Josh Neiswander (born December 2, 1986) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback and current American football coach. He was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on June 11, 2011.[1] He dressed in all 17 games during the following season as a backup to Anthony Calvillo, football's all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, and completions. He started his first professional game against the BC Lions on August 22, 2013, and started 4 more games that season, throwing for 1,369 yards and 9 touchdowns in his first professional season. He graduated with a Master's in Business Administration from Angelo State University while breaking every major passing record in school history.
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| Born: | December 2, 1986 Winnsboro, Texas, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Quarterbacks coach |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| College | Angelo State Rams |
| Hand | Right |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Vipers (QB) |
| 2023 | San Antonio Brahmas (QB) |
| As player | |
| 2011–2013 | Montreal Alouettes |
Neiswander became the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in 2019, which reunited him with Montreal head coach Marc Trestman.[2][3]
Neiswander was not retained after the 2023 XFL season after the departure of Head Coach Hines Ward.[4]
References edit
- ^ Josh Neiswander bio Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Parks, Greg (August 5, 2019). "Connecting the dots: Finding the commonalities among Tampa Bay's coaching staff, and with Summer Showcase players". XFL Board. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Bassinger, Thomas (June 3, 2019). "Tampa Bay XFL team hires former USF executive Josh Bullock as its president". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Perry, Mark (2023-12-28). "Exclusive: HC Hines Ward, GM Will Lewis Out With Brahmas, HC Phillips & OC Smith In, Full Details". xflnewshub.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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