{"id":410079,"date":"2022-10-25T13:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=410079"},"modified":"2022-10-25T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:45:59","slug":"who-is-sam-ehlinger-former-texas-star-is-replacing-matt-ryan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/who-is-sam-ehlinger-former-texas-star-is-replacing-matt-ryan\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Sam Ehlinger? Former Texas Star Is Replacing Matt Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Ehlinger will start for the remainder of the 2022 season instead of Matt Ryan, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colts.com\/\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> coach Frank Reich, who made the announcement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Right now, the move is for Sam to be the starter for the rest of the season,<\/em>&#8221; Reich told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Ehlinger, a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, did not appear in any of the Colts&#8217; first seven games this season.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big step, but we think he&#8217;s ready,&#8221;<\/em> Reich said of Ehlinger. <em>&#8220;This guy&#8217;s special.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colts\u2019 HC Frank Reich said QB Sam Ehlinger will start vs. Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1584604396671094784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For 243 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the Colts&#8217; 19-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville, Ryan completed 33 of 44 throws. Ryan also suffered a Grade 2 shoulder separation, according to Reich, and will not practice this week.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan threw back-to-back interceptions, including a pick-six, against the Titans. Just seven regular-season games after trading their former starter, Carson Wentz, to the Washington Commanders in a deal, the Colts are looking to replace Ryan behind the centre to see if it increases their chances of winning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To the rest of the league: <\/p>\n<p>This is your first and only warning of what our new QB1 Sam Ehlinger can do out there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SKtiKOTLZN\">https:\/\/t.co\/SKtiKOTLZN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Indy (@barstoolindy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolindy\/status\/1584609995370663938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before Ehlinger makes his first NFL start of the regular season this week against the Commanders and their own backup, Taylor Heinicke, as Wentz recovers from a finger injury.<\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s take a closer look at this new Colts starter\u00a0Sam Ehlinger &#8211;<\/h2>\n<p>In 2017, Ehlinger signed with <strong>Texas<\/strong> and broke numerous records while still in college. With 16 rushing touchdowns in 2018, he surpassed the previous record held by a Longhorns quarterback. With 308, he set a new Big 12 record for the most consecutive pass attempts made without an interception.<\/p>\n<p>He was the sixth two-time team captain in team history and steered the team to 27 victories, the fourth-most in school history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colts to start Sam Ehlinger at QB in Week 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xsFeggexIr\">pic.twitter.com\/xsFeggexIr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1584605604232192005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was selected as the CBS Sports Preseason Player of the Year, the 2020 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year, and a CBS Sports Preseason All-American.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Draft<\/strong><br \/>\nEhlinger was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. 218 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. In May 2021, he agreed to a four-year rookie contract.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Carson Wentz was the Colts&#8217; starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsgqfwPBKKE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Career\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nJacob Eason and Ehlinger faced off for the backup position in 2021. He suffered an ACL sprain, which resulted in his being put on injured reserve in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, he participated in the team&#8217;s 21-18 comeback victory over the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at Ehlinger&#8217;s 2022 preseason stats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completion-Attempts: 24-29<\/li>\n<li>Passing yards: 289<\/li>\n<li>Passing touchdowns: 4<\/li>\n<li>Rushing touchdowns :1<\/li>\n<li>Turnovers: 0<\/li>\n<li>Passer rating: 147.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ehlinger was the Colts\u2019 unquestioned star during the preseason when he completed 82.8% of his passes for 289 yards, four TDs and a 147.8 rating. He also was the team\u2019s leading rusher with 71 yards on six attempts.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSam earned that right now,\u2019\u2019<\/em> Reich said of elevating him as Ryan\u2019s backup last week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YRsgSpoN8cE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NFL UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lions-jamaal-williams-accidently-hits-referee-in-the-head-with-a-ball\/\">Lions\u2019 Jamaal Williams Accidently Hits Referee In The Head With A Ball<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dak-prescott-is-back-grateful-for-the-role-cooper-rush-played\/\">Dak Prescott Is Back, Grateful For The Role Cooper Rush Played<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Ehlinger will start for the remainder of the 2022 season instead of Matt Ryan, according to the Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich, who made the announcement on Monday. &#8220;Right now, the move is for Sam to be the starter for the rest of the season,&#8221; Reich told reporters. Ehlinger, a sixth-round pick in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":410080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,48],"tags":[597,2997,2819,3453],"class_list":["post-410079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indianapolis-colts","category-nfl","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-nfl-2022","tag-nfl-updates","tag-sam-ehlinger"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}