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{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image       =
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| number      = 7
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1969|5|17}}
| birth_place = [[Boynton Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lbs  = 213
| draftyear   = 1991
| draftround  = 5
| draftpick   = 131
| high_school = [[Cardinal Newman High School (West Palm Beach, Florida)|Cardinal Newman]]<br/>([[West Palm Beach, Florida]])
| college     = [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
| teams       =
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[1992 NFL season|1992]]–[[1994 NFL season|1994]])
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ([[1995 NFL season|1995]])
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ([[1996 NFL season|1996]]–[[1997 NFL season|1998]])
* [[Chicago Bears]] ([[1998 NFL season|1999]])
| statweek    = 
| statlabel1  = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue1  = 41–38
| statlabel2  = Passing yards
| statvalue2  = 7,625
| statlabel3  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue3  = 74.3
| pfr         = EricCr00
| highlights  =
* 2× [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1987 Miami Hurricanes football team|1987]], [[1989 Miami Hurricanes football team|1989]])
* [[Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award]] (1990) 
}}

'''Craig Neil Erickson''' (born May 17, 1969) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Prior to entering the NFL, he played [[college football]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]]. He was selected by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in the fifth round of the [[1991 NFL draft]] and also by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the fourth round of the [[1992 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He is one of the few [[National Football League|NFL]] players to be drafted twice ([[Bo Jackson]] is another example). Coincidentally, each was drafted by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].

==College career==
Erickson attended [[Cardinal Newman High School (West Palm Beach, Florida)|Cardinal Newman High School]] in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] and then the [[University of Miami]]. A 6'2", {{convert|200|lb|abbr=on}} [[quarterback]] from the [[University of Miami]] who was the [[Starting lineup|starting]] quarterback on Miami's [[1989 Miami Hurricanes football team|1989 National Championship]] squad, he ranked third on the Hurricanes all-time career passing-yardage list with 6,056 yards.

Erickson played in 34 games over a four-year career, taking over starting role as a junior. He won the [[Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award]] in 1990.

===Statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  Year !!  Comp !!  Att !!  Comp % !!  Passing !!  TD !!  INT !!  Rtg
|-
|  1987 ||  22 ||  37 ||  59.5 ||  307 ||  2 ||  0 ||  147.0
|-
|  1988 ||  26 ||  49 ||  53.1 ||  379 ||  6 ||  1 ||  154.4
|-
|  1989 ||  147 ||  273 ||  53.8 ||  2,007 ||  16 ||  13 ||  125.4
|-
|  1990 ||  225 ||  393 ||  57.3 ||  3,363 ||  22 ||  7 ||  144.0
|}

==Professional career==
Erickson played in seven [[National Football League season]] seasons, from 1992 to 1998. His best year as a pro came during the 1993 season for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], when he threw for over 3,000 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Erickson is known as one of the few professional athletes outside of baseball who came back from [[Tommy John surgery]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=ERI112822 |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=E/EricCr00 |rotoworld= |dbf=ERICKCRA01 }}

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