Case Keenum
QB
Experience: 14 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 37
Weight: 206 lbs
College: Houston
Passing
Biography
PRO CAREER
- Entering his 14th season in the NFL and first with the Bears in 2025
- Has played in 80 career regular-seasons games with 66 starts for the Houston Texans (2012-13, '14, '23-24) St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams (2014, '15-16), Minnesota Vikings (2017), Denver Broncos (2018), Washington (2019), Cleveland Browns (2020-21) and Buffalo Bills (2022)
- In his career, Keenum has completed 1,392-of-2,233 passes (62.3) for 15,175 yards with 79 passing touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 84.6
- Keenum also has a pair of playoff starts, he helped the Vikings reach the NFC championship game in 2017
- Originally entered the NFL with the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
2024 SEASON (TEXANS)
- Spent the season on the reserved/injured list.
2023 SEASON (TEXANS)
- Started a pair of games…Went 34-53 (64.2) for 291 yards and a touchdown as the Texans made their first playoff appearance since 2019.
2022 SEASON (BILLS)
- Serving as the backup quarterback, appeared in a pair of games.
2021 SEASON (BROWNS)
- Played in seven games with two starts…Went 47-72 (65.3) for 462 yards and three touchdowns.
2020 SEASON (BROWNS)
- Appeared in two games helping the Browns reach the postseason for the first time since 2002.
2019 SEASON (COMMANDERS)
- Played in 10 games making eight starts…Went 160-247 (64.3) for 1,707 yards and 11 touchdown passes with a 91.3 quarterback rating.
2018 SEASON (BRONCOS)
- Started all 16 games…Set career highs with 365 completions on 586 attempts and 3,890 passing yards to go along with 18 passing touchdowns and an 81.2 rating.
2017 SEASON (VIKINGS)
- Played in 15 regular-seasons games (14 starts) leading the Vikings to an NFC North title and the NFC's number two seed
- Went 325-481 passing for a career high 67.6 completion percentage, the second-best mark in the NFL for the seasons
- Threw for 22 touchdowns and just seven interceptions finishing the season with a career best 98.3 quarterback rating, good for seventh in the NFL
- Starting both postseason games, Keenum helped the Vikings win their first playoff game since 2009 and advance to the NFC Championship Game.
2016 SEASON (RAMS)
- Started in nine of the 10 games he played…Went 196-322 (60.9) for 2,201 yards and nine touchdowns.
2015 SEASON (RAMS)
- Played in six games with five starts…Went 76-125 (60.8) for 828 yards and four touchdowns.
2014 SEASON (RAMS/ TEXANS)
- Spent parts of the season on the Rams active roster and practice squad before being signed to the Texans active roster
- Started Weeks 16 & 17 in Houston securing wins in both starts
- Went 45-77 (58.4) for 435 yards and two touchdowns.
2013 SEASON (TEXANS)
- Made his NFL debut in Week 7, going on to start eight games
- Threw for 1,760 yards, going 137-253 (54.2) passing and completed nine touchdowns.
2012 SEASON (TEXANS)
- Spent the season on the practice squad.
TRANSACTIONS
- 05/12/2012: Signed/undrafted free agent to the Texans
- 08/31/2012: Released by Texans
- 09/01/2012: Signed to Texans practice squad
- 01/14/2013: Re-signed with Texans
- 08/31/2014: Released by Texans
- 09/01/2014: Acquired via waivers by Rams
- 10/28/2014: Released by Rams
- 10/29/2014: Signed to Rams practice squad
- 12/15/2014: Signed to Texans active roster
- 03/11/2015: Traded to Rams (2015 7th round pick)
- 04/18/2016: Re-signed with Rams
- 03/31/2017: Signed by Vikings
- 03/15/2018: Signed by Broncos
- 03/13/2019: Traded to Washington (2020 6th round pick)
- 03/18/2020: Signed by Browns
- 03/20/2022: Traded to Bills (2022 7th round pick)
- 03/17/2023: Signed by Texans
- 04/04/2025: Signed/UFA by Bears
COLLEGE
- Played five years at Houston (2007-11)
- Concluded his college career as the NCAA's all-time leading passer with 19,217 yards and 155 touchdowns
- Played in 57 games and completed 69.4 percent of his passes during his five years with the Cougars
- Earned the 2009 and 2011 Sammy Baugh Trophy, awarded to the nation's top college passer.
PERSONAL
- Prepped at Wylie High School in Abilene, Texas, where he passed for 6,783 yards and 48 touchdowns
- Led the Bulldogs to 31 wins in 42 starts, including a state title in 2004
- Also lettered in basketball and track.