Chris Streveler

Christopher L. Streveler (born January 6, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota and South Dakota. Streveler previously played two seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Chris Streveler
Streveler during the 2019 Grey Cup parade with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
No. 15 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995
Naperville, Illinois
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Marian Central Catholic
College:Minnesota
South Dakota
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
TD–INT:1–1
Passing yards:105
Completion percentage:68.75
Passer rating:81.5
Rushing yards:15
Rushing touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Streveler started his college career playing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he played for three years, before transferring to the University of South Dakota. Streveler then played two years with the South Dakota Coyotes. There, he threw for 6,081 yards and 54 touchdowns, earning the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year award in 2017. He was a runner-up for the Walter Payton Award.[1]

Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Streveler signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on May 4, 2018, after going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was expected to compete with Blue Bombers' quarterbacks Matt Nichols, Darian Durant and Alex Ross in training camp. However, the presumptive backup quarterback, Darian Durant, retired before the start of training camp.[2] The Blue Bombers signed quarterback Bryan Bennett to compete with Streveler and Ross for backup behind Nichols. On June 1, 2018, Streveler played in his first preseason game with the Blue Bombers, going 10 for 10 with 140 yards and an 80-yard touchdown pass. On June 6, Nichols suffered an injury in practice that would later sideline him for four to six weeks to open the 2018 season. Instead of signing a veteran quarterback to lead the team, the Blue Bombers elected to start Streveler to open the season. Streveler became the first quarterback to start a CFL game coming out of college since 1994, when future Hall of Famer Anthony Calvillo started for the Las Vegas Posse.[3] Streveler won his first CFL match in Week 2 when the Bombers defeated the Alouettes 56–10.[4] Streveler started the first three games of the season for the Bombers before starting quarterback Nichols returned from injury.[5] Streveler continued to be utilized as a rusher and rotational passer, and finished the season by completing 86 out of 140 passes for 1,134 yards and 11 touchdowns against 5 interceptions. On the ground, Streveler had 77 carries for 441 yards and 10 more scores.

The 2019 season began with Streveler as the backup quarterback to Matt Nichols. Nichols suffered an injury in Week 10 and was placed on the six-game injured reserve list, which promoted Streveler to the starting role.[6] Despite completing only seven passes for 89 yards Streveler was able to lead the Bombers to a win thanks in part to his rushing performance in which he gained 95 yards and scored a touchdown.[7] Streveler remained the Bombers starting quarterback for eight matches, winning three of those games and losing five. He suffered an injury in Week 19 and was relegated to the injured list for the Bombers final game of the regular season, as the team announced veteran Zach Collaros as the starting quarterback; whom the Bombers had traded for on trade deadline day only a couple weeks prior.[8] Streveler finished 2019 with 1,564 yards passing and 8 touchdowns, compared to 14 interceptions in 17 games played. On 127 carries, he put up 726 yards and 12 more majors. Competing as a running option to Collaros, the West Semi-Final victory over the Calgary Stampeders saw Streveler set a CFL playoff record when he took 23 snaps at quarterback without attempting a pass.[9] Streveler played a limited role in the West Final against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, with only one pass attempt and four carries for 10 yards, the Bombers still won and got a chance to compete in the 107th Grey Cup in Calgary. In the championship game Streveler played a much larger role, throwing a touchdown pass to Andrew Harris, rushing for thirty yards, and catching a pass from Darvin Adams, as the Bombers won their 11th Grey Cup, their first in 29 years.[10]

Following the season, it was reported that Streveler had scheduled workouts with three NFL teams: the Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins.[11] He was released on February 3, 2020 in order to pursue NFL opportunities, reportedly with the Cardinals.[12][13]

Arizona Cardinals

On February 4, 2020, Streveler signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[14] Streveler made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, playing one snap and rushing three yards for a first down as the Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 24–20.[15] Streveler took over as quarterback in Week 17 (January 3, 2021), replacing the injured Kyler Murray and leading the team to a 18–7 loss against the Los Angeles Rams. During the game, Streveler threw for 105 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception.[16]

CFL career statistics
Legend
* Led the league
° CFL record
≈ Won the Grey Cup
± Grey Cup MVP
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
2018 WPG 18 5 86 140 61.4 1,134 8.1 11 5 98.3 77 441 5.7 10
2019WPG≈ 17 7 156 234 66.7 1,564 6.7 8 14 71.9 127 726 5.7 12
Totals 35 12 242 374 64.7 2,698 7.2 19 19 81.8 204 1,167 5.7 22

NFL career statistics
Legend
* Led the league
° NFL record
≈ Won the Super Bowl
× AP NFL MVP
± Super Bowl MVP
Bold Career high

Regular season
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
2020 ARI 5 0 11 16 68.8 105 6.6 1 1 81.5 4 15 3.8 0

References
  1. "Bombers add two to roster, including QB Chris Streveler". bluebombers.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. "USD's Chris Streveler signs with Winnipeg Blue Bombers of CFL". argusleader.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. "Rookie Chris Streveler to start season at quarterback for Blue Bombers". Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  4. "2018-06-22 Game Tracker – Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Montreal Alouettes (2471) – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  5. "Blue Bombers name Nichols starter against Lions – Article – TSN". TSN. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  6. Naylor, Dave (August 23, 2019). "Naylor's Kickoff: Bombers need Streveler with Nichols sidelined – TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. "2019-08-23 Game Tracker – Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Edmonton Eskimos (2600)". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. "With Chris Streveler injured, Zach Collaros leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers' offence". Global News. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  9. Ted Wyman (November 16, 2019). "CFL WEST FINAL: Rejuvenated Bombers have sights set on upset in Saskatchewan". National Post.
  10. Devin Heroux (November 25, 2019). "Drought over, pants on: Bombers deliver a Grey Cup win for the ages". CBC Sports.
  11. TSN ca Staff (January 14, 2020). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler schedules three NFL workouts – TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. "Bombers release Streveler to pursue NFL opportunities". Canadian Football League. February 3, 2020.
  13. "Former CFL QB Chris Streveler signs with Arizona Cardinals". 3DownNation. February 3, 2020.
  14. Urban, Darren (February 4, 2020). "Cardinals Sign CFL Quarterback Chris Streveler". azcardinals.com.
  15. "Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  16. "Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams - January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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