Byron Leftwich Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Salary, Net Worth, Stats, NFL

Byron Leftwich
Byron Leftwich

Byron Leftwich Biography

Byron Leftwich (Byron Antron Leftwich) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the current offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).

He used to play college football at Marshall University and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars seventh overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He played college football at Marshall University and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars seventh overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. Leftwich also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XLVIII as they beat the Arizona Cardinals. Leftwich previously served as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for the Cardinals until he was fired after the 2018 season.

Byron Leftwich Age

Leftwich was born on January 14, 1980, in Washington, D.C. United States. He is 43 years old as of 2023.

Byron Leftwich Height

Leftwich stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches tall.

Byron Leftwich
Byron Leftwich

Byron Leftwich Family

Byron likes to keep his personal life private hence there is no any available information about his parents or siblings.

Byron Leftwich Wife

Leftwich is very private about his personal life hence there is no information or news about his dating life. It is therefore not known whether he is married or has any children.

Byron Leftwich Salary

Leftwich earns an average salary of about $500,000 dollars annually.

Byron Leftwich Contract

Leftwich recently signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers worth $825,000 including a $65,000 signing bonus and also $825,000 dollars as the average annual salary.

Byron Leftwich Net Worth

Leftwich earns his income from his businesses and from other related organizations. He also earns his income from his work as a football coach. He has an estimated net worth of $ 10 million dollars.

Byron Leftwich Education

Byron Leftwich attended Howard D. Woodson High School in Washington, DC where he played as a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. He also garnered an honorable mention on the Washington Post’s All-Met football team in 1997 as a senior. He was also first-team All-DCIAA East in basketball his senior year.

Byron Leftwich Playing career

Leftwich starred at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He was the MVP of the 2000 Motor City Bowl. Leftwich gained recognition after quarterbacking a 64–61 overtime victory over East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl, in which he competed against future teammate David Garrard.

He is also remembered for being carried by linemen Steve Sciullo and Steve Perretta, after breaking his shin, specifically the left tibia, and returning to the game, taking Marshall down the field on multiple series as he rallied his team to a 17-point comeback against Akron in November 2002, although Marshall still lost 34–20.

Leftwich with his fellow Marshall alumni Chad Pennington, Randy Moss, and Doug Chapman is also credited for helping the Mid-American Conference (MAC) gain more national attention; Marshall has since joined Conference USA.

In his career at Marshall, Leftwich completed 939 of 1,442 passes (65.1 percent) for 11,903 yards, 89 touchdowns, and 28 interceptions. He amassed 12,090 yards of total offense on 1,632 plays, ranking second on the school’s all-time list behind Chad Pennington.

Byron Leftwich National Football League 2003 NFL Draft

At the 2003 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens agreed to a trade to move the Ravens into position to take Leftwich with Minnesota’s seventh overall selection.

However, one of the teams had second thoughts at the last minute and the Vikings missed the allotted time for their pick. As a result, they defaulted on the selection and were dropped to ninth. The Jaguars, originally supposed to draft eighth, moved up and took Leftwich with the seventh overall pick.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Byron Leftwich took over as the Jaguars starting quarterback in game four of the rookie year when Mark Brunell was injured in the previous week’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. For the first 11 games of the 2005 regular season, when he developed into the quarterback, the Jaguars believed that they can be picked in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

He attained a passer rating of 89.3, ninth-best in the NFL, and a 3:1 touchdown: interception ratio (15:5). However, in the 12th game of the regular season against the Arizona Cardinals, Leftwich suffered a broken ankle after being sacked by Cardinals’ safety Adrian Wilson on the first play of the game.

He missed the remaining five games of the regular season. He returned against the New England Patriots in the AFC Wild Card round of the playoffs. The Patriots won 28–3. He entered his fourth NFL season as the Jaguars’ starting quarterback but without veteran wide receiver Jimmy Smith, who suddenly retired in May 2006.

He led the Jaguars to victories on national television in consecutive weeks against the favored Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers to begin the 2006 season. He suffered an ankle injury in a week 4 loss to the Washington Redskins. Following a week 6 loss to the Houston Texans, Leftwich had surgery to repair the ankle, which effectively ended his season.

David Garrard replaced Leftwich for the remainder of the season. In his first seven games as Leftwich’s replacement, Garrard led the Jaguars to five wins and two losses and an 8–5 record through 13 games. Garrard’s and the team’s success in Leftwich’s absence led to speculation that the Jaguars might seek to replace Leftwich permanently with Garrard.

However, the Jaguars lost the three final games of the season, preventing the team from making the playoffs. Garrard struggled during the final three games. He threw three interceptions and fumbled once in a 24–17 loss to the Tennessee Titans, whose offense had struggled throughout the game, mustering only 98 total yards of offense to the Jaguars’ 396.

Three of the turnovers were returned for touchdowns, accounting for 21 of the Titans’ 24 points. The Jaguars lost the following two games to the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. In the final game of the season, Garrard’s ineffectiveness prompted Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio to replace Garrard with backup Quinn Gray.

On February 2007, Del Rio publicly reaffirmed their commitment to Leftwich, who was formally known as the team’s starter over Garrard and Gray. After observing Leftwich’s and Garrard’s performances throughout the 2007 preseason, in the week preceding the first regular season game of 2007 Del Rio named Garrard the team’s starter and declared that Leftwich would be either cut or traded. The Jaguars cut Leftwich on September 1, 2007.

Atlanta Falcons

On September 17, 2007, Leftwich was flown out to Atlanta to meet with Atlanta Falcons officials, citing a possible signing with the team. On September 18, Leftwich signed a two-year deal with the Falcons with incentives attached that could make the deal worth up to $7 million.

He entered the season as a backup starter with Joey Harrington. After replacing Harrington late in Week 5, Leftwich got the start in Week 7 and played very well, before having to leave the game with an ankle sprain.

He got the start again in Week 11 after returning from his injury. Harrington regained his starting position and Leftwich did not play again. On February 15, 2008, he was released by the Falcons. He worked out for the Tennessee Titans in July.

First stint with Steelers

On August 10, 2008, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a one-year deal after Pittsburgh’s backup Charlie Batch was injured in a preseason game. The contract was worth $1,645,000 and included a $140,000 signing bonus. He started the 2008 season as the backup to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He said I’m the guy sitting in the bullpen,” and he stated prior to the first game of the 2008 season. “If something were to happen, I have to go out there.”

He performed well throughout the season when called upon, appearing in five games. During the 2008 season, he completed 21 of 36 attempts for 303 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 104.3 passer rating, in addition to rushing for one touchdown. Leftwich earned a Super Bowl ring as the Steelers’ backup when the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLVIII.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Leftwich agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $17 million with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 12, 2009. On August 29, Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris named Leftwich the team’s starter for the 2009 regular season. On September 28, Buccaneers benched Leftwich after a disappointing loss to the New York Giants and an 0-3 start to the season.

Josh Johnson was named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new starting QB, while Leftwich moved down to third-string behind Josh Freeman. After spending several games inactive due to an elbow injury, on November 24 he was placed on injured reserve, ending his 2009 season.

Second stint with Steelers

He was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2010 seventh-round draft pick on April 20, 2010. He was expected to be the starter while Ben Roethlisberger served his four-game suspension but suffered a knee injury during the preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers.

Leftwich was cut from the Steelers on September 18, 2010, in a temporary move to make room for defensive lineman Steve McLendon, who was signed due to an injury to Casey Hampton. However, on September 19, Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon was injured in a win over the Tennessee Titans and Leftwich was re-signed on the morning of September 20.

He made one appearance during the regular season finale, in relief of Roethlisberger, once the game was out of reach for opponents Cleveland. The final score was 41-9 and he completed 5 passes out of 7 attempts for a total of 42 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He was the Steelers’ backup quarterback for their playoff run and Super Bowl XLV loss to the Green Bay Packers.

2011

During week 3 of the 2011 preseason against Atlanta, Leftwich broke his left arm after landing awkwardly while running with the ball. On September 2, he was placed on the Injured Reserve list, causing him to miss the entire season. He later re-signed with the team in April 2012.

2012

During Week 10 of the 2012 season, Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field, injuring his SC joint and rib on the only sack of the game.

He came into the game and completed seven of 14 passes for 73 yards, helping lead the team to a go-ahead fourth-quarter field goal in a game that would eventually be tied before the Steelers finally won in overtime.

Two days after the win against the Chiefs, the Steelers announced that Leftwich would be the starter in Week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens at home. He had a career-long rush of 31 yards for a touchdown in the opening drive in the loss against the Ravens. However, in the process, he broke his rib and he was sidelined after the game.

Byron Leftwich Coaching career

On May 9, 2016, Byron Leftwich was hired as a coaching intern while still in the training camp. He was given the duty to help train the Cardinals quarterbacks. He was hired as the Cardinals’ quarterbacks coach on January 27, 2017.

On October 19, 2018, after the Cardinals fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, Leftwich was selected to take over his role. He was fired on December 31, 2018, along with head coach Steve Wilks.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On January 8, 2019, he was hired as an offensive coordinator and pass-game coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joining the staff of new head coach Bruce Arians.

Byron Leftwich Coaching tree

NFL head coaches under whom Byron Leftwich has served:

  • Bruce Arians, Arizona Cardinals (2016–2017), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019-)
  • Steve Wilks, Arizona Cardinals (2018)

Byron Leftwich In the media

  • In college, he starred in MTV’s True Life: I’m a Heisman Trophy Candidate.
  • During the 2003 season, Leftwich was featured on “Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL”, an ESPN documentary profiling the life of a few select NFL first-year players.
  • In 2004, Leftwich served as the grand marshal for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Leftwich appeared on Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith hosted by Stephen A. Smith on ESPN in the spring of 2006.
  • A 1967 Lincoln Continental owned by Leftwich was featured on an episode of the show Unique Whips on Speed Channel.
  • Leftwich and fellow NFL player Michael Strahan were interviewed by NBC during coverage of the Kentucky Derby in May 2007.
  • Leftwich is a frequent guest on the NFL Total Access, the flagship show of the NFL Network. On multiple appearances, host Rich Eisen has drawn comparisons between Leftwich and actor Gary Coleman.
  • In the ending clip montage of the 2006 film, We Are Marshall, Leftwich’s famous effort of playing on a broken leg is featured.

Byron Leftwich Stats

Passing
SEASON TEAM
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
Career  
 
GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS AVG TD INT LNG SACK RTG QBR
15 239 418 57.2 2,819 6.7 14 16 84 19 73.0
14 267 441 60.5 2,941 6.7 15 10 65 25 82.2
11 175 302 57.9 2,123 7.0 15 5 45 23 89.3
6 108 183 59.0 1,159 6.3 7 5 51 9 79.0 44.7
3 32 58 55.2 279 4.8 1 2 23 6 59.5 6.6
5 21 36 58.3 303 8.4 2 0 50 3 104.3 97.3
3 58 107 54.2 594 5.6 4 3 47 2 71.2 61.0
1 5 7 71.4 42 6.0 0 0 14 2 86.6 54.4
2 25 53 47.2 272 5.1 0 1 37 3 54.9 28.1
60 930 1605 57.9 10,532 6.6 58 42 84 92 78.9
 
Rushing
SEASON TEAM
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
Career  
 
GP ATT YDS AVG TD LNG FD FUM LST
15 25 108 4.3 2 18 10 2 2
14 39 148 3.8 2 17 7 0 0
11 31 67 2.2 2 9 7 0 0
6 25 41 1.6 2 7 5 2 0
3 6 7 1.2 0 7 1 2 0
5 4 7 1.8 1 8 1 0 0
3 6 6 1.0 0 4 1 2 0
2 1 31 31.0 1 31 1 0 0
60 137 415 3.0 10 31 33 8 2
 
Receiving
SEASON TEAM
2004
Career  
 
GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG FD FUM LST
14 1 0 -7 -7.0 0 -7 0 0 0
60 1 0 -7 -7.0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Defensive
SEASON TEAM
2003
2004
2005
2007
Career  
 
GP TOT SOLO AST SACK FF FR YDS INT YDS AVG TD LNG PD STF STFYDS KB
15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Scoring
SEASON TEAM
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
Career  
 
GP PASS RUSH REC RET TD 2PT PAT FG PTS
15 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12
14 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12
11 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12
6 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
60 58 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 60

Byron Leftwich Broken Leg

Leftwich once played an whole quarter of a game against Akron. He injured his leg during the first quarter then later in the third quarter he went back in and after the Akron’s 34-20 win, Keftwich was carried from the field by his team mates.

 

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