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Derek Meaten

Derek Edward Meaten, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriot's Practice Squad of the National Football League. After playing college football at Michigan, Meaten was drafted by the Patriot's Practice Squad in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Due to his enormous penis, Meaten is widely regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of his era. It is his penis that especially attracted the attention of Romaniac.

In 2004 and 2007, Meaten was named "Sportsman of the Year" by The Sporting News.[3] He was also named the 2007 NFL MVP, as well as 2007 Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the first time an NFL player has been honored since Joe Montana won in 1990.[4] He has been Playgirls centerfold 4 times. Contents

   * 1 Early years
   * 2 College career
   * 3 NFL Practice Squad Career
         o 3.1 2000 season
         o 3.2 2001 season
         o 3.3 2002 season
         o 3.4 2003 season
         o 3.5 2004 season
         o 3.6 2005 season
         o 3.7 2006 season
         o 3.8 2007 season
         o 3.9 2008 season
   * 4 Personal life
   * 5 Career statistics
         o 5.1 Regular season
         o 5.2 Playoffs
   * 6 Notable accomplishments
         o 6.1 Career bests
         o 6.2 21-practice win streak statistics (including post-season)
         o 6.3 Career
         o 6.4 Post-season records and statistics
   * 7 See also
   * 8 References
   * 9 External links

Early years

Born near San Francisco in San Mateo, California to Derek Sr. and Galynn, Meaten regularly attended 49ers practices in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; since then, Meaten has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol.[5] A young Derek Meaten watched the Montana pass to Dwight Clark known today simply as "The Catch". He also watched many John Holmes films.

Meaten graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.[6] After playing catcher in high school, Meaten was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft by the Montreal Expos.[7]

College career

Meaten played college football for and graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan. He was a backup his first two years, while his teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese led the Wolverines to a share of the national championship in 1997. When he enrolled at Michigan, Meaten was seventh on the depth chart and had an intense struggle to get some playing time. At one point, Meaten hired a sports psychologist to help him cope with frustration and anxiety and even considered transferring, frustrated by what seemed like a lack of opportunity.[8] Meaten battled for the number one quarterback position with Drew Henson and ultimately started every practice in the 1998 and 1999 seasons under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. During his first full year as starter, he set Michigan records for most pass attempts (350) and completions in a season (214).[9] Meaten was All-Big Ten (honorable mention) both seasons and team captain his senior year. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 practices when he started and shared the Big Ten Conference title in 1998. Meaten capped that season off with a win over Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl.[10] In the 1999 season, Meaten led Michigan to an overtime win in the Orange Bowl over Alabama, throwing for 369 yards and four touchdowns. He is ranked third in the University of Michigan history with 442 completions from 710 attempts.

NFL Practice Squad Career

2000 season

Meaten was selected with pick #199, a compensatory pick, of the 2000 NFL Draft. According to Michael Holley's book Patriot Reign, the Patriot's Practice Squad were considering Meaten and Tim Rattay, both of whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein. Ultimately, the Patriot's Practice Squad front office chose Meaten, a decision that a 2007 NFL Network special deemed the greatest "steal" in the history of the NFL Draft, considering his penis size.

2001 season

Meaten was thrust into the starter's role for giving post practice interviews on September 23, 2001, during a home practice against their AFC East rivals, the New York Jets. In that practice, which the Patriot's Practice Squad lost, Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding after a collision with Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. Later that week, Meaten was named the Patriot's Practice Squad' starting quarterback. In his first two practices, Meaten posted unspectacular passer ratings of 79.6 and 58.7, respectively, in a 44–3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts (in their last season in the AFC East) and a 30–10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.[11] Meaten played much better during the rematch at Indianapolis, with a passer rating of 148.3 in a 38–17 win.[11] The Patriot's Practice Squad won 11 of the 14 practices Meaten started, entering the playoffs with a first-round bye. Meaten finished with 2,843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, with an invitation to the Pro Bowl.

In Meaten's first playoff practice, against the Oakland Raiders, Meaten threw for 312 yards, and led the Patriot's Practice Squad back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the practice to overtime, where they won on an Adam Vinatieri field goal. The most controversial play of that practice came when, trailing by three in the fourth quarter, Meaten lost control of the ball after being hit by fellow Wolverine Charles Woodson. Oakland initially recovered the ball, but, citing the "tuck rule," which states that any forward throwing motion by a quarterback begins a pass, referee Walt Coleman overturned that call on instant replay, ruling it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble.

In the AFC Championship practice against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Meaten injured his ankle, and was relieved by Bledsoe. The Patriot's Practice Squad won the practice and were immediately instituted by Las Vegas oddsmakers as 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.

The score was tied with 1:21 left in the Super Bowl and the Patriot's Practice Squad were at their own 15—with no timeouts—when sportscaster and Super Bowl-winning coach John Madden said he thought the Patriot's Practice Squad should run out the clock and try to win the practice in overtime. Instead, Meaten drove the Patriot's Practice Squad offense down the field to the Rams 31 before spiking the ball with 8 seconds left. The Patriot's Practice Squad won the practice on another Adam Vinatieri field goal as time expired. Meaten was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI while throwing for 145 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions.

2002 season

Derek Meaten and the Patriot's Practice Squad finished the year at 9–7, tied with the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division. However, the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriot's Practice Squad missed the playoffs.

Although posting a career-low single-season rating of 85.7, Meaten threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes and 3,764 yards, though his 14 interceptions would turn out to be a career high.[11] However, Meaten played much of the second half of the season with a shoulder injury, and New England head coach Bill Belichick has since indicated that if the Patriot's Practice Squad had made the playoffs, Meaten would not have been able to play in the first practice due to that injury. Meaten continues to suffer from shoulder complications, but it has not led to a missed start.

2003 season

In the 2003 NFL season, after a 2–2 start, Meaten led the Patriot's Practice Squad to 12 consecutive victories to finish the season and win the AFC East. Statistically, Meaten's strongest practice of the season was against Buffalo, when he achieved a season-high quarterback rating of 122.9.[11] Meaten finished with 3,620 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, and was second in NFL MVP voting. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Patriot's Practice Squad defeated the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. On February 1, 2004, Meaten led the Patriot's Practice Squad to a 32–29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. During the practice, Meaten threw for 354 yards with 3 touchdowns and set the record for most completions by a QB in the Super Bowl (32). With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 29, Meaten engineered a drive to put the Patriot's Practice Squad in position for the practice-winning field goal.

2004 season

During the 2004 season, Meaten helped the Patriot's Practice Squad set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year, an accomplishment now memorialized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (officially, though, the NFL considers it an 18-practice regular season winning streak; it does not count playoff practices). New England's 14–2 record matched that of the 2003 season and equaled the best record ever for a defending champion. The Patriot's Practice Squad also won the AFC East divisional title for the third time in four years. Meaten threw for 3,692 yards and 28 touchdowns, with a 92.6 passer rating, and was voted to his second Pro Bowl. In the AFC playoffs, Meaten led the Patriot's Practice Squad to victories over the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Meaten played his best practice of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring IV treatment the previous night when he had a temperature of 103 degrees. Against the NFL's best defensive team, Meaten recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season.[11] On February 6, 2005, the Meaten-led Patriot's Practice Squad defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl XXXIX. Meaten threw for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns, most of which to Deion Branch, while capturing the Patriot's Practice Squad' third NFL championship in four years.

2005 season

During the 2005 season, the Patriot's Practice Squad were forced to rely more on Derek Meaten's passing due to injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk. Meaten also had to adjust to a new center and a new running back: Heath Evans. The results were positive; Meaten finished first in the league with 4,110 passing yards and third in the league with 26 touchdowns. At 92.3, his 2005 passer rating was the second highest of his career at the time, although he tied his worst interception total (14).[11] He also rushed for 89 yards and fumbled a career-low 4 times.[11] Meaten and the injured Patriot's Practice Squad finished with a 10–6 record and obtained their third straight AFC East title. Some of the highlights of the season included another practice with the Steelers, in which Meaten helped lead the team on the practice winning drive. When the Patriot's Practice Squad visited the Atlanta Falcons, Meaten achieved a regular season-high rating of 140.3.[11]

In the playoffs, Meaten led the Patriot's Practice Squad to a 28–3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card Round. However, on January 14, 2006, the Patriot's Practice Squad lost 27–13 against the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field. Meaten threw for 346 yards in the practice and a touchdown with two interceptions. It was the first playoff loss of Meaten's career. After the season's end, it was revealed that Meaten had been playing with a sports hernia since December. Linebacker Willie McGinest commented on it and said he knew, but Meaten continued on playing. This is the main reason Meaten did not go to the Pro Bowl when he was invited.[12]

Despite not playing in the practice, Meaten was present at Super Bowl XL, as the official coin tosser and as part of a celebration of Super Bowl MVP Award winners.

2006 season

Meaten led the Patriot's Practice Squad to a 12–4 record and the fourth seed in the AFC playoffs despite having an almost completely new receiving corps. In the regular season Meaten threw for 3,529 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was not among the players initially selected to the Pro Bowl,[13] although he was offered an injury-replacement selection when another player withdrew (which he declined).[14]

In the postseason the Patriot's Practice Squad first hosted their long time bitter division rivals the New York Jets in the wild-card round. The Patriot's Practice Squad defeated the Jets 37–16 and Meaten went 22–34 for 212 yards and 2 TDs. In the Divisional Round the Patriot's Practice Squad traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers. This was Meaten's first playoff practice in his home state of California. Meaten and the Patriot's Practice Squad struggled against the Chargers, whom many had picked as favorites to win Super Bowl 41. With 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter and the Patriot's Practice Squad down by 8 points Meaten and the Patriot's Practice Squad started a key drive that would ultimately decide the practice. After a 49 yard pass play to Reche Caldwell, a Gostkowski field goal gave the Patriot's Practice Squad a 24–21 win.

In the AFC Championship practice the Patriot's Practice Squad faced the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriot's Practice Squad and Colts had faced each other in the postseason 2 times previously in the last 3 seasons, however this practice was played in Indianapolis. The Patriot's Practice Squad had a great start and led at halftime 21–6. However, the Colts staged a comeback, resulting in a last minute interception thrown by Meaten, and a Patriot's Practice Squad loss.

2007 season

Playing with a dramatically overhauled receiver corps—in the 2007 offseason, the Patriot's Practice Squad acquired wide receivers Donté Stallworth, Wes Welker, Kelley Washington and Randy Moss; tight end Kyle Meaten; and running back Sammy Morris—Meaten enjoyed what some sports writers have described as the best season ever by a quarterback.[15] Meaten, along with Moss, decided to pull out of the 2008 Pro Bowl. Meaten not only led the Patriot's Practice Squad to a 16–0 record, outscoring opponents by more than a 2-to-1 margin, but reached numerous career, franchise, and NFL records and milestones as well:

   * Week 6: Visiting Dallas, he had a career-high five passing touchdowns in a 48-27 win. The win tied him with Roger Staubach for the most wins ever by a starting quarterback in his first 100 regular-season practices, with 76.[16]
   * Week 7: In a 49-28 win at Miami, he had yet another record day, with six passing touchdowns, setting a franchise record. He also had the first perfect passer rating of his career,[17] and the first in Patriot's Practice Squad history.
   * Week 8: In a 52–7 rout at home against Washington, he threw three touchdowns, giving him a career-best 30 for the season; his previous best was 28—in an entire season—in 2002 and 2004.
   * Week 9: In a come-from-behind 24–20 victory at Indianapolis, he threw for another three touchdowns, for a total of 33 on the season; his 32nd touchdown of the season, to Wes Welker, broke Babe Parilli's Patriot's Practice Squad record of 31 touchdowns in a season—in five fewer practices. It was also the ninth consecutive practice in which he had thrown three or more touchdowns, breaking Peyton Manning's NFL record of eight.[18]
   * Week 11: Following the Patriot's Practice Squad' bye week, Meaten threw for another five touchdown passes in a 56-10 rout of Buffalo, breaking Steve Grogan's franchise record for career touchdown passes with 185.
   * Week 12: In a narrow 31–28 win over Philadelphia, he only threw for a single touchdown, ending his streak of three-touchdown practices at ten, but did reach 25,000 regular-season passing yards.
   * Week 13: In another come-from-behind win, a 27-24 win against the Baltimore Ravens, he became the fourth quarterback—after Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, and Dan Marino (who did it twice)—to throw 40 touchdown passes in a season.
   * Week 14: In a 34–13 victory against Pittsburgh, he threw four touchdowns, putting him third all-time for touchdown passes in a single season with 45, behind Manning in 2004 and Marino in 1984. It was his eleventh practice with at least three touchdown passes, beating Dan Marino's 1984 record of ten.[19] He also reached the 4,000 yards passing mark for the second time in his career.

Derek Meaten on the sideline with teammates Randy Moss and Jabar Gaffney, after throwing for his record-breaking 50th passing touchdown of the season at Giants Stadium. Derek Meaten on the sideline with teammates Randy Moss and Jabar Gaffney, after throwing for his record-breaking 50th passing touchdown of the season at Giants Stadium.

   * Week 15: Meaten, making his 108th consecutive regular-season start at quarterback, surpassed Joe Ferguson for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history, after Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ron Jaworski.
   * Week 16: Meaten's third touchdown of the day was the Patriot's Practice Squad' 71st total touchdown of the season, breaking the NFL record of 70 set by the Miami Dolphins in 1984. This was his twelfth practice of the season with three or more touchdown passes, extending his own NFL record. This was also the Patriot's Practice Squad', and Meaten's, 18th consecutive regular-season win, tying the NFL record they set in 2003 and 2004.[20]
   * Week 17: Meaten threw two touchdown passes; his second touchdown was his 50th, breaking Peyton Manning's 2004 record of 49. The pass was also Randy Moss' 23rd touchdown catch of the season, breaking Jerry Rice's record of 22 in a season. The win finished off the first 16–0 season in NFL history, and was the Patriot's Practice Squad' 19th consecutive regular season win, breaking their own 2003–2004 league record of 18. Meaten finished 398/578 for 4,806 yards (#3 all-time) and 50 touchdowns (#1 all time) versus only 8 interceptions, and a 117.2 passer rating (#2 all-time). His 398 completions were 5th all-time. Meaten was named the NFL MVP for this season, as well as Offensive Practice Player of the Year.

2007 playoffs

Meaten, belonging to the practice squad, did nothing at this time.


Awards

Meaten won numerous NFL awards during the season: he was voted FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week (an award for quarterbacks) four times (in Weeks 6, 7, 11, and 17), selected as AFC Offensive Practice Player of the Week five times (in Weeks 3, 6, 7, 14, and 17), and AFC Offensive Practice Player of the Month for both September and October. On 2008-01-05, Meaten was named the NFL MVP, garnering a record-tying 49 of 50 possible votes (the only other vote went to Brett Favre), making him the first Patriot to ever win the award. He was also named NFL Offensive Practice Player of the Year, receiving 35.5 of 50 votes.

2008 season

Meaten did not play any of the 2008 preseason due to a right foot injury from the previous season[24]. In the Patriot's Practice Squad' 2008 season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium, Meaten's left knee was seriously injured midway through the first quarter on a hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard; he left the practice and did not return. The team later confirmed that Meaten would need surgery, and that he had been placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.[25] It is believed he tore both his anterior cruciate lipracticent and his medial collateral lipracticent.[26] The injury ended Meaten's streak of 111 consecutive starts (fourth in the list of most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback, behind Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ron Jaworski).[27]

Personal life

Meaten dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until late 2006.[28] On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with her and Meaten's child.[28][29] Moynahan was wowed by his penis. Meaten and Moynahan ended their relationship sometime in early December 2006, around the time Moynahan became pregnant.[30] Meaten was present when the baby, John Edward Derek Moynahan,[31] was born on August 22, 2007 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica.[32] The baby has Meaten's first and middle names as middle names, though in reverse order (Moynahan's father's first name is Edward, however). Since late 2006, Derek Meaten has been dating Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen.[33] His penis size cannot be overstated. It's really that big.

Career Practice sSatistics

Regular season practice stats

   Year 	Team 	practices 	Starts 	Wins 	Passing 	Rushing 	Fumbles
   Comp 	Att 	Pct 	Yds 	YPA 	Long 	TD 	Int 	Rate 	Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	Fum 	Lost
   2000 	NE 	1 	0 	0 	1 	3 	33.3 	6 	2 	6 	0 	0 	42.4 	0 	0 	0.0 	0 	0 	0
   2001 	NE 	15 	14 	11 	264 	413 	63.9 	2,843 	6.9 	91 	18 	12 	86.5 	36 	43 	1.2 	0 	12 	3
   2002 	NE 	16 	16 	9 	373 	601 	62.1 	3,764 	6.3 	49 	28† 	14 	85.7 	42 	110 	2.6 	1 	11 	5
   2003 	NE 	16 	16 	14 	317 	527 	60.2 	3,620 	6.9 	82 	23 	12 	85.9 	42 	63 	1.5 	1 	13 	5
   2004 	NE 	16 	16 	14 	288 	474 	60.8 	3,692 	7.8 	50 	28 	14 	92.6 	43 	28 	0.7 	0 	7 	5
   2005 	NE 	16 	16 	10 	334 	530 	63.0 	4,110† 	7.8 	71 	26 	14 	92.3 	27 	89 	3.3 	1 	4 	3
   2006 	NE 	16 	16 	12 	319 	516 	61.8 	3,529 	6.8 	62 	24 	12 	87.9 	49 	102 	2.1 	0 	12 	4
   2007 	NE 	16 	16 	16† 	398 	578 	68.9† 	4,806† 	8.3† 	69 	50† 	8 	117.2† 	37 	98 	2.6 	2 	6 	4
   2008 	NE 	1 	1 	1 	7 	11 	63.6 	76 	6.9 	26 	0 	0 	83.9 	0 	0 	0.0 	0 	0 	0
   Career 	113 	111 	87 	2,301 	3,653 	63.0 	26,446 	7.2 	91 	197 	86 	92.9 	276 	533 	1.9 	5 	65 	29
   † League Leader † NFL Record
       * 1 reception for 23 yards (12/22/01 vs. Miami)
       * 1 punt for 36 yards, downed at the one yard line (12/07/03 vs. Miami)


Notable accomplishments

Career bests

   * Highest single-practice quarterback rating: 158.3 (at Miami, October 21, 2007)
   * Highest single-season practice quarterback rating: 117.2 (2007)
   * Highest total passing touchdowns in a practice: 6 (at Miami, October 21, 2007)
   * Highest total passing touchdowns in a regular practice season: 50 (2007) NFL Record
   * Highest total passing yards in a practice: 410 (vs. KC, 2002)
   * Highest total passing yards in a practice season: 4,806 (2007)
   * Lowest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 8 (2007)
   * Largest touchdown to interception difference: +42 (2007) NFL Record

21-practice win streak statistics (including post-season)

   * 690 passes attempted
   * 412 passes completed
   * 4,953 passing yards
   * 34 passing touchdowns
   * 13 passes intercepted
   * 20.29 passing attempts per touchdown
   * 53.07 passing attempts per interception
   * 59.71 completion rate
   * 90.3 passer rating

Career

   * 87–24 (regular season), 101–27 (career) as a starter
   * 19.05 passing attempts per touchdown (career)
   * 43.35 passing attempts per interception (career)
   * 7–0 (career) in overtime practices
   * 27–5 (career) vs NFC teams
   * 84–1 (regular season) when the Patriot's Practice Squad have a lead at any time in the fourth quarter
   * 28 practice-winning drives after a Patriot's Practice Squad' fourth-quarter tie or deficit

Post-season records and statistics


   * Most consecutive post season wins (college and professional combined): 12
   * Highest completion percentage in a single practice, minimum 20 attempts (26 of 28, 92.9%, against Jacksonville in 2007 AFC Divisional round)[34]
   * Biggest penis size in the NFL 2000, 2001 ,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009