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<h1 class="firstHeading">Rex Grossman</h1>
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                <th>Date of birth</th>
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                <a title="August 23" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23">
                August 23</a>,
                <a title="1980" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980">1980</a></td>
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                <th>Place of birth</th>
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                <a title="Bloomington, Indiana" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington,_Indiana">
                Bloomington, Indiana</a></td>
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                <a title="American football positions" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_positions">
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                <a title="Quarterback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback">
                Quarterback</a></td>
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                College</a></th>
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                <a title="University of Florida" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida">
                Florida</a></td>
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                <th>
                <a title="NFL Draft" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Draft">
                NFL Draft</a></th>
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                <a title="2003 NFL Draft" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NFL_Draft#Round_1.2F_Pick_22">
                2003</a> / Round 1/ Pick 22</td>
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                <th>Statistics</th>
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                  <li><i>
                  <a class="external text" title="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/GrosRe00.htm" href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/GrosRe00.htm">
                  Pro Football Reference</a></i></li>
                  <li><i>
                  <a class="external text" title="http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396159" href="http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396159">
                  NFL.com</a></i></li>
                  <li><i>
                  <a class="external text" title="http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GROSSREX02" href="http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GROSSREX02">
                  DatabaseFootball</a></i></li>
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                <td>2003-<i>present</i></td>
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                <a title="Chicago Bears" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears">
                Chicago Bears</a></td>
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  <p><b>Rex Grossman</b> (born
  <a title="August 23" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23">August 23</a>,
  <a title="1980" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980">1980</a> in
  <a title="Bloomington, Indiana" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington,_Indiana">
  Bloomington, Indiana</a>) is an
  <a title="American football" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football">
  American football</a> player and a
  <a title="Quarterback" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterback">
  quarterback</a>. Grossman currently plays in the
  <a title="National Football League" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League">
  National Football League</a> for the
  <a title="Chicago Bears" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears">
  Chicago Bears</a>. Grossman played
  <a title="College football" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football">
  college football</a> at the
  <a title="University of Florida" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida">
  University of Florida</a>, where he set multiple school passing records, was a 
  finalist for the
  <a title="Heisman Trophy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisman_Trophy">
  Heisman Trophy</a>, and received national recognition.</p>
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        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman#High_school_career">
        <span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">High school 
        career</span></a></li>
        <li class="toclevel-1">
        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman#College_career">
        <span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">College career</span></a></li>
        <li class="toclevel-1">
        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman#Professional_career">
        <span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Professional 
        career</span></a></li>
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        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman#Personal_life">
        <span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li>
        <li class="toclevel-1">
        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman#Trivia">
        <span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Trivia</span></a></li>
        <li class="toclevel-1">
        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Grossman#External_links">
        <span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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  <span class="mw-headline">High school career</span></h2>
  <p>Grossman played quarterback for
  <a title="Bloomington High School South" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington_High_School_South">
  Bloomington High School South</a> in
  <a title="Bloomington, Indiana" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington,_Indiana">
  Bloomington, Indiana</a>. In his senior year, Grossman led his team to the 
  1998 5A state title, throwing 216 yards and five touchdowns in a 35-14 victory 
  over
  <a title="Homestead High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_High_School_(Fort_Wayne,_Indiana%2529">
  Homestead High School</a> in
  <a title="Fort Wayne, Indiana" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wayne,_Indiana">
  Fort Wayne, Indiana</a>
  <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.ihsaa.org/b-football/98Class5AFinals.html" href="http://www.ihsaa.org/b-football/98Class5AFinals.html">
  [1]</a>. Grossman's five touchdown passes set a record for the most touchdown 
  passes thrown in an Indiana state high school championship game.</p>
  <p><a name="College_career" id="College_career"></a></p>
  <h2><span class="editsection">[<a title="Edit section: College career" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rex_Grossman&action=edit&section=2">edit</a>]</span>
  <span class="mw-headline">College career</span></h2>
  <p>Grossman elected to attend the
  <a title="University of Florida" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida">
  University of Florida</a> rather than the school in his hometown,
  <a title="Indiana University Bloomington" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University_Bloomington">
  Indiana University</a>, where both his father and grandfather played football. 
  After
  <a title="Redshirt freshman" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_freshman">
  redshirting his freshman year</a>, in 2000 Grossman found himself the 
  third-string quarterback in an extremely competitive group that included 
  senior
  <a title="Jesse Palmer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Palmer">Jesse 
  Palmer</a> and highly rated true freshman
  <a title="Brock Berlin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_Berlin">Brock 
  Berlin</a>. Nevertheless, after an injury to Palmer, he quickly established 
  himself as the Gators' starter, achieving the third highest
  <a title="Passer rating" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passer_rating">
  passer efficiency</a> rating in the history of the
  <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association">
  NCAA</a>. His sophomore year he came second to
  <a title="University of Nebraska" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska">
  University of Nebraska</a> quarterback
  <a title="Eric Crouch" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Crouch">Eric 
  Crouch</a> in the closest vote in
  <a title="Heisman Trophy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisman_Trophy">
  Heisman Trophy</a> history. His sophomore campaign culminated in the famed 
  &quot;Slinging in the Rain&quot; game against LSU. In this game, Grossman threw 22 
  completions in 32 attempts, for 464 yards and 5 touchdowns, en route to a 
  victory over the Tigers. He broke or approached many records set by
  <a title="Danny Wuerffel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Wuerffel">
  Danny Wuerffel</a>.</p>
  <p>After his junior season in 2002 under new Florida head coach
  <a title="Ron Zook" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Zook">Ron Zook</a>, 
  who had replaced
  <a title="Steve Spurrier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Spurrier">
  Steve Spurrier</a> at the end of the previous season, Grossman opted to forego 
  his final year of collegiate eligibility and declare for the
  <a title="NFL draft" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_draft">NFL draft</a>.</p>
  <p><a name="Professional_career" id="Professional_career"></a></p>
  <h2><span class="editsection">[<a title="Edit section: Professional career" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rex_Grossman&action=edit&section=3">edit</a>]</span>
  <span class="mw-headline">Professional career</span></h2>
  <p>The Chicago Bears selected Grossman during the first round of the
  <a title="2003 NFL Draft" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NFL_Draft">
  2003 NFL Draft</a>. Under the coaching of
  <a title="Dick Jauron" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Jauron">Dick 
  Jauron</a>, Grossman was sidelined in favor of veteran quarterbacks
  <a title="Chris Chandler" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Chandler">
  Chris Chandler</a> and
  <a title="Kordell Stewart" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordell_Stewart">
  Kordell Stewart</a>. Grossman only saw playtime during the final three games 
  of the season, after the Bears were eliminated from the playoffs. Grossman was 
  removed from the final game of the campaign after breaking a finger in his 
  left (non-throwing) hand.</p>
  <p>Before the start of the
  <a title="2004 NFL season" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_NFL_season">
  2004 NFL season</a>, the Bears fired Jauron and hired
  <a title="Lovie Smith" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovie_Smith">Lovie 
  Smith</a>, who declared Grossman the team's starting quarterback. Grossman was 
  criticized when he threw a game-ending interception against the Detroit Lions 
  on opening day. Criticism of his durability intensified when he damaged his 
  knee <a title="Ligaments" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligaments">
  ligaments</a> while scrambling for a touchdown. The injury forced Grossman to 
  spend the remainder of the season recuperating.</p>
  <p>Grossman missed most
  <a title="2005 NFL season" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_NFL_season">
  2005 NFL season</a> after breaking his ankle in a pre-season game. Grossman 
  appeared in a press conference after the game, where he remarked, “<a title="Shit happens" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_happens">Shit 
  happens</a>” to crowd of spectators.<a class="external autonumber" title="http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2005chicagobears.aspx" href="http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2005chicagobears.aspx">[2]</a> 
  On <a title="December 18" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18">
  December 18</a>, <a title="2005" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005">2005</a>, 
  Lovie Smith choose to substitute a fully recovered Grossman in favor of
  <a title="Kyle Orton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Orton">Kyle 
  Orton</a>. Although Grossman only played for one half, he managed to lead the 
  Bears to 16-3 victory over the
  <a title="Atlanta Falcons" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons">
  Atlanta Falcons</a>. Grossman continued his momentum that following week by 
  leading the Bears to 24-17 victory over the
  <a title="Green Bay Packers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers">
  Green Bay Packers</a>. After a loss to the Vikings, Grossman and the Bears 
  prepared to battle the
  <a title="Carolina Panthers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Panthers">
  Carolina Panthers</a>. In Grossman’s first playoff game, he completed 17 of 41 
  passes, and threw one interception and touchdown for a 29-21 loss.</p>
  <p>During a <a title="WFLD" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFLD">Chicago 
  FOX Sports</a> interview before the
  <a title="2006 Chicago Bears season" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season">
  2006 season</a>, Grossman stated that he was eager to leave his injury-prone 
  past behind him. Despite a sub par pre-season performance, Grossman led the 
  Bears to a 26-0 victory over the
  <a title="Green Bay Packers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers">
  Green Bay Packers</a>. The following week, Grossman spearheaded the Bears to a 
  34-7 victory over the
  <a title="Detroit Lions" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions">
  Detroit Lions</a> by throwing four touchdowns. Grossman's week two performance 
  earned him the &quot;<a title="FedEx" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx">FedEx</a> 
  Air &amp; Ground Player of the week award&quot;, as well as the NFL's highest overall 
  quarterback rating.</p>
  <p>On <a title="September 28" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_28">
  September 28</a>, Grossman was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for
  <a title="September 2006" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2006">
  September 2006</a>
  <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2480" href="http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2480">
  [3]</a>. Three days later, Grossman lead the Bears to a 37-6 victory over the
  <a title="Seattle Seahawks" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks">
  Seattle Seahawks</a>, throwing two touchdowns and 232 yards. Grossman's week 
  four stellar performance earned him another &quot;FedEx Air &amp; Ground Player of the 
  week award&quot;. The following week, Grossman lead the Bears to 40-7 victory over 
  the <a title="Buffalo Bills" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills">
  Buffalo Bills</a>, marking the Bears' best start since
  <a title="1986 NFL season" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_NFL_season">
  1986</a>.</p>
  <p>Grossman's productive performance was ran aground during a
  <a title="Monday Night Football" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Night_Football">
  Monday Night</a> game against the
  <a title="Arizona Cardinals" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals">
  Arizona Cardinals</a>. Over the course of the
  <a title="2006 Chicago Bears season" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season#Week_6:_at_Arizona_Cardinals">
  game</a>, Grossman threw four interceptions, fumbled twice, and only threw for 
  134 yards. Despite his poor performance, the Bears' defense and special teams 
  managed to rally 24 points in the second half. After leaving the game, 
  Grossman remarked, &quot;I've never played so bad and won a game like that.&quot;
  <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nfl17oct17,1,7940052.story?ctrack=1&amp;cset=true" href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nfl17oct17,1,7940052.story?ctrack=1&cset=true">
  [4]</a>.</p>
  <p><a name="Personal_life" id="Personal_life"></a></p>
  <h2><span class="editsection">[<a title="Edit section: Personal life" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rex_Grossman&action=edit&section=4">edit</a>]</span>
  <span class="mw-headline">Personal life</span></h2>
  <p>Grossman has been married to Alison Miska since
  <a title="2005" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005">2005</a>.</p>
  <p><a name="Trivia" id="Trivia"></a></p>
  <h2><span class="editsection">[<a title="Edit section: Trivia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rex_Grossman&action=edit&section=5">edit</a>]</span>
  <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span></h2>
  <ul>
    <li>Besides <a title="Football" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football">
    football</a>, Rex enjoys playing
    <a title="Basketball" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball">
    basketball</a> in his free time
    <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.chicagobears.com/articles/articlesNewsDetail.jsp?id=16004" href="http://www.chicagobears.com/articles/articlesNewsDetail.jsp?id=16004">
    [5]</a>.</li>
    <li>Despite the bitter rivalry between the
    <a title="Chicago Bears" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears">
    Chicago Bears</a> and
    <a title="Green Bay Packers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers">
    Green Bay Packers</a>, Rex Grossman has always admired
    <a title="Brett Favre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Favre">Brett 
    Favre</a>.</li>
    <li>Rex claims his most prized
    <a title="NFL" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL">NFL</a> career moment 
    came when he returned to the football field on
    <a title="December 18th" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18th">
    December 18th</a>, <a title="2005" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005">
    2005</a>, and lead the Bears to a victory over the
    <a title="Atlanta Falcons" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons">
    Atlanta Falcons</a>.</li>
    <li>Grossman is a third-generation football player. Both his father, Daniel, 
    and paternal grandfather, Rex Sr., played football for
    <a title="Indiana University Bloomington" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University_Bloomington">
    Indiana University</a>.</li>
    <li>Grossman's grandfather (Rex Sr.) also played for the
    <a title="Baltimore Colts" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Colts">
    Baltimore Colts</a> in the late 1940s.</li>
    <li>Grossman is a frequent guest on
    <a title="WFLD" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFLD">FOX News Chicago</a>'s
    <i>The Final Word</i>. During one interview, Grossman admitted to being a 
    fan of
    <a title="Vanilla Ice" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice">
    Vanilla Ice</a>'s smash hit, <i>
    <a title="Ice Ice Baby" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Ice_Baby">Ice 
    Ice Baby</a></i>.</li>
    <li>Grossman nickname while at the University of Florida was ' Sexy Rexy'. 
    Grossman's head coach while at Florida,
    <a title="Steve Spurrier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Spurrier">
    Steve Spurrier</a>, is said to have given him this nickname.
    <a title="Muhsin Muhammad" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhsin_Muhammad">
    Muhsin Muhammad</a>, the first Bears player to publicly use the nickname, 
    anncouced Rex Grossman as 'Sexy Rexy' on
    <a title="ESPN Monday Night Football" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_Monday_Night_Football">
    ESPN Monday Night Football</a> against the
    <a title="Arizona Cardinals" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals">
    Arizona Cardinals</a> on
    <a title="October 2006" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2006">
    October 2006</a> during the starting line up segment.
    <a class="external autonumber" title="http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-061016bearwithus,1,5761720.column?coll=cs-home-headlines" href="http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-061016bearwithus,1,5761720.column?coll=cs-home-headlines">
    [6]</a>
    <a class="external autonumber" title="http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-061013bearstown,1,7527718.story" href="http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-061013bearstown,1,7527718.story">
    [7]</a></li>
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