Zac Dysert (born February 8, 1990) is an American former professional

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. He played

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for the

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. He was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He was on the active roster of the Broncos and

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but never played in a regular season NFL game.

Early life

Zac Dysert is the son of Greg and Carla Dysert. He attended Ada High School in

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. During his

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career, he threw for 11,174 yards, which ranks second all-time in Ohio prep history, and passed for 100

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s, including 35 as a senior, for the Bulldogs. He twice led Ada High School to the state playoffs, including a 2007 state semifinal appearance.

College career

Dysert played collegiately at

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. He was

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as a freshman in 2008. He took over as the starting quarterback in 2009 and completed 247 of 401 passes for 2,611 yards with 12 touchdowns and 16

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. As a sophomore in 2010, he played in 10 games, missing three due to a

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. He finished his sophomore season with 2,406 passing yards and 13 touchdowns. As a junior, he completed 295 of 448 passes for 3,513 yards with 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. On November 3, 2012, Dysert became Miami's career passing leader, surpassing former RedHawk and retired

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quarterback

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in a 27–24 loss to the

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. He ended his career at Miami with 12,013 passing yards. He earned a bachelor's degree from Miami in December 2012.

College statistics

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Dysert was a quarterback prospect for the

. He was selected by the

in the seventh round (234th overall) and the ninth quarterback drafted (one of the smallest quarterback classes in draft history). He signed a rookie contract for four years and $2,208,000 with a $48,200 signing bonus. He earned a spot on the Broncos' 53-man roster as a backup to

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and

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. Dysert spent the entire 2014 season on the Broncos' practice squad. On August 31, 2015, Dysert was cut from the Broncos.

Chicago Bears

On September 1, 2015, he was claimed by the

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. He was waived by the Bears on September 6.

Houston Texans

Dysert was signed by the

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on September 6, 2015, to their practice squad. On November 24, Dysert was released from the team.

Buffalo Bills

Dysert was signed to the practice squad of the

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on December 21, 2015.

Miami Dolphins

Dysert was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the

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on January 19, 2016. On September 3, Dysert was released by the team.

Arizona Cardinals

On September 4, 2016, Dysert was signed to the

' practice squad. On October 3, he was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster. He was released by the team on October 10, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on December 13. On March 7, 2017, Dysert re-signed with the Cardinals. On June 2, he was waived by the Cardinals.

Dallas Cowboys

On June 5, 2017, Dysert was claimed off waivers by the

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to replace rookie quarterback

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, who was having problems with the

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exchanges during practices. On July 26, it was reported that Dysert would miss the entire upcoming season, due to a herniated disc he suffered while reaching for a bag. He was waived/injured on July 28 and was placed on the

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on July 31.

Post-playing career

Dysert's high school number was formally retired by the school in 2016. returned to

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after he was released by the Cowboys in 2017. He was briefly an assistant football coach at Ada High School. Dysert now works as a private quarterback coach in Ohio.

References

External links

Miami RedHawks bio
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