Joe Callahan (American football)

Joe Callahan
No. 6 Green Bay Packers
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-06-04) June 4, 1993
Place of birth: Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Absecon (NJ) Holy Spirit
College: Wesley
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Francis Joseph Callahan (born June 4, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wesley. Callahan was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns.

College career

As a freshman in 2011, Callahan appeared in four games. He completed three of nine throws for 26 yards. He then miss the entire next season with an injury.

In 2013, Callahan started all 13 games for the Wolverines and completed 269 of 461 attempts for 3,599 yards and 29 touchdowns. He set Wesley single-season records in completions and attempts and ranked second in single-season passing yards. In his first career start against Widener, he threw for 510 yards and five touchdowns.[1] In the following week, Callahan led the Wolverines to victory with a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown on 4th and 21 with under a minute remaining to beat archrival Salisbury.[2] Callahan also helped the Wolverines beat the Division I Charlotte 49ers, 35–28. In that game, he passed for 317 yards, threw two touchdowns, and ran for another two.[3] In the Division III playoffs, Wesley beat Johns Hopkins in the first round by a final score of 29–24. Callahan threw a 33-yard touchdown pass with 0:13 left in the game to seal the victory and finished with 244 passing yards and four touchdowns.[4] In the final game of the year, Wesley faced the Mount Union in the NCAA quarterfinals. After falling behind 31–0 at the end of the first quarter, Callahan and the Wolverines fell short, 62–59, with Mount Union recovering an onside kick with 1:30 left in regulation. Callahan set school and NCAA playoff records with 633 passing yards and eight passing touchdowns in the game.[5]

In his fourth college football season in 2014, Callahan threw for 4,190 yards and 46 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, making it the best season ever for a Wesley quarterback. In the fourth game of the season, Wesley beat Southern Virginia, 47–7, with Callahan passing for 339 yards and five touchdowns.[6] He went on to have 300 yards or more in the first five games of the season. Callahan once again faced Charlotte in the regular season, this time in the season finale. He threw for a total of 336 yards and two touchdowns with pair of rushing touchdowns in the Wolverines' 38–33 loss.[7] Callahan and the Wolverines dominated in their first three playoff games, outscoring opponents 152–20 until losing to Mount Union for the second straight year in the playoffs by a score of 70–21.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 216 lb 4.98 s 1.78 s 2.81 s 4.70 s 7.47 s 33 in 8 ft 11 in 18 reps
All values are from Pro Day[8]

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Callahan signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 6, 2016.[9] He threw for 499 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions in the preseason, earning him a spot on the Packers' 53-man roster.[10] On October 13, 2016, Callahan was released by the Packers.[11]

New Orleans Saints

On October 14, 2016, Callahan was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[12] He was waived by the Saints on October 22, 2016.[13]

Cleveland Browns

Callahan was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on October 24, 2016.[14] He was released by the Browns on November 28, 2016.[15]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On December 2, 2016, Callahan was signed to the Packers' practice squad.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Callahan, Koudossou lead #5 Wesley over #20 Widener". Wesley Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Howe hauls in Hail Mary to lift #5 Wesley". Wesley Athletics.
  3. ↑ "#20 Wesley defeats Division I (FCS) Charlotte". Wesley Athletics.
  4. ↑ "#14 Wesley scores late to shock #8 Johns Hopkins". Wesley Athletics.
  5. ↑ "#14 Wesley valiant comeback falls just short". Wesley Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Callahan, George lead #4 Wesley to 47-7 win over SVU". Wesley Athletics.
  7. ↑ "#4 Wesley edged at Division I FCS Charlotte in regular season finale". Wesley Athletics.
  8. ↑ "Joe Callahan - Wesley, QB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Packers sign 19 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Joe Callahan: 2016 Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Packers release QB Callahan". Packers.com. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ Triplett, Mike (October 14, 2016). "Saints claim Packers' preseason star QB Joe Callahan off waivers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ Triplett, Mike (October 22, 2016). "Saints waive former Packers QB Joe Callahan". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Browns claim QB Joe Callahan, OL Gabe Ikard". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Browns waive QB Joe Callahan". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Packers sign QB Joe Callahan to the practice squad". Packers.com. December 2, 2016.
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