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Bruce Gradkowski Gradkowski with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012 Detroit Lions Title Assistant wide receivers coach Personal information Born (1983-01-27) January 27, 1983 (age 43) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Listed weight 217 lb (98 kg) Career information Position Quarterback (No. 7, 5) High school Seton-La Salle Catholic (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) College Toledo (2001–2005) NFL draft 2006: 6th round, 194th overall pick Career history Playing Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006–2007) St. Louis Rams (2008)* Cleveland Browns (2008) Oakland Raiders (2009–2010) Cincinnati Bengals (2011–2012) Pittsburgh Steelers (2013–2016) * Offseason and/or practice squad member only Coaching Anthony Wayne HS (2017–2018) Volunteer assistant quarterbacks coach St. Francis de Sales HS (2021) Head coach Toledo (2022) Offensive analyst St. Louis BattleHawks (2023–2024) Offensive coordinator Detroit Lions (2025) Offensive assistant Detroit Lions (2026–present) Assistant wide receivers coach Awards and highlights 2× All-MAC (2001, 2004) MAC Co-Most Valuable Player (2005) Career NFL statistics Passing attempts 709 Passing completions 375 Completion percentage 52.9% TD–INT 21–24 Passing yards 4,057 Passer rating 65.8 Rushing yards 329 Stats at Pro Football Reference

**Bruce Raymond Gradkowski** (born January 27, 1983) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) and coach who currently serves as the assistant wide receivers coach for the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the [St. Louis BattleHawks](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) of the [United Football League](/source/United_Football_League_(2024)) (UFL). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Toledo Rockets](/source/Toledo_Rockets_football). He was selected by the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) in the sixth round of the [2006 NFL draft](/source/2006_NFL_draft). Gradkowski was also a member of the [St. Louis Rams](/source/St._Louis_Rams), [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns), [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders), [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals), and [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers). His younger brother, [Gino](/source/Gino_Gradkowski), is a former NFL center.

## Early life

Gradkowski is a 2001 graduate from [Seton-La Salle Catholic High School](/source/Seton-La_Salle_Catholic_High_School). He played as a member of the Seton-La Salle Rebels from 1997 to 2000 in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League ([WPIAL](/source/Western_Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_League)). As a [junior](/source/Eleventh_grade), Gradkowski threw for 1,630 yards and 10 touchdowns. This performance was then improved as a [senior](/source/Twelfth_grade), when he completed 188-of-327 passes (57.5%) and threw for a then-[WPIAL](/source/Western_Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_League) record of 2,978 yards and 30 touchdowns (surpassing the previous mark set by [Dan Marino](/source/Dan_Marino)). In high school, Gradkowski also played [basketball](/source/High_school_basketball), serving as Seton-La Salle's starting [point guard](/source/Point_guard) and leading his team in scoring.

## College career

After [redshirting](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) as a freshman at [Toledo](/source/University_of_Toledo) in 2001, Gradkowski only saw action as the [field goal](/source/Field_goal) holder on the special teams unit. In 2003, he became the starting quarterback as a sophomore and set a [Mid-American Conference](/source/Mid-American_Conference) season record by completing 71.2% of his passes. He threw for 3,210 yards and set a school season record of 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Gradkowski's final passer rating was 161.53. He proved he could scramble by rushing for 504 yards and one touchdown on 91 carries (5.5 avg). In 2004, Gradkowski completed 70.2% of his passes for 3,518 yards with 27 touchdowns and eight interceptions and a final passer rating of 162.56. He played in the [GMAC Bowl](/source/GMAC_Bowl) and was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP). As a senior in 2005, Gradkowski completed 62.3% of his passes for 2,469 yards with 29 touchdowns and twelve interceptions and a final passer rating of 146.42. Gradkowski was the first quarterback in NCAA Division I-A history to complete more than 70 percent of his passes in consecutive seasons.[1]

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) 9 in (0.23 m) 4.61 s 1.63 s 2.72 s 4.16 s 7.12 s 34 in (0.86 m) 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) 19[2] All values from NFL Combine[3][4][5]

### Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) selected Gradkowski in the sixth round (194th overall) of the [2006 NFL draft](/source/2006_NFL_draft).[6]

After a promising preseason he was nicknamed "The Great Gradkowski". When starting quarterback [Chris Simms](/source/Chris_Simms) suffered a [ruptured spleen](/source/Ruptured_spleen), Gradkowski was named the starter going into Week 5 against [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans_Saints). In his debut, he completed 20 of 31 attempts for 225 yards with two touchdowns as the Buccaneers suffered their fourth consecutive loss.

Gradkowski remained the starter after his first loss and won the next two games against the [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) and [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) before losing three straight to the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants), [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) and [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers). On November 19, 2006, he completed 14 of 21 attempts for 178 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in a 20–17 victory over the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders).

On [Thanksgiving](/source/Thanksgiving_(United_States)), the Buccaneers would lose to the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) after Gradkowski threw two interceptions and only completed 10 passes. He continued to falter the following week throwing three interceptions in a loss to his hometown [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers). His play would continue to decline with losses against the [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) and [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) and he was benched in the middle of both games. Gradkowski was replaced in the second quarter against Chicago by [Tim Rattay](/source/Tim_Rattay), who threw for four touchdowns in the second half of the game. Gradkowski, by contrast, had not thrown a touchdown in the previous 10 quarters before being pulled and would not start again in 2006. He finished his rookie season with 1,661 passing yards on 177 completions in 328 pass attempts, nine touchdowns, and nine interceptions.[7]

In 2007 during a Week 12 matchup against the Washington Redskins, Gradkowski came in after the first play because of an injury to newly acquired starting quarterback [Jeff Garcia](/source/Jeff_Garcia) but only completed 9 of 19 passes and didn't score. Gradkowski was benched the next week in favor of [Luke McCown](/source/Luke_McCown).

Gradkowski had a record of 3–8 as a Tampa Bay starter and set an NFL record by throwing 200 passes between his first and second interceptions.[8]

On May 30, 2008, Gradkowski was [waived](/source/Waivers_(American_football)) by the Buccaneers.[9]

### St. Louis Rams

Gradkowski was claimed off waivers by the [St. Louis Rams](/source/St._Louis_Rams) in June 2008,[10] but was waived during final cuts on August 30, 2008.

### Cleveland Browns

Gradkowski was signed by the [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) as their [fourth-string](/source/Fourth-string) quarterback on December 2, 2008, after [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) [Derek Anderson](/source/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)) was placed on [injured reserve](/source/Injured_reserve). He was the starter for the Browns' [2008 season](/source/2008_Cleveland_Browns_season) finale against the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) on December 28, 2008, after injuries to Anderson, [Brady Quinn](/source/Brady_Quinn), and [Ken Dorsey](/source/Ken_Dorsey).[11] Gradkowski was waived on February 9, 2009.

### Oakland Raiders

Gradkowski with the [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders) in 2010

A day after being waived by the Browns, Gradkowski was claimed off waivers by the [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders).

On November 22, 2009, in his first start for the Raiders, Gradkowski threw two touchdowns, matching former Raiders quarterback [JaMarcus Russell](/source/JaMarcus_Russell)'s total for the season to that point, and led the team to come from behind 20–17 victory over the heavily favored Cincinnati Bengals.

In Week 13, on the road the Raiders beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–24. Gradkowski completed 20-of-33 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns, including an 11-yard game-winning touchdown to [Louis Murphy](/source/Louis_Murphy). For his performance in this game he was awarded the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award for week 13 of the regular season.[12][13]

On December 13, 2009, he was injured in a game against the Washington Redskins during the second quarter and was replaced by Russell. The Raiders lost the game 34–13 without Gradowski.[14] Gradkowski missed the remainder of the 2009 season with a partially torn [Medial collateral ligaments](/source/Medial_collateral_ligament) in both knees.[15]

On March 15, 2010, he was re-signed by the Oakland Raiders for one year.[16] He tore a [pectoral muscle](/source/Pectoral_muscle) while lifting weights in April 2010.[17] In Week 2 of the 2010 NFL season he took over for benched starter [Jason Campbell](/source/Jason_Campbell) and led the Raiders to a victory over the [St. Louis Rams](/source/St._Louis_Rams).

On September 22, 2010, Gradkowski became the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback for Week 3.[18] On November 28, 2010, Gradkowski suffered a third-degree [separation](/source/Separated_shoulder) of his throwing shoulder. On December 2, the Raiders placed Gradkowski on injured reserve, ending his [2010 season](/source/2010_Oakland_Raiders_season).[19]

### Cincinnati Bengals

Following the [2011 NFL lockout](/source/2011_NFL_lockout), Gradkowski signed a two-year contract with the [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals).[20] He was the team's second-string quarterback behind [Andy Dalton](/source/Andy_Dalton_(American_football)). After Dalton suffered a minor injury that removed him from the game, Gradkowski threw a touchdown while snapping the ball while the Browns were still in the [huddle](/source/Huddle). He then appeared during a Week 13 match up against the Pittsburgh Steelers, completing 3-of-6 passes for 17 yards with one [interception](/source/Interception).

### Pittsburgh Steelers

Gradkowski with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) in 2013

On March 13, 2013, Gradkowski signed a three-year deal with his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.[21]

Ultimately, Gradkowski had very few career snaps with the Steelers. He played in none of the regular season games during [2013](/source/2013_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season). In [2014](/source/2014_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season), he played in one game. He missed almost the entire [2015 season](/source/2015_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season) due to hand and shoulder injuries.[22]

The Steelers re-signed Gradkowski to a one-year contract on May 2, 2016.[23] On August 31, 2016, Gradkowski was placed on the injured reserve list following damage to his [hamstring](/source/Hamstring) sustained during the opening game of the preseason.[22][24] The Steelers released Gradkowski on October 7, 2016.[22]

## Career statistics

### NFL

#### Regular season

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles[a] GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Sck SckY Fum Lost 2006 TB 13 11 3–8 177 328 54.0 1,661 5.1 9 9 65.9 41 161 3.9 0 25 146 11 6 2007 TB 4 0 – 13 24 54.2 130 5.4 0 1 52.4 7 20 2.9 0 2 14 0 0 2008 CLE 2 1 0–1 7 21 33.3 26 1.2 0 3 2.8 1 2 2.0 0 4 18 0 0 2009 OAK 7 4 2–2 82 150 54.7 1,007 6.7 6 3 80.6 18 108 6.0 0 11 71 5 3 2010 OAK 6 4 1–3 83 157 52.9 1,059 6.7 5 7 66.3 12 41 3.4 0 10 77 3 1 2011 CIN 2 0 – 8 18 44.4 109 6.1 1 1 59.7 11 29 2.6 0 1 7 0 0 2012 CIN 2 0 – 5 11 45.5 65 5.9 0 0 64.6 4 −2 −0.5 0 0 0 1 0 2013 PIT 0 0 DNP 2014 PIT 1 0 – 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 −2 −1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 PIT 0 0 DNP 2016 PIT 0 0 Career 37 20 6–14 375 709 52.9 4,057 5.7 21 24 65.8 88 329 3.7 0 53 333 20 10

#### Playoffs

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles[a] GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Sck SckY Fum Lost 2007 TB 0 0 DNP 2011 CIN 0 0 2012 CIN 0 0 2014 PIT 1 0 – 2 3 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 PIT 0 0 DNP Career 1 0 – 2 3 66.7 22 7.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

### College

Year Team Passing Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg Lng TD Int Sck Rtg 2003 Toledo 277 389 71.2 3,210 8.3 66 29 7 9 161.5 2004 Toledo 280 399 70.2 3,518 8.8 96 27 8 14 162.6 2005 Toledo 207 332 62.3 2,469 7.4 70 29 12 9 146.4 Career 764 1,120 68.2 9,197 8.2 96 85 27 34 156.8

## Awards and honors

**NFL**

- [AFC](/source/American_Football_Conference) Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13, 2009)[26]

- *[Pro Football Weekly](/source/Pro_Football_Weekly)* NFL Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13, 2009)[26]

**College**

- 2× All-[MAC](/source/Mid-American_Conference) ([2001](/source/2001_MAC_Championship_Game), [2004](/source/2004_MAC_Championship_Game))

- [MAC Co-Most Valuable Player](/source/Vern_Smith_Leadership_Award) (2005)

- [GMAC Bowl](/source/GMAC_Bowl) MVP ([2005](/source/2005_GMAC_Bowl))

- Toledo Hall of Fame (2012)

## Coaching career

In 2017, Gradkowski became a volunteer assistant quarterbacks coach at [Anthony Wayne High School](/source/Anthony_Wayne_High_School) in [Whitehouse, Ohio](/source/Whitehouse%2C_Ohio).[27]

On June 15, 2021, it was reported he would be the head coach at [St. Francis de Sales School (Toledo, Ohio)](/source/St._Francis_de_Sales_School_(Toledo%2C_Ohio)).[28] After serving as interim coach for one football season (2021) at St. Francis de Sales School, Bruce was to become the permanent head football coach at St. Francis de Sales for the 2022 season.[29] However, Gradkowski was officially hired by the [St. Louis BattleHawks](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) on September 13, 2022, as their Offensive Coordinator.[30]

On February 6, 2025, the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) hired Gradkowski as an offensive assistant.[31] On February 24, 2026, the Lions promoted Gradkowski to serve as the team's assistant wide receivers coach.[32]

## Personal life

Gradkowski was the owner of Social Gastropub in [Perrysburg, Ohio](/source/Perrysburg%2C_Ohio).[33] The restaurant was officially closed due to fire in June 2022.[34]

Gradkowski joined the University of Toledo's Rocket Football Radio Network as a [color analyst](/source/Color_analyst).[35]

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fumbles_26-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fumbles_26-1) Fumbles lost data taken from [Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) career game log[25]

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## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Bruce Gradkowski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bruce_Gradkowski).

- [Official website](https://www.bruce-gradkowski.com/)

- [Profile at NFL.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20100922042528/http://www.nfl.com/players/brucegradkowski/profile?id=GRA068015)

- [Pittsburgh Steelers profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20140603220156/http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/Bruce-Gradkowski/4824ad25-e658-4fdc-b974-1b151272e355)

- [Oakland Raiders profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20090928235938/http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Bruce-Gradkowski/ae4bb59f-b605-4a1e-8fd9-56f6f3af6bb5)

- [Cincinnati Bengals profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20151223034729/http://www.utrockets.com/news/2013/1/30/Bruce_Gradkowski_Football_2001_2005_.aspx)

- Career statistics from [NFL.com](http://www.nfl.com/players/2495838/stats/) · [Pro Football Reference](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GradBr00.htm)

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