Nathan William Enderle
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. He played college football at

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, where he was a four-year starter. Enderle was selected in the fifth round of the

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by the

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. He was a member of the

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during the 2012 preseason and the

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and

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during the 2013 preseason.

Early years

Born and raised in

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, Enderle graduated from North Platte High School in 2006. As a junior in 2004 he tied the Nebraska high school records for completions in a season with 166 and completions in a game with 24. As a senior, he completed 129 of 258 passes for 1,481 yards and 13

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College career

After being

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as a freshman in 2006 under head coach

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, Enderle started nine of 12 games for the

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under new coach

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, missing three games due to a ruptured

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in throwing hand. He finished the season completing 132 of 298 passes for 1,787 yards, 10 touchdowns and 18

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. As a sophomore in

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he started all 12 games, completing 184 of 339 passes for 2,077 yards, 20 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. As a junior in 2009 he played in 11 of 13 games, missing two with a

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injury. He finished the season completing 192 of 312 passes for 2,906 yards, 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions. During the

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he helped lead the Vandals to a 43-42 comeback win over

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. During the game, he completed 15 of 28 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. With the game tied at 35 with less than a minute to go, overtime was probable until the Vandal defense gave up a late, 51-yard touchdown pass. With the Vandals trailing by seven points with 32 seconds remaining on their own 34-yard line, Enderle quickly drove his team down the field and completed a 16-yard touchdown pass with four seconds left to pull within a point, then completed another for the two-point conversion to win. In

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, the Vandals went 6-7 with an inexperienced offensive line, and lost two road games in the final seconds. Enderle ended his career at Idaho with over 10,000 yards in passing, and graduated in December 2010 with a degree in art.

College statistics

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Enderle was selected by the

in the fifth round of the

. The 160th overall pick, he was the tenth of the twelve quarterbacks selected. Following the lockout of 2011, the Bears signed Enderle to a four-year contract on July 27, 2011. After his rookie year as a reserve, he was waived by the Bears on June 14, 2012, as the Bears changed offensive coordinators.

Jacksonville Jaguars

A week after his release by the Bears, Enderle signed with the

on June 21; he was released two months later on August 25, 2012.

Tennessee Titans

On January 17, 2013, Enderle signed with the Titans. On July 24, 2013, Enderle was waived by the Titans.

San Diego Chargers

On July 31, 2013, Enderle was signed by the

. On August 25, 2013, he was waived by the Chargers.

Montreal Alouettes

On September 21, 2013 Enderle signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on October 3, 2013.

Portland Thunder

On December 9, 2013, Enderle was assigned with the

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