John Dutton

Who is John Dutton?

John Dutton is an Arena Football League quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted out of Nevada in the 6th round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins but never played in the National Football League. In 2005, he led the Crush to the ArenaBowl XIX title. In 2006, he was on the cover of the EA Sports first AFL video game, Arena Football, making him the first player to pose for the cover. He previously was the backup quarterback for the San Jose SaberCats behind Mark Grieb. After Grieb's suffered a season-ending injury earlier in the year, Dutton quarterbacked the SaberCats to a 52-14 victory over the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI. He was named Offensive Player of the Game for his performance. In June 2009, Dutton was signed by the RiverCity Rage of the Indoor Football League. On February 12, 2010 it was announced that Dutton had been signed by the Cleveland Gladiators.