Brooks Bollinger is a retired American football quarterback and current coach. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin. Bollinger has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, and Detroit Lions. Bollinger announced his intention to retire from professional football in 2011. Bollinger is currently the quarterbacks coach with the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team. Bollinger played quarterback for Central High School in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He... played in every game while attending the school and passed for 40 touchdowns and ran for 19 more. He was also drafted twice by the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, both times in the 50th round. Bollinger was a four-year starting quarterback for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2000, Bollinger, a redshirt freshman starter, assisted the Badgers in their second straight Rose Bowl victory along with teammate and Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne. The following year, Bollinger played in the Sun Bowl and defeated the UCLA Bruins.
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