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**Erik Meyer**
	No. -- CFL Free Agent
	Quarterback
Personal information
	Date of birth: December 28, 1982 (age 26)
	Place of birth: La Mirada, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
	College: Eastern Washington
	Undrafted in 2006
	Debuted in 2007 for the Cologne Centurions
Career history
	As player:; Cincinnati Bengals (2006); Cologne Centurions (2007); Seattle Seahawks (2007); Oakland Raiders (2008); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2009); *Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
	Walter Payton Award (2005);
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at CFL.ca

Erik Meyer (born December 28, 1982, in La Mirada, California) is a professional Canadian football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Eastern Washington.

Meyer has also been a member of the Cologne Centurions, Seattle Seahawks. Oakland Raiders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

[edit] Early years

Meyer attended La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California, and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball.

[edit] College career

Meyer was a record-setting quarterback for Eastern Washington University. He won the 2005 Walter Payton Award, presented by The Sports Network to the top offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA football. His 166.5 career passing efficiency rating set a record for I-AA quarterbacks with at least 400 completions. In 42 games, he passed for 10,261 yards, with 84 TD passes against just 17 INTs. Posted 65.7 percent passing accuracy, completing 721-of-1097. His career interception percentage (1.5) also is a Division I-AA record. While at Eastern Washington, Meyer's favorite target was All Big-Sky Tight End Chris Cwik. Tight Ends coach Raz compared the duo to Montana and Rice. He also broke eight Eastern Washington career records, five single-season marks and one single-game mark. Meyer was sacked an NCAA low 2 times mainly due to stellar offensive line play and the pass protection schemes of Aaron Best. According to strength coach Darin Lovat, Meyer was the strongest player on the team.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Cincinnati Bengals

Meyer went undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent and attended training camp hoping to contend for a roster spot. Meyer was released from the Bengals on August 28.

[edit] Cologne Centurions

Meyer was the starting quarterback for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europa before the league folded.

[edit] Seattle Seahawks

Meyer was signed by the Seattle Seahawks in July 2007. He competed against third-string Seahawk quarterback David Greene and free agent Derek Devine for the third-string job. Meyer was cut by the Seahawks on August 28, 2007.

[edit] Oakland Raiders

On March 24, 2008, Meyer was signed by the Oakland Raiders. He was waived on June 25, 2008 to make room for Sam Keller.

[edit] Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 24, 2009, Meyer was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was released on June 9, 2009.

[edit] Spokane Shock

On December 23, 2009 it was announced that Meyer would be attending training camp for the AF1 team Spokane Shock.

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Preceded by Lang Campbell	Walter Payton Award Winner 2005	Succeeded by Ricky Santos

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