Samuel Jacob "Sam" Bradford was born 8 November 1987 is an
American football quarterback for the
St. Louis Rams in the
National Football League. He was the first overall pick in the
2010 NFL Draft, and played college
football at
Oklahoma. Bradford also has the
NCAA record for most touchdown passes a
freshman quarterback with the
36th.
Oklahoma's Rhett Bomar QB as a sophomore, was dismissed from the team for violating NCAA rules. His departure left a void at the quarterback position at Oklahoma. Bradford won the starting quarterback role for the 2007 team.
Bradford surpassed the quarterback coach Josh Heupel the school record for passing yards in a single game with 468 yards. Bradford said he would forgo the 2009 NFL Draft to return to Oklahoma for his junior season.