Jonathan Ryan Quinn (born February 27, 1975) is an

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coach and former player. He played professionally as a

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in the

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(NFL) with the

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and

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. He was selected with the 25th pick of the third round of the 1998 NFL draft out of

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by the Jaguars. Quinn served as the head football coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in

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from 2009 to 2013.

College career

Quinn transferred to Middle Tennessee State after one year at

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. He followed QB Kelly Holcomb after transferring. His senior year numbers surpassed the numbers that Holcomb had put up his senior season. *1995: 108/223 for 1,742 yards with 8 TD vs 7 INT. *1996: 71/159 for 931 yards with 4 TD vs 9 INT. *1997: 167/293 for 2,209 yards with 16 TD vs 10 INT.

Professional career

After being drafted in 1998 by the Jacksonville Jaguars, he appeared in four games in 1998, two of them as the starting quarterback. The following year, had no appearances, and in 2000, Quinn made one appearance with no starts. 2001 saw him in 6 games before moving to Europe to play for the Berlin Thunder. Quinn was the starting quarterback for the 2001

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IX champion Berlin Thunder of

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, where he was the league leading passer throwing for 2,257 yards, and was named World Bowl MVP. In 2002–2003, Quinn was a member of the

, made one appearance, but recorded no player stats. He spent a season with the

in 2004, playing in five games, with 3 starts, before ending his NFL career. Quinn was signed by the Kansas City Brigade of the

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(AFL) during the 2006–2007 offseason, but retired due to injury.

Coaching career

From 2007 to 2008, Quinn was the

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for MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) in

. On April 3, 2009, he was named as the head football coach for MidAmerica Nazarene. In 2014, Quinn took a job as the head football coach at Davidson Academy, a K-12 school in

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Head coaching record

College

High school

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Jonathan 1975 births Living people American football quarterbacks Tulane Green Wave football players Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Berlin Thunder players Kansas City Chiefs players Chicago Bears players MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers football coaches High school football coaches in Tennessee World Bowl MVPs Sportspeople from Turlock, California Players of American football from Stanislaus County, California