Timm Lane Rosenbach is a former American football

American football

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 quarterback

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 (NFL). Rosenbach was selected in 1st round of the 1989

1989 NFL season

The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced his retirement...

 NFL Supplemental Draft

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 by the Phoenix Cardinals

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. After seeing spot duty his rookie

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 year in 1989, Rosenbach started all 16 games in 1990, taking every offensive snap for the Phoenix Cardinals.

He started one year for the team before injuries prematurely ended his career. He attempted a comeback with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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 and the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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, but failed. Upon his return to the NFL, he signed with the New Orleans Saints, but had to miss the season because of a ruptured disc

Spinal disc herniation

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 in his back. He also missed the 1991 season

1991 Phoenix Cardinals season

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 with the Cardinals because of a knee injury suffered in training camp.

Rosenbach finished seventh in the 1988 Heisman Trophy

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 voting.

He is a graduate of Washington State University

Washington State University

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, which has produced several other NFL quarterbacks, including Mark Rypien

Mark Rypien

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, Drew Bledsoe

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, Ryan Leaf

Ryan Leaf

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, and Jason Gesser

Jason Gesser

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. He led the nation in passing efficiency his junior year, and skipped his senior year to enter the NFL draft. Rosenbach was the quarterbacks coach

Coach (sport)

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 at Washington State from 2003-2007.

Timm is married to former professional volleyball player Kim Exner. Kim and Timm had their first child, a girl named Reece Tammy, on Feb. 6, 2007.

External links

• Pro-Football-Reference page