John Dutton (quarterback)

John Dutton
	Dutton with the Colorado Crush
No. 8, 17
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	September 20, 1975 (age 49); Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fallbrook (CA) Union
College:	Nevada
NFL draft:	1998 / round: 6 / pick: 172
Career history
	Miami Dolphins (1998); Atlanta Falcons (1998); Cleveland Browns (1999)*; San Jose SaberCats (2000–2002); Colorado Crush (2003–2008); RiverCity Rage (2009); Cleveland Gladiators (2010–2012); San Antonio Talons (2013);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2× ArenaBowl champion (XVI, XIX); ArenaBowl MVP (XVI); 2× Al Lucas Hero Award (2007 & 2012); 2× Big West Offensive Player of the Year (1996, 1997); 2× First-team All-Big West (1996, 1997);
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	3,280 / 5,239
Passing yards:	37,981
TD–INT:	752–145
Passer rating:	108.82
Rushing TD:	22
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

John Dutton (born September 20, 1975) is a former Arena Football League (AFL) quarterback. He was drafted out of University of Nevada, Reno in the 6th round of the 1998 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins. In 2005, he led the Crush to the ArenaBowl XIX title. In 2006, he was on the cover of the EA Sports first AFL video game, Arena Football, making him the first player to pose for the cover. He had been the backup quarterback for the San Jose SaberCats behind Mark Grieb. After Grieb's suffered a season-ending injury earlier in the year, Dutton quarterbacked the SaberCats to a 52–14 victory over the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI. He was named Offensive Player of the Game for his performance. In June 2009, Dutton was signed by the RiverCity Rage of the Indoor Football League (IFL). On February 12, 2010, it was announced that Dutton had been signed by the Cleveland Gladiators.