John Dutton (quarterback)

John Dutton
	Dutton with the Colorado Crush in 2005
No. 8, 17
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	September 20, 1975; Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Fallbrook (CA) Union
College	Nevada
NFL draft	1998: 6th round, 172nd overall pick
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
Awards and highlights
	2× ArenaBowl champion (2002, 2005); ArenaBowl MVP (2002); 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 an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). 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 EA Sports' first AFL video game, Arena Football. 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.