Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American football quarterback of the National Football League, who currently plays for the Houston Texans. He graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship. Grossman led the Florida Gators to the 2000 SEC Championship, the 2001 Sugar Bowl, the 2002 Orange Bowl and the 2003 Outback Bowl. He was the runner-up for the 2001 Heisman Tr...
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Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American football quarterback of the National Football League, who currently plays for the Houston Texans. He graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship. Grossman led the Florida Gators to the 2000 SEC Championship, the 2001 Sugar Bowl, the 2002 Orange Bowl and the 2003 Outback Bowl. He was the runner-up for the 2001 Heisman Trophy. Grossman began his professional career with the Chicago Bears as the twenty-second overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, but spent most of his first three seasons sidelined with injuries. He completed his first full season in 2006, leading the Bears to a National Football Conference Championship, and helping the team score the second most points in the league. He eventually lost his starting job three weeks into the 2007 season, and primarily served as the team's backup quarterback.
Rex Grossman was born in Bloomington, Indiana, the...
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