Charles Lester Frye (born August 28, 1981 in
Norwalk, Ohio) is an American football quarterback
who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the
National Football League.
Frye graduated from Willard High School in Willard,
Ohio and was a football standout at quarterback
under coach Chris Hawkins. He broke 17 of the
school's all-time football records before he
graduated in 2000. In his senior season, Frye led
the Crimson Flashes to a 10-2 record, earning the
Northwest District Player of the Year award and
First-Team All-Ohio Division III team honors. Frye
also excelled on the Basketball court, during his
senior season he earned First-Team All-Northwest
District and Honorable Mention All-Ohio Honors and
helped lead the Crimson Flashes to a 22-3 record, a
Northern Ohio League Championship and a Sweet 16
berth.
Frye was selected in the third round (67th overall)
of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Browns. His first NFL
start came against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week
13. He passed for 226 yards, with two touchdowns,
both to fellow rookie Braylon Edwards, and set a
Browns rookie record for a single game with a 136.7
passer rating. Frye started the final five games of
the 2005 season for the Browns, compiling a record
of 2-3 as a starter.
Frye was cheered on during Browns games by
"Charlie's Fryes", a pair of fans who wore
french-fry suits in honor of him. Akron Mayor Don
Plusquellic declared Friday, November 5th, 2004
"Frye-day" in honor of his #5 jersey. He wears a
Superman t-shirt under his uniform during games.
Frye is ambidextrous, he throws right-handed and
writes left-handed. In 2005, he was featured in an
Ohio McDonalds commercial along with Braylon
Edwards. He is active in community service. Frye was
an education major and a Dean's List student at The
University of Akron.
Frye was named the starting quarterback of the
Browns for the 2006 NFL season. The Browns hoped
that Frye could follow in the footsteps of other MAC
QBs like Chad Pennington, Byron Leftwich and Ben
Roethlisberger. Denver Broncos head coach Mike
Shanahan compared Frye to a young Brett Favre. Frye
Struggled the remainder of the season after being
named the starter.
After a battle in the preseason with Derek Anderson
and rookie Brady Quinn, Frye won the starting
quarterback job for the 2007 season. In the first
game against the Pittsburgh Steelers however, Frye
was benched after struggling in the first few
minutes. Derek Anderson replaced him for the
remainder of the game. Anderson remained the starter
for the rest of the year and compiled Pro Bowl
worthy stats. On September 11, 2007, Frye was traded
to the Seattle Seahawks for a sixth-round draft
pick. He will be the Seahawks' third string
quarterback, behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca
Wallace. He is the only opening day starting
quarterback in NFL history to be traded after his
first game.
