TYLER THIGPEN #4

Position	Quarterback
Height	6-1
Weight	225
Years Experience	2
Birthdate	4/14/1984
Hometown	Winnsboro, SC
College	Coastal Carolina
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	1

Pro Career

Talented quarterback prospect enters his second campaign in Kansas City … Will make his first trek to training camp with the Chiefs in 2008 … Joined the Chiefs after he was claimed off waivers by Kansas City from Minnesota on September 2nd of last season … Is expected to battle for the club’s backup quarterback position … Versatile athlete who is dangerous as either a passer or runner … Possesses a strong arm and has displayed the ability to make every requisite throw at the pro level … Served as the club’s third QB in 11 games a year ago … Saw action in one contest as a rookie, completing two of six passes for 41 yards with an INT for an 18.8 rating … Suffered a left knee injury during practice on December 5th and was subsequently placed on injured reserve … Originally entered the NFL when Minnesota selected him in the seventh round (217th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Transactions: Claimed off waivers by Kansas City from Minnesota (9/2/07) ... Waived by Minnesota (9/1/07) ... Signed a four-year contract with Minnesota (5/18/07) ... Originally entered the NFL as a seventh round draft pick of Minnesota (217th overall) in 2007.

2007

Saw action in one contest … Connected on two of six passes for 41 yards with an INT in his first NFL game in place of an injured QB Damon Huard vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Was listed as the club’s third QB in 11 games … Placed on injured reserve on December 6th with a knee injury.

College Bio

Played in 41 games (39 starts) at Coastal Carolina … Completed 486 of 879 passes for 6,598 yards with 53 TDs and 25 INTs for a 132.6 rating … Added 346 carries for 1,626 yards (4.7 avg.) with 13 rushing scores … Started all 12 games as a senior in 2006 … Completed 217 of 339 passes for 3,296 yards with 29 TDs and 11 INTs, good for a 167.4 rating … Added 113 carries for 656 yards (5.8 avg.) with five TDs … His 656 rushing yards ranked fourth in the league … Named the Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Became the first player in school history to earn consensus All-America honors … Finished the season with five 300-yard games … Named the conference player of the week four times … Led the Chanticleers to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs … Started 11 games in 2005 as a junior … Connected on 133 of 246 throws for 1,589 yards with 11 TDs and six INTs for a 118.2 rating … Also had 97 carries for 437 yards (4.5 avg.) with four TDs … Led the Chanticleers to the conference championship … Played in eight games (seven starts) as a sophomore in 2004 … Completed 78 of 158 passes for 1,008 yards with eight TDs and four INTs, good for a 114.6 rating … Also had 55 carries for 251 yards (4.6 avg.) with a TD … Threw for three TDs and rushed for another vs. Charleston to earn Big South Offensive Player of the Week accolades … Saw action in 10 games (nine starts) as a redshirt freshman in 2003 … Connected on 58 of 136 passes for 705 yards with five TDs and four INTs for a 92.4 rating … Added 81 carries for 282 yards (3.5 avg.) with three TDs … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2002 … Majored in Sport Management at Coastal Carolina.

Personal Bio

• Was the first player from Coastal Carolina to be selected in the NFL Draft.

• An All-South Carolina selection as a senior running back at Fairfield Central High School in Winnsboro, South Carolina.

• Full name: Tyler Beckham Thigpen.

• Single, resides in Winnsboro, South Carolina.