Jon Kitna

Jon Kitna is the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Kitna hadn't played a regular season game since he was sidelined by a back injury in 2008. However, he took over as lead quarterback on October 25, 2010 after Tony Romo broke his left clavicle during a game against the New York Giants. The differences in his statistics and playing style compared to Romo were addressed by Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, who stated that Kitna is a veteran and that the differences will be taken into consideration.http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/10/27/jon-kitna-receives-vote-of-confidence-from-wade-phillips/

Kitna was traded by the Detroit Lions to the Cowboys on February 28, 2009, in exchange for Anthony Henry.http://www.freep.com/article/20090228/SPORTS01/90228048/1048/SPORTS/Lions+trade+Jon+Kitna+to+Cowboys His NFL debut took place in 2007 when he began playing for the Seattle Seahawks.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4157/

After being traded to the Dallas Cowboys from the Detroit Lions, Kitna became the Cowboys backup quarterback to Tony Romo. Kitna only saw playing time during the preseason and did not attempt a pass in any regular season games. He was traded away from the Detroit Lions in advance of a $1 million roster bonus that would have had to be paid to Kitna if he was still on the team's roster on March 1st, 2009.http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/02/28/report-jon-kitna-shipped-to-dallas/

Kitna played in NFL Europe before being signed to the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1997.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2008798131_nfl01.html In his first year there, the Seahawks went 9-7 and made the playoffs. In 2001, Kitna signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13845486.html He took every snap for the Bengals in 2003 and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year with the Bengals going 8-8.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/26/jon-kitna-prepared-to-lead-as-long-as-tony-romo-is-out/ In 2004, Carson Palmer was named the starting quarterback and Kitna served as a mentor to him. Kitna would have to take over in the Bengals' 2006 playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers when Palmer went down with a severe knee injury on the second play from scrimmage.http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/06/carson-palmer-if-tony-romo-listens-to-jo.html

Kitna signed with the Detroit Lions in 2006 and became the starter. The Lions went 3-13 during the 2006 regular season.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/2006.htm Kitna predicted that the Lions would win 10 games in 2007. The Lions got off to a fast start going 6-2 in their first 8 games, but eventually finished 7-9. Kitna was placed on injured reserve by the Lions on October 14, 2008, and did not play during the remainder of the 2008 season.http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/10/14/lions-place-jon-kitna-on-injured-reserve/