Charlie Whitehurst

Charles David Whitehurst (born August 6, 1982) is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chargers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.

Whitehurst has also played for the Seattle Seahawks. He is the son of former NFL quarterback David Whitehurst.

Early years
Whitehurst was a player with the Alpharetta Youth Football Association (AYFA). His 1993 90 Pound Division 1 Team won the both the Southeastern Region Championship and the State of Georgia Championship. His 1994 105 Pound Division 1 Team won the Division 1 Championship in GYFC and the Runner up for the State of Georgia Championship. He attended Taylor Road Middle School.

Whitehurst attended Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Georgia and was a three year letterman in football and a four year letterman in baseball.

College career
While playing college football at Clemson University, Whitehurst became the first quarterback to go 4-0 in the rivalry between Clemson and the University of South Carolina, including a 63-17 route of the Gamecocks in Columbia on November 22, 2003.

San Diego Chargers
Whitehurst was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played in two regular season games as the third-stringer to Billy Volek and starter Philip Rivers.

Seattle Seahawks
Whitehurst was acquired by the Seattle Seahawks on March 17, 2010, in exchange for a 2011 third-round draft pick to San Diego, and the two teams switched second-round picks in the 2010 NFL draft. He was signed to a two-year, $8 million contract for a quarterback with essentially no starting experience. Seattle's front office later stated they had already picked up a potential franchise quarterback in the draft by acquiring Whitehurst with the 2011 pick.

On November 7, 2010 Whitehurst started and played in week 9 against the New York Giants due to an injury suffered by starter Matt Hasselbeck.

Whitehurst started on January 2, 2011, in a Sunday Night game against the division rival St. Louis Rams to determine the NFC West champion. In the game, Whitehurst had a 61-yard pass to Ruvell Martin. Whitehurst was 5-for-5 for 85 yards on the opening drive and finished the first half going 16-for-21 with 138 yards and one touchdown. Hasselbeck returned as the starter for the subsequent playoff game.

Prior to the 2011 preseason, Whitehurst was named the backup to Tarvaris Jackson, the former Vikings quarterback whom Seattle acquired in the 2011 offseason. However, Jackson and Whitehurst were expected to compete for the starting job once Whitehurst became familiar with the new offensive schemes. Whitehurst went 14-of-19 passing with one touchdown to put Seattle on the board against the Vikings in 2011's second preseason action. Whitehurst took over for an injured Jackson during a week 5 matchup at the New York Giants. In that game Whitehurst outscored Jackson's 14 points in the first three quarters by putting up 20 points in the fourth quarter, going 11-for-19, 149 yards, and a 27-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin, securing a 36-25 Seattle victory. Coach Pete Carroll named Whitehurst to take over as starting quarterback until Jackson healed from a pectoral injury, although no official date of Jackson's medical clearance had been released. In week 7 against the Cleveland Browns, Whitehurst was named starter after Jackson could not recover from his pectoral injury suffered in the Giants game. Whitehurst did not fare well in the start, going 12 of 30 for 92 yards, with no touchdowns and two turnovers.

Second stint with Chargers
On March 16, 2012, Whitehurst signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers.