Reid Sinnett (born February 5, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football for the San Diego Toreros.

Reid Sinnett
Madrid Bravos
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 27)
Johnston, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Johnston
College:San Diego
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-PFL (2019)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Sinnett grew up in Johnston, Iowa, and attended Johnston High School. As a senior, his only year as a starter, he passed for 2,202 yards and 16 touchdowns. Lightly recruited out of high school, Sinnett originally had an offer from Penn before a change in the coaching staff. He eventually decided to enroll at San Diego at the recommendation from a former Penn coach that he contact the team's offensive coordinator, Tanner Engstrand.[1][2] He also received preferred walk-ons from Kansas, Harvard, Iowa State, Rhode Island, and Yale.[3]

College career

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Sinnett redshirted his true freshman season. He spent the next three seasons as the backup to Anthony Lawrence, who became the all-time leading passer in Pioneer Football League history, and passed for a total of 316 yards with one touchdown pass on 24-of-48 passes during that span.[4][5] Sinnett was named the Toreros starter going into his redshirt senior season.[6] In his only season as a starter, Sinnett completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 3,528 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while rushing for 174 yards and six touchdowns and was named first-team All-PFL and a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.[7][8] Following the end of his collegiate career Sinnett played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and completed 9 of 16 passes for 93 yards in the game.[9][10]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 3+58 in
(1.92 m)
229 lb
(104 kg)
33+38 in
(0.85 m)
10+38 in
(0.26 m)
All values from Pro Day[11]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Sinnett signed a contract that included $152,000 in guaranteed money with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[12][13] He was waived by the team during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and subsequently signed with the practice squad the next day.[14] He was released on September 8, 2020.[15]

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

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Sinnett was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad on September 14, 2020.[16] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 12 and 17 games against the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[17][18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 5, 2021.[19]

On August 31, 2021, Sinnett was waived by the Dolphins and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[20] He was promoted to the active roster on September 25, 2021 after an injury to starter Tua Tagovailoa.[21] He was waived on October 23.[22]

Philadelphia Eagles

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Sinnett was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles on October 25, 2021.[23] He did not appear in any games for the Eagles in 2021.

On August 30, 2022, Sinnett was waived by the Eagles and signed to the practice squad the next day.[24][25] He was released on September 7.[26]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

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Sinnett was re-signed to the Dolphins practice squad on October 3, 2022 and was released on November 1, 2022.[27][28]

San Antonio Brahmas (first stint)

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On November 18, 2022, Sinnett was assigned to the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.[29] He was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken foot.[30] He was released from his contract on July 29, 2023.[31]

Cincinnati Bengals

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On July 29, 2023, Sinnett signed with the Cincinnati Bengals due to Joe Burrow suffering a calf strain in training camp.[32] He was waived on August 29.[33] He would later be signed to the Bengals’ practice squad on September 22; after former practice squad quarterback Will Grier was signed to the active roster of the New England Patriots.[34] On September 25, Sinnett was promoted to the active roster.[35] He was waived on October 2.[36]

San Antonio Brahmas (second stint)

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On January 22, 2024, Sinnett re-signed with the Brahmas.[37] He was subsequently waived by the team.[38]

Houston Roughnecks

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On January 24, 2024, Sinnett was claimed off waivers by the Houston Roughnecks.[38] He was released on October 3.[39]

Madrid Bravos

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On October 29, 2024, Sinnett signed with the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football.[40]

Career statistics

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Spring League Career Statistics
Year League Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2023 XFL SA 4 1 0–1 13 19 68.4 97 5.1 1 1 76.0 1 10 10.0 0
2024 UFL HOU 10 5 1–4 117 187 62.6 1,136 6.0 5 4 79.5 12 42 3.5 1
Career 14 6 1–5 130 206 63.1 1,233 5.9 6 5 77.7 13 52 4.0 1

References

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  1. ^ Godwin, Cody (November 27, 2019). "Johnston native Reid Sinnett leads San Diego into FCS playoff matchup against Northern Iowa". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Auman, Greg (April 30, 2020). "Worth waiting for: Small-school QB Reid Sinnett gets his shot with the Bucs". The Athletic. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Reidd Sinnett".
  4. ^ "It's been worth the wait for USD's patient QB". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 28, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Longtime backup QB Sinnett named starter for USD". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Tripp, Darnay (August 28, 2019). "Reid Sinnett Takes Over as Toreros Quarterback". NBCSanDiego.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Quarterback Reid Sinnett going from USD to playing with Tom Brady". The San Diego Union-Tribune. April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  8. ^ Goldman, Charles (April 15, 2020). "Report: Chiefs had video conference with sleeper QB prospect Reid Sinnett". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Haley, Craig (January 20, 2020). "FCS players impress at Shrine, NFLPA bowls". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Pro Day canceled for USD football players". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 Draft Scout Reid Sinnett, San Diego NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bucs sign undrafted free-agent quarterback Reid Sinnett". Tampa Bay Times. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Reid Sinnett: Could stick as developmental QB". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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  15. ^ "Former First-Round QB Josh Rosen Joins Bucs' Practice Squad". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  21. ^ "Roster Moves: Dolphins Promote QB Sinnett to Active, Place QB Tagovailoa on IR". MiamiDolphins.com. September 25, 2021.
  22. ^ "Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves - Week 7". MiamiDolphins.com. October 23, 2021.
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  24. ^ McPherson, Chris (August 30, 2022). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ McPherson, Chris (August 31, 2022). "Eagles sign 15 players to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
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  27. ^ "Miami Dolphins sign Sinnett to practice squad". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  28. ^ "Miami Dolphins make roster moves". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  29. ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  30. ^ "With Reid Sinnett out, San Antonio Brahmas search for fixes". San Antonio Express-News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  31. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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  35. ^ Ulrich, Logan (September 25, 2023). "Bengals Elevate QB Reid Sinnett & TE Tanner Hudson". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  36. ^ "Bengals Roster Moves: QB Waived from Practice Squad". Bengals.com. October 2, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  37. ^ "The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players". UFLBoard.com. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  38. ^ a b @UFL_PR (January 24, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Twitter.
  39. ^ Larsen, James [@JamesLarsenPFN] (October 3, 2024). "Breaking: The Houston Roughnecks have released the following players, per @uflanalyst" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  40. ^ TD24-Redaktion (October 29, 2024). "Reid Sinnett neuer Quarterback der Madrid Bravos". TOUCHDOWN24 (in German). Retrieved October 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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