Gophers buzzing over Max Brosmer’s first NFL start

Gophers coach P J Fleck had one final comment at the end of an -minute news conference on Saturday Congratulations to Max Brosmer getting his first start pretty awesome feat for Minnesota Golden Gophers Fleck noted after a - win over Wisconsin at Huntington Bank Stadium Brosmer s first NFL start for the Vikings in Seattle on Sunday has had the Gophers buzzing inside the Larson Football Performance Center all week For the U campaign Brosmer is about as rare as a four-leaf clover Brosmer s rise from five years at FCS-level New Hampshire to above-average Big Ten signal caller in then un-drafted in the NFL last April to now starting as a rookie in Week Gophers offensive coordinator Greg Harbaugh noted if Brosmer heard about that story arc two years ago He would have looked at you like you were crazy Fleck stated messaged Brosmer after starter JJ McCarthy was placed in concussion protocol on Monday telling Brosmer to be himself while Harbaugh reached out to Brosmer s parents It s an exciting time for them it s an exciting time for Gopher football Harbaugh noted He was starting for us and now he s going to get an opportunity of a lifetime Brosmer is the deduced to be the first quarterback to go from the Gophers to an NFL start without transferring to another college in between since Mike Hohensee in But Hohensee s two games with the Bears have an asterisk because the NFL was using replacement players during a strike that season Plus Hohensee who played for Minnesota in - had stints in the USFL and CFL before his cup of coffee in the NFL The largest part new example of a former Gopher QB starting in the NFL is Chris Streveler with the Jets in But Streveler who played for Minnesota in - had transferred and developed at South Dakota in the final two years of his college career He also went to the CFL before chances with three other NFL teams Spergon Wynn was similar to Streveler While he played very briefly for the Gophers in he transferred to Southwest Texas State now Texas State before starting for Cleveland in He then went to the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe before two starts for the Vikings in The last Gopher QB to be drafted in the NFL was Craig Curry by the Dolphins in but he never made a start Former Gopher great QBs Sandy Stephens and Ricky Foggie didn t play games in the NFL Same goes for Tanner Morgan and Adam Weber Cory Sauter got one contest but it was off the bench for the Bears in Tony Dungy had a great career in the NFL winning a Super Bowl with the Steelers but he did so as a defensive back MarQueis Gray played five yers in the NFL but he did so as a tight end Related Articles Gophers add quarterback and athlete to class after Axe win Gophers tighten grip on Paul Bunyan s Axe with - win over Wisconsin After win over Badgers where might Gophers go bowling Two defensive starters to return to Gophers versus Badgers Gophers add big Pennsylvania running back Niko Castillo to class