Tyler Thigpen

Tyler Beckham Thigpen (born April 14, 1984 in Winnsboro, South Carolina) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

[edit] College career Thigpen was the first quarterback in Coastal Carolina University history, which began its football program in 2003.[1] Thigpen had a 30-8 record in four seasons and was named Big South Conference player of the year in 2007.[1] He helped lead the young Chants program to major victories against #1 James Madison in 2005 and #3 Furman in 2006. Thigpen is the single season and career passing leader in every major statistical category at Coastal Carolina University.[2].

[edit] NFL career Thigpen was selected in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Vikings. Thigpen was the first player in Big South Conference history to be drafted in the NFL.[3] On May 18, 2007, Thigpen became the first of eight Vikings drafted in 2007 to sign a contract.[1] Thigpen competed with Brooks Bollinger, Tarvaris Jackson, and Drew Henson for a quarterback roster spot for the 2007 NFL season.[1] He was released by the Vikings on September 1 and signed by the Chiefs the following day.