Pro Bowl quarterback acquired via trade in the offseason... Has started 37 games in three NFL seasons after taking over as the starting quarterback in Week 13 of his rookie year (2006)... Completed 762-of-1,220 passes (62.5 percent) for 9,024 yards, 54 TDs and 37 INTs for a QB rating of 87.1... Ranks third in the NFL in total yards passing, fourth in attempts, fourth in completions and tied for seventh in TDs since his first career start... Averaged over 4,000 yards passing and helped the Broncos offense rank third in the NFL by averaging 378.8 yards in his two full seasons as a starting quarterback... Averages 7.40 yards per pass attempt, which ranks 11th in the NFL since he entered the League... Has been sacked on just 4.0 percent of his passes attempted, which ranks eighth in the NFL since 2006... Ranks fifth in the NFL among quarterbacks since his first NFL start with 423 rushing yards... Set Denver single-season passing records with 4,526 yards, 384 completions and eight 300-yard passing games in 2008... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in September of 2008 and AFC Offensive Player of the Week at CLE (11/6/08)... Selected as the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week at CLE (11/6), at NYJ (11/30) and vs. K.C. (12/7)... In 2008, became just the third player in NFL history to reach the 4,500-yard passing mark in one of his first three seasons, joining Dan Marino (1984) and Drew Bledsoe (1994)... Also became the third player in League annals to throw for more than 4,500 yards and rush for more than 200 yards in a single season (Daunte Culpepper, 2004; Warren Moon, 1990)... Finished his career in Denver second in franchise history in completions and completion percentage, fifth in passing yards, sixth in attempts... Became the fastest player in Denver history to throw 50 TDs (33 games)... Became the first rookie in NFL history to throw multiple TD passes in each of his first four games.

2008 SEASON: Served as a Broncos team captain, starting all 16 games and established single-season team highs in completions (384), attempts (616) and passing yards (4,526) while posting the most 300-yard performances in a season (8) to earn his first trip to the Pro Bowl... Ranked third in the league and led the AFC with 4,526 passing yards... Earned the AFC’s offensive player of the month in September when he led the team to a 3-1 record completing 102-of-157 (65.0%) passes for 1,275 yards, 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions for a QB rating of 98.6... Earned the league’s FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors three times (Weeks 10, 13 and 14)... Threw his 50th career touchdown pass in his 33rd game, becoming the fastest player in Denver history to reach that mark. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 16-16

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2007 - In his first full season as a starting quarterback for Denver, completed 297-of-467 (63.6%) passes for 3,497 yards with 20 touchdowns and 14 interceptions for an 88.1 passer rating in 16 starts... Ranked ninth in the NFL in yards per pass attempt (7.49), 10th in passing yards, tied for 10th in completions and 12th in passer rating... Placed seventh on Denver’s single-season list for passing yards with the first 3,000-yard effort of his career while ranking third in club annals for completion percentage in a single campaign... Rushed for 205 yards on 44 carries (4.7 avg.) and 1 TD to rank fourth in the league in rushing among quarterbacks... Posted two 300-yard passing games, five multiple passing touchdown efforts and five games with a completion percentage of at least 70 percent.
2006 - Started the final five games of his rookie season after being named Denver’s starter on Nov. 27... Completed 81-of-137 (59.1%) passes for 1,001 yards with nine TDs and five INTs... Became the first rookie in NFL history (second player overall) to throw multiple touchdown passes in each of his first four games played... Also became just the second rookie in league history (fifth player overall) to throw at least two touchdown passes in each of his first four starts... Posted the second-highest TD percentage (6.6) and third-highest TD-to-INT ratio (1.8) among NFL rookies since 1970 (with at least 125 passing attempts) and set Denver rookie records for passer rating (88.5) and completion percentage (59.1).

Three-year captain who started all 45 career games played at Vanderbilt University (2002-05) where he completed 710-of-1,242 (57.2%) passes for 8,697 yards with 59 touchdowns and 34 interceptions... Rushed for 1,256 yards on 453 career rushes with 17 touchdowns... Set school career records for total offense (9,953 yards), touchdown passes (59), passing yards (8,697), pass completions (710), pass attempts (1,242) and combined touchdowns (76)... Ranked ninth in the nation in total offense (298.9 yards per game) as a senior while completing 273-of-462 (59.1%) passes for 3,073 yards, 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions as he became the first Commodore to be named Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) since 1967... Named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (nation’s top senior quarterback) as well as a first-team all-SEC pick by the league’s coaches after leading the conference with a school-record 3,288 yards of total offense... Became the first quarterback in school history to record four consecutive 300- yard passing performances as a senior with a stretch that included Vanderbilt’s first win against Tennessee since 1982 in its season finale in Knoxville, Tenn... Completed a school-record 61.0 percent of his passes as a junior while throwing for 1,844 yards with 10 touchdowns and a career-low five interceptions... Started 11 games for the Commodores as a redshirt freshman, earning third-team freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and first-team freshman all-SEC accolades from the league’s coaches and the Associated Press.

Started at quarterback and safety for three years at Heritage Hills H.S. in Lincoln City, Ind.... Received firstteam all-state honors (Associated Press) as a senior, leading the school to a 15-0 record and its first state title by hauling in a game-winning 12-yard touchdown pass off a lateral to win the championship... Connected on 122-of-202 (60.4%) passes for 2,252 yards with 31 touchdowns while rushing 65 times for 493 yards with 11 touchdowns during his senior campaign... Also was a first-team all-state selection in basketball and garnered honorable mention all-state accolades as a shortstop... Completed his bachelor’s degree in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt in December 2005... Bench pressed 225 pounds 27 times and had a maximum press of 400 pounds in strength tests leading up to the NFL Combine following his collegiate career... Grew up in a subdivision called Christmas Village in the Southern Indiana town of Santa Claus... Started the Jay Cutler Foundation in the 2007 offseason with the foundation partnering with Mile High United Way’s Youth Success Initiative to help at-risk youth overcome obstacles and graduate from high school... Involved with several charities during his time in Denver, including Mount Saint Vincent Home, Reverend Kelly’s Open Door and the Sentinels of Freedom... Diagnosed with Type I diabetes in mid-April 2008... Father, Jack, worked for the Indiana state police and his mother, Sandy, was a part-time teacher.

Drafted by Denver in the first round (11th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft... Signed by the Broncos (7/27/06)... Traded to Chicago (4/2/09). SIGNED through 2011