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Jon Kitna

Kitna with the Cowboys in 2010
Dallas Cowboys
Position: Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: September 21, 1972 (age 46)
Tacoma, Washington
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Tacoma (WA) Lincoln
College: Central Washington
Undrafted: 1996
Career history
As player:
Pass attempts: 4,442
Pass completions: 2,677
Percentage: 60.3
TD–INT: 169–165
Passing yards: 29,745
QB Rating: 77.4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Jon Kelly Kitna (born September 21, 1972) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. After playing college football for Central Washington University, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 and was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 1997. He led the Dragons to a World Bowl championship, and became the starting quarterback for the Seahawks in 1998 after spending the 1997 and most of the 1998 seasons as the backup to Warren Moon. Following a four-year stint with Seattle, Kitna signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001. He played for the Bengals from 2001 to 2005 as their starting quarterback, and, later, the mentor to Carson Palmer. He was a member of the Detroit Lions from 2006 to 2008, and the Dallas Cowboys from 2009 to 2011.
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Kitna was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, where he attended Concordia Lutheran School and Lincoln High School, lettering in football, basketball and baseball. He moved on to Central Washington University without an athletic scholarship and became a starter at quarterback as a freshman, beating out current California Offensive Coordinator Beau Baldwin before passing for 1,964 Yards. The next year, he posted 3,241 yards. As a junior, he registered 2,532 passing yards.
In 1995, he tallied 4,616 passing yards on 364-of-576 completions (63.1%), 42 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, while leading the Wildcats to the NAIA Football National Championship.[1] He finished his college career with 43 games, 12,353 passing yards, 911-of-1,550 completions (58.8%), 99 touchdowns and 59 interceptions.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Central Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Believing that his football career was over after the NAIA championship, Kitna finished his math education degree at Central Washington[2] and began applying for high-school coaching jobs. Seattle Seahawks head coach Dennis Erickson visited the campus to give a tryout for his nephew, a receiver on the Central Washington team. Impressed by Kitna's strong passes, on April 25, the Seahawks signed him as an undrafted free agent to attend the 1996 training camp. He made the practice squad and was sent to NFL Europe at the end of his rookie season.[1]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jon Kitna

Kitna with the Cowboys in 2010
Dallas Cowboys
Position: Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: September 21, 1972 (age 46)
Tacoma, Washington
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Tacoma (WA) Lincoln
College: Central Washington
Undrafted: 1996
Career history
As player:
- Seattle Seahawks (1996–2000)
- Barcelona Dragons (1997)
- Cincinnati Bengals (2001–2005)
- Detroit Lions (2006–2008)
- Dallas Cowboys (2009–2011, 2013)
- Lincoln High School (2012–2014)
Head coach - Waxahachie High School (2015–2017)
Head coach - Brophy College Preparatory (2018)
Head coach - Dallas Cowboys (2019–present)
Quarterbacks coach
- NAIA National Champion (1995)
- NAIA All-American (1995)
- World Bowl Champion (1997)
- World Bowl MVP (1997)
- AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2003)
- PFWA NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2003)
Pass attempts: 4,442
Pass completions: 2,677
Percentage: 60.3
TD–INT: 169–165
Passing yards: 29,745
QB Rating: 77.4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Jon Kelly Kitna (born September 21, 1972) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. After playing college football for Central Washington University, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 and was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 1997. He led the Dragons to a World Bowl championship, and became the starting quarterback for the Seahawks in 1998 after spending the 1997 and most of the 1998 seasons as the backup to Warren Moon. Following a four-year stint with Seattle, Kitna signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001. He played for the Bengals from 2001 to 2005 as their starting quarterback, and, later, the mentor to Carson Palmer. He was a member of the Detroit Lions from 2006 to 2008, and the Dallas Cowboys from 2009 to 2011.
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- 1 Early years
- 2 Professional career
- 3 Coaching career
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Head coaching record
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Kitna was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, where he attended Concordia Lutheran School and Lincoln High School, lettering in football, basketball and baseball. He moved on to Central Washington University without an athletic scholarship and became a starter at quarterback as a freshman, beating out current California Offensive Coordinator Beau Baldwin before passing for 1,964 Yards. The next year, he posted 3,241 yards. As a junior, he registered 2,532 passing yards.
In 1995, he tallied 4,616 passing yards on 364-of-576 completions (63.1%), 42 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, while leading the Wildcats to the NAIA Football National Championship.[1] He finished his college career with 43 games, 12,353 passing yards, 911-of-1,550 completions (58.8%), 99 touchdowns and 59 interceptions.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Central Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Believing that his football career was over after the NAIA championship, Kitna finished his math education degree at Central Washington[2] and began applying for high-school coaching jobs. Seattle Seahawks head coach Dennis Erickson visited the campus to give a tryout for his nephew, a receiver on the Central Washington team. Impressed by Kitna's strong passes, on April 25, the Seahawks signed him as an undrafted free agent to attend the 1996 training camp. He made the practice squad and was sent to NFL Europe at the end of his rookie season.[1]