Steven Montez
Steven Montez is an American former professional football player who played quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and signed with the Washington Football Team as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Early life
Montez attended Del Valle High School in El Paso, Texas. During his career, he passed for 6,512 passing yards with 86 touchdowns, and 8,149 yards of total offense. He committed to the University of Colorado Boulder to play college football. A three-star recruit, Montez chose Colorado over offers from Air Force, New Mexico State, and UTEP.College career
After redshirting his first year at Colorado in 2015, Montez played in 10 games and made three starts as a redshirt freshman in 2016. He spent most of the season as the backup to Sefo Liufau, but started three games due to Liufau injuries. Overall he completed 83 of 140 passes for 1,078 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions. Montez entered 2017 as the starting quarterback. In 12 starts, he completed 228 of 377 passes for 2,975 yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Montez returned as the starter in 2018. He returned again for his senior season in 2019.Professional career
Washington Football Team
Montez signed with the Washington Football Team as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft. He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day. Montez was elevated to the active roster on December 18 and December 26 for the team's weeks 15 and 16 games against the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was signed to the active roster prior to the Week 17 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.Montez was waived by Washington on August 31, 2021.