Chris James Redman (born July 7, 1977 in Louisville,
Kentucky) is an American football quarterback for
the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in
the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played
college football at Louisville.
Redman, who won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
at Louisville in 1999, has also been an offseason
member of the New England Patriots and Tennessee
Titans in his career.
Redman played at Louisville Male High School, where
his father, Bob Redman, is the veteran head coach.
Chris helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1993 state
championship in Class 4A (Kentucky's largest class
at the time). He was a two-time all-state
quarterback and Parade Magazine's National Player of
the Year in 1994 after setting national high school
records for most touchdown passes in a season (57)
and most touchdown passes in a half (8, twice), the
latter of which still has not been broken according
to NFLHS.com.
Redman is a skilled golfer and avid fisherman. He is
married to high school sweetheart Ashley Britt, who
gave birth to their first child, Britt Tyler, in
early 2007.
