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Samuel Jacob "Sam" Bradford, born November 8, 1987 in Oklahoma City, is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, and played college football at the University of Oklahoma. In 2008, as a redshirt sophomore, Bradford became the second sophomore to win a Heisman Trophy. Bradford also holds the NCAA record for most touchdown passes by a freshman quarterback, with 36.

In his first season as an NFL quarterback he set the record for most completions by a rookie in NFL history, which helped earn him the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. (Read more...)