Sean Patrick Renfree is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
Education
Renfree attended Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was a four-year letterman in football. As a senior, he completed 197 of 357 passes for 3,353 yards and 41 touchdowns with just six interceptions. Renfree finished off his high school career by completing 23 of 33 passes for a state championship game record 411 yards and five touchdowns against Cottonwood Mingus.
Career
After playing college football for Duke University, he was drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. On the field, Sean gained the nickname "Reverend Renfree" because he was seen by his teammates as an individual who could answer their prayers. He was voted as the team"s "Most Valuable Player" his junior and senior year.
In his junior year, Renfree, threw for 2,483 yards and 25 touchdowns with five interceptions.
As a freshman in 2009, Renfree played in five games as a backup and completed 34 of 50 passes for 334 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. In 2010, Renfree started 11 of the 12 games, and was the recipient of the Carmen Falcone Award as Duke"s Most Valuable Player.
On the season, he completed 285 of 464 pass attempts for 3,131 yards with 14 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. In 2011, serving as a team co-captain, Renfree started all 12 games and completed 282 of 434 pass attempts for 2,891 yards with 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
This set the Duke single-season record for pass completion percentage.
In 2012, Renfree completed 297 of his 442 passes for 3,113 yards, 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He ended career owning Duke single-season standards for pass completion percentage (.673 in 2012. He sustained a torn right pectoral muscle in is right (throwing) arm on the last play of Duke"s last game (Belk Bowl)requiring surgical repair and, as a result, was unable to participate in the NFL combine or Duke"s Pro-Day.
Additional awards in 2012 include: National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
People’s Warner National College Football Award recipient. Administrative Committee on Company-ordination’s Jim Tatum Award recipient as the top senior student-athlete for football.
National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy finalist. Senior CLASS Award finalist.. named to the AFCA’s Good Works Team for community service.
Capital One Academic All-District Team selection.. recipient of the 2012 Carman Falcone Award as Duke’s Most Valuable Player On April 27, 2013, Renfree was drafted in the seventh round (249th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
He signed with the team on July 24. Terms were undisclosed.