Charlie Batch

Charlie Batch
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Batch in 2021
No. 10, 16
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1974-12-05) December 5, 1974 (age 49)
Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Steel Valley (Munhall, Pennsylvania)
College:Eastern Michigan (1993–1997)
NFL draft:1998 / round: 2 / pick: 60
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:61–52
Passing yards:11,085
Passer rating:77.2
Rushing attempts:172
Rushing yards:637
Rushing touchdowns:6
Player stats at PFR

Charles D'Donte Batch[2] (born December 5, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft and played 15 seasons in the NFL, most of it as a backup with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he earned two Super Bowl rings (Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII).[3]

Batch currently works for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh as a pre-game analyst for the Steelers as well as a color commentator for their preseason games.[4] In addition, he co-hosts the Steeler Post-Game Show on WDVE Radio. Batch also works with Champs Sports Network as a color analyst for WPIAL high school football and basketball broadcasts.

  1. ^ "Charlie Batch's 186-yard, two-pick game has ESPN's best QBR ever". November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference pfr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Steelers Charlie Batch and Chris Hoke join KDKA-TV broadcasts". www.steelers.com. May 5, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2022.