John Friesz
John Melvin Friesz
Born: May 19, 1967
Missoula, MT USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 214
College: Idaho
High School: Coeur d'Alene (ID)
Career: 1990-2000
Drafted: 1990 in Round 6, #138 overall by the San Diego Chargers
John Friesz played from 1990 to 2000 during his career with the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. Friesz threw for 8,699 yards in his career, completing 745 of 1,364 passes with 45 touchdowns and 42 interceptions. He also ran for 29 yards in 53 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 98 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 58.5 |
| 1991 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 487 | 262 | 53.8 | 2896 | 5.9 | 12 | 2.5 | 15 | 3.1 | 58 | 32 | 214 | 67.1 |
| 1993 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 238 | 128 | 53.8 | 1402 | 5.9 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 66 | 14 | 98 | 72.8 |
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 180 | 105 | 58.3 | 1266 | 7.0 | 10 | 5.6 | 9 | 5.0 | 73 | 6 | 45 | 77.7 |
| 1995 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 120 | 64 | 53.3 | 795 | 6.6 | 6 | 5.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 80.4 |
| 1996 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 211 | 120 | 56.9 | 1629 | 7.7 | 8 | 3.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 80 | 12 | 77 | 86.4 |
| 1997 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 138 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.3 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 18.1 |
| 1998 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 49 | 29 | 59.2 | 409 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 4.1 | 81 | 1 | 7 | 82.8 |
| 2000 | NFL New England Patriots | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 66 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 39.0 |
| Totals | 1364 | 745 | 54.6 | 8699 | 6.4 | 45 | 3.3 | 42 | 3.1 | 81 | 74 | 487 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 29 | 0.5 | 11 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 2 | -21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | -35 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 6 |
| 1994 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 4 |
| 1995 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 3 |
| 1996 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 6 |
| 1997 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL | New England Patriots | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | New England Patriots | 1 | 0 |
