After a two-year sabbatical in the Pacific Northwest, Charlie Whitehurst returned to San Diego in March and will go into the 2012 season as the backup to Philip Rivers.
Two years ago, the Chargers traded Whitehurst to the Seahawks for a second round choice in the ’10 NFL Draft and an additional third-round choice in the 2011 draft. Whitehurst spent two seasons in Seattle, helping the Seahawks clinch the NFC West title in 2010 by leading them to a Week 17 victory over the St. Louis Rams in an NBC Sunday Night Football contest.
An honor roll student throughout his college career at Clemson, Whitehurst earned his degree in marketing in December 2004, a full year before his eligibility expired. He left the Clemson, South Carolina campus as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s third all-time leading passer. One of the players who ranked ahead of him was Rivers, who spent his collegiate career at North Carolina State.
Whitehurst’s dad, David, was also an NFL quarterback. He played for the Green Bay Packers from 1976-83. When the Chargers played at Lambeau Field in 2007, the Packers were hosting the team’s annual alumni weekend and the entire Whitehurst family made the trip to Northern Wisconsin to take part in the festivities and watch the Chargers play.
Whitehurst’s sister, Carrie, also went Clemson on an athletic scholarship. She was a forward on the school’s women's basketball team.
After a two-year sabbatical in the Pacific Northwest, Charlie Whitehurst returned to San Diego in March and will go into the 2012 season as the backup to Philip Rivers.
Two years ago, the Chargers traded Whitehurst to the Seahawks for a second round choice in the ’10 NFL Draft and an additional third-round choice in the 2011 draft. Whitehurst spent two seasons in Seattle, helping the Seahawks clinch the NFC West title in 2010 by leading them to a Week 17 victory over the St. Louis Rams in an NBC Sunday Night Football contest.
An honor roll student throughout his college career at Clemson, Whitehurst earned his degree in marketing in December 2004, a full year before his eligibility expired. He left the Clemson, South Carolina campus as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s third all-time leading passer. One of the players who ranked ahead of him was Rivers, who spent his collegiate career at North Carolina State.
Whitehurst’s dad, David, was also an NFL quarterback. He played for the Green Bay Packers from 1976-83. When the Chargers played at Lambeau Field in 2007, the Packers were hosting the team’s annual alumni weekend and the entire Whitehurst family made the trip to Northern Wisconsin to take part in the festivities and watch the Chargers play.
Whitehurst’s sister, Carrie, also went Clemson on an athletic scholarship. She was a forward on the school’s women's basketball team.
