Taryn Christion | |
Image Upright: | 0.9 |
Birth Date: | 6 February 1997 |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Quarterback |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 218 |
College: | South Dakota State |
High School: | Roosevelt (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) |
Playing Team1: | Seattle Seahawks |
Playing Team2: | Dallas Cowboys |
Playing Team3: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Playing Team4: | Ottawa Redblacks |
Status: | Retired |
Career Footnotes: | |
Career Highlights: |
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Statlabel1: | TD-INT |
Statvalue1: | 0–0 |
Statlabel2: | Yards |
Statvalue2: | 20 |
Statlabel3: | Comp-Att |
Statvalue3: | 2–6 |
Statlabel5: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue5: | 37 |
Cfl: | taryn-christion/163760 |
Taryn Christion (born February 6, 1997) is a former American professional Canadian football quarterback who was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at South Dakota State.
Christion played for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for four seasons. Christion finished his collegiate career with school records of 11,535 passing yards, 104 touchdown passes, 13,050 yard of total offense, 814 pass completions, and 1,363 pass attempts.[1]
Christion was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2019.[2] He was waived by the Seahawks on May 14, 2019.[3]
Christion was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on July 24, 2019.[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[5]
Christion was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to their practice squad on October 2, 2019. He was signed specifically to imitate Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in practice.[6] Christion was released on October 7, 2019.[7]
Christion was signed by Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League on January 21, 2020.[8] He announced his retirement on May 7, 2022.