Andrew Quarless

Andrew Christopher Quarless (born October 6, 1988) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Penn State. Quarless was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl XLV with them over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions.

Andrew Quarless
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Quarless with the Green Bay Packers in 2011
No. 81, 82
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-06) October 6, 1988
Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Uniondale (NY)
College:Penn State
NFL Draft:2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:89
Receiving yards:940
Receiving touchdowns:6
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Quarless attended Turtle Hook Junior High School in Uniondale, New York, then received a scholarship to Holy Trinity High School on Long Island until his junior year when he transferred to Uniondale High School. It was there that he had his greatest season before entering Penn State. After winning the Super Bowl he returned to Uniondale, where he was honored by Uniondale Ave being renamed "Andrew Quarless Way".

College career

Quarless had a breakout season as a true freshman in 2006.[1] He was pushed into Joe Paterno in a game against Wisconsin, which broke Paterno's leg.[2] Success in the 2007 season was limited due to suspensions and loss of his starting position at tight end to Mickey Shuler, Jr.[3] Quarless saw limited playing time in 2008 until the Illinois game when he started in the place of an injured Shuler and caught a key 4th-quarter touchdown.[1][4] He made the game-winning catch in the 2010 East-West Shrine Game.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench pressWonderlic
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m)		 254 lb
(115 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		4.69 s1.70 s2.80 s4.57 s7.29 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		23 reps17[5]
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7]

Green Bay Packers
Quarless in August 2011

Quarless was selected in the fifth round (154th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2010 NFL Draft.[8] On July 12, 2010, he signed a contract with the Packers.[9] Quarless scored his first NFL career touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. In the 2010 regular season, he had picked up 238 yards. He had 21 receptions averaging 11.3 yards per catch. At the end of the 2010 season, Quarless and the Packers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had one reception for five yards in the game.[10] In 2011, he had three receptions for 36 yards and was the primary backup to Jermichael Finley. His role was a blocker. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in a 4th quarter kickoff return in the 38-35 win against the New York Giants on Sunday December 4, 2011. On December 7, 2011, Quarless was placed on injured reserve.[11] He was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform on August 27, 2012.[12] On November 7, 2012, Quarless was activated from reserve/physically unable to perform.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2012.[14] On March 13, 2014, Quarless was re-signed by the Packers.[15] He was placed on injured reserve – designated for return on September 30, 2015.[16] On December 21, 2015, Quarless was activated from injured reserve – designated for return.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on January 15, 2016.[18]

Detroit Lions

On August 15, 2016, Quarless was signed by the Detroit Lions.[19] He was released on September 19, 2016.[20]

Statistics

Source: NFL.com

YearTeamGGSReceivingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
Regular season
2010GB 1332123811.323111
2011GB 10233612.021000
2013GB 1610323129.822200
2014GB 16112932311.134300
2015GB 514317.813000
Total60278994010.634611
Postseason
2010GB 415469.215000
2013GB 11188.08000
2014GB 204317.813100
2015GB 10000.00000
Total8210858.515100

The "Macho Gun Incident"

On July 4, 2015, Quarless was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm in public in Miami Beach.[21] Miami Beach Police were called by a parking attendant who witnessed Quarless' dispute and the firearm discharge who reported that Quarless and Michael Ritchie approached a white car filled with women. The attendant heard the women yell, "No! Get away! Leave me alone!"

Quarless then took out a semiautomatic handgun and fired two shots. One woman felt that Quarless did this "in an attempt to emphasize his dominance and manhood." Quarless was discovered by police, along with his handgun, attempting to hide in bushes in front of a nearby tavern. Bullets found at the scene of the crime matched the gun Quarless was found with.[22]

On August 12, 2016, he was suspended by the NFL for the first two games of the 2016 season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.[23]

References
  1. "10 Andrew Quarless". Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  2. Fittipaldo, Ray (November 5, 2006). "Paterno". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. "Penn St. tight end Andrew Quarless suspended for unspecified violation". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 5, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  4. "Penn State remains unbeaten, tops Illinois, 38-24". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 27, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  5. "2010 Green Bay Packers draft picks". JSOnline.com. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  6. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Andrew Quarless". NFL.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  7. "Andrew Quarless - Penn State, TE : 2010 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  8. "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  9. "Packers sign TE Quarless". Packers.com. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  10. "Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  11. "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. December 7, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. "Packers reduce active roster to 75". Packers.com. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  13. "Packers activate Quarless, place Perry on IR". Packers.com. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  14. "Packers sign two from practice squad". Packers.com. December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  15. Demovsky, Rob (March 13, 2014). "Andrew Quarless re-signs with Pack". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  16. "Packers place Quarless on Injured Reserve – designated for return". Packers.com. September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  17. "Packers move TE Andrew Quarless to active roster". Packers.com. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  18. "TE Andrew Quarless placed on injured reserve". Packers.com. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  19. "Lions sign TE Andrew Quarless and LB Dominique Tovell". DetroitLions.com. August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  20. Rothstein, Michael (September 19, 2016). "Lions release TE Andrew Quarless, who was set to return from ban". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  21. Patra, Kevin (July 4, 2015). "Packers TE Andrew Quarless arrested for firing gun". NFL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  22. "Andrew Quarless, Packers Tight End, Arrested in South Beach for Firing Gun".
  23. Demovsky, Rob (August 12, 2016). "Former Packers TE Andrew Quarless suspended two games". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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