Reid Sinnett
Reid Sinnett (born February 5, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego.
| No. 17 – Miami Dolphins | |||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||
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| Born: | February 5, 1997 | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Johnston High School (Johnston, Iowa) | ||
| College: | San Diego | ||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||
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Early life and high school
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]
College career
Sinnett reshirted 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.[3][4] Sinnett was named the Toreros starter going into his redshirt senior season.[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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.[10][11] He was waived by the team during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and subsequently signed with the practice squad the next day.[12] He was released on September 8, 2020.[13]
Miami Dolphins
Sinnett was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad on September 14, 2020.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[15] On January 2, 2021, Sinnett was promoted to the active roster for week 17 against the Buffalo Bills. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 5, 2021.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "It's been worth the wait for USD's patient QB". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 28, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- "Longtime backup QB Sinnett named starter for USD". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- Tripp, Darnay (August 28, 2019). "Reid Sinnett Takes Over as Toreros Quarterback". NBCSanDiego.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- "Quarterback Reid Sinnett going from USD to playing with Tom Brady". The San Diego Union-Tribune. April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- Goldman, Charles (April 15, 2020). "Report: Chiefs had video conference with sleeper QB prospect Reid Sinnett". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- Haley, Craig (January 20, 2020). "FCS players impress at Shrine, NFLPA bowls". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Pro Day canceled for USD football players". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Bucs sign undrafted free-agent quarterback Reid Sinnett". Tampa Bay Times. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- "Reid Sinnett: Could stick as developmental QB". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Bucs Get Draft Picks Back on Super-Sized Practice Squad". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- "Former First-Round QB Josh Rosen Joins Bucs' Practice Squad". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- "Dolphins sign quarterback Reid Sinnett to practice squad". Sun Sentinel. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Elevated QB Reid Sinnett to Active Roster". MiamiDolphins.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.