BIOGRAPHY
Kyle Shurmur was born November 6, 1996 in East Lansing, Michigan. He is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL.
Shurmur began his high school career the backup quarterback at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio before transferring to La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania after his father became the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. Over the next two years, Shurmur passed for 4,996 yards and 53 touchdowns for the Explorers while leading the team to a 16-6 record. As a senior, he completed 180 of 307 passes for 2,472 yards and 25 touchdowns, earning PIAA AAAA First Team All-State honors. Shurmur also swam at La Salle, helping the team win the 2014 PIAA state title and was a member of state record-setting 200-medley relay. Shurmur committed to Vanderbilt after being recruited by Cincinnati, Illinois, Pittsburgh, and Temple.
As a true freshman Shurmur started five of Vanderbilt's final six games, going 2–3 and passing for 503 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. He was named the Commodores' starting quarterback going into the 2016 season by head coach Derek Mason. During his junior season, Shurmur set a new single-season school record by passing for 26 touchdowns. As a senior, Shurmur was the first Vanderbilt quarterback to beat rival Tennessee three times since Doc Kuhn. Shurmur also joined Greg Zolman as the second quarterback in Vanderbilt history to have three seasons with at least 2,000 yards passing. Shurmur passed Jay Cutler as Vanderbilt's leader in career touchdown passes after throwing his 60th in the team's 36-29 win over Ole Miss on November 17, 2018. In the 2018 Texas Bowl, his final career start, Shurmur passed Cutler as Vanderbilt's all-time leader in passing yards, completions and attempts. Shurmur was invited to participate in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, playing for the American team he went 10 of 19 for 90 yards in a 10-7 win over the National team.
On April 27, 2019, Shurmur signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Shurmur was released on April 29, 2020.
On December 17, 2020, Shurmur signed with the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.
