch in two games before sitting out the rest of the season with a back injury. The next season, 2008, he rebounded from a slow start to become one of the nation’s top receivers over the final month and a half of the season. In 2009 Quick caught 61 passes for a team-best 982 yards for 16.1 yards-per-catch average. As a junior in 2010, Quick earned First-team All-America honors from

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and was voted Second-team All-Southern Conference by the league’s coaches and media while leading ASU with 47 receptions, 844 receiving yards, nine touchdown catches and 18.0-yards-per-catch average. In his senior year, Quick recorded 71 receptions for 1,096 yards with 11 touchdowns. ''

'' named Quick to its Division I FCS All-America team as did the AFCA and he received Second-team accolades from the

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and

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Professional career

St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams

At the 2012 NFL Draft, Quick was selected in the second round, (33rd overall) by the

. He is the highest draft pick ever out of

. In his rookie season, Quick got most of his playing time off of the bench, appearing in 15 games. By the conclusion of the season, he recorded 11 receptions for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns. On October 26, 2014, Quick sustained a torn

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against the

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. On the season, Quick finished with 25 receptions on 39 targets for 375 yards and three touchdowns. On September 25, 2016, Quick became the first Los Angeles Ram to score a touchdown since

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on December 24, 1994, before the Rams' 20-year stay in St. Louis. On October 2, 2016, Quick scored on a 65-yard touchdown as well as the winning 4-yard touchdown with less than 3 minutes to go against the

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Washington Redskins

On March 24, 2017, Quick signed a one-year contract with the

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. On March 14, 2018, Quick re-signed with them, but was released prior to the regular season on September 1, 2018. He re-signed with the team on September 11, following a season ending injury to

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. He was waived again on November 17, 2018, when

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was activated from injured reserve. The Redskins re-signed Quick for a third time on March 18, 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.

References

External links

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NFL Combine profile

Appalachian State Mountaineers bio

Los Angeles Rams bio

Washington Redskins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quick, Brian 1989 births Living people American football wide receivers Appalachian State Mountaineers football players Los Angeles Rams players Players of American football from Columbia, South Carolina St. Louis Rams players Washington Redskins players Ed Block Courage Award recipients