Joe Licata

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Joe Licata
No. 8 Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Place of birth: Williamsville, NY
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Career information
High school: Williamsville South (NY)
College: Buffalo
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Joe Licata is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Licata attended Williamsville South High School in Williamsville, New York, where he played both football and basketball. He set the school's career record for passing yards, and was named Buffalo News Player of the Year in 2010.[1][2][3] Licata received scholarship offers to play college football for Syracuse, Akron and Buffalo in addition to interest from other schools.[4] Licata committed to the University at Buffalo, saying it "was a dream to represent Buffalo"[4] and play for his hometown team in front of his friends and family.[5][6][7]

College career

Licata was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. He entered the 2012 season as the backup quarterback to Alex Zordich, but earned the starting job mid-way through the season and led the team to a 3–1 record over the final four games of the season.[8] Licata committed to play college football at Buffalo, saying he wanted to play for his hometown team in front of his friends and family. In 2013, Licata and the Bulls had one of the finest team seasons in school history, as he led the team to a 8–5 record and an appearance in the 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the second bowl appearance in school history.[9] During the 2014 season, Licata posted one of the finest passing seasons in Buffalo school history, throwing for 2,647 passing yards, and a school single-season record 29 passing touchdowns. The 2015 season saw Licata finish his college career by passing Drew Willy to become Buffalo's career leader in both passing yards (9,485) and passing touchdowns (76).[10][11][12]

Post-collegiate career

Following his senior season, Licata went undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft but received professional tryout offers from the Buffalo Bills[13] and Cincinnati Bengals.[14] On May 16, the Bengals announced that they had signed Licata and waived former Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson.[15]

References

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  13. ↑ http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/04/30/ub-left-tackle-john-kling-signs-undrafted-free-agent-bears-qb-joe-licata-te-matt-weiser-land-tryouts/
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