Jay Cue

Jay Cue

Cue during pre-game warm-up
No. 10 – Arizona Outlaws
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(2014-02-28)February 28, 2014 (aged 52) Lisbon Portugal
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Military High School (Lisbon, PT)
ISFL Draft:	2033  / Round: 2 / Pick: 18
DSFL Draft:	2032  / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Portland Pythons (2032 (S17) - 2034 (S19)) Arizona Outlaws (2035 (S20) - Present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2x DSFL Most Valuable Player (2032 , 2033 ) 3x DSFL Quarterback of the Year (2032 , 2033 , 2034 ) DSFL Offensive Player of the Year 2034 ) DSFL Ultimini Champion (2033 ) NSFL Quarterback of the Year (2035 ) NSFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2035 )
Career total statistics as of Week 1, 2036
Completed passes: 1080 Pass attempts: 1835 Completion Percentage: 58.9% TD–INT: 99-42 Passing yards: 12837 Passer rating: 88.7 Rushing Yards: 1002 Rushing Touchdowns: 5

Jay Cue (born February 28, 2013) is an American football quarterback playing for the Arizona Outlaws of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He had no college football experience before being selected in the 2032 DSFL Draft (S17) (S17) by the Portland Pythons of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL). Due to his peculiar football background, he was nicknamed as "The Portuguese Phenom" by some media. He is the first and only (so far) Portuguese player to be drafted and to play in either the DSFL and the NSFL.

Early years

Jay Cue was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of Peter Cue and Ana Silva, Jay grew up in Lisbon and attended the Military High School. With his father working for the US Embassy in Portugal, he grew up watching American sports, even though he only played soccer until he was 18 years old. He managed to go through the ranks at S.L.Benfica (from age 8 until 18), but at that point, he decided to leave soccer and focus on his career as football player, surprising everyone when he decided to relocate to the United States to try and get a chance playing football.

Elementary / High School Soccer career

Even though he attended Military High School since he was 6, he managed to play for S.L.Benfica after a scout saw him playing in a 5-a-side game in his home street. He signed for them at age 8, where he played until he was 18 years old, always as a midfielder, and he helped the team win several National Championships and Cups titles, getting 6 MVP awards while doing it. He was touted to play for the Benfica B team in the Portuguese Second Division after being offered a multi-year contract with the main team and being linked with several top-flight clubs abroad, but he surprisingly decided to leave soccer altogether and declare for the 2032 draft without a single snap played. With no College experience or film, draft experts did not give him a big chance to be drafted on the first rounds.

Troubled Past - Rumours

Even though it has never been confirmed by himself, some Portuguese media stories reported that Jay Cue was spending a lot of time in the night scene, abusing alcohol and drugs. He was seen several times leaving nightclubs with his entourage and beautiful international supermodels, but he was never seen intoxicated in public. His record his also completely clean. Some of his higher-ranked officers in military elementary/high school reported that even though he was a model student, he got involved in some minor pranks/hazing during his school years, which they considered pretty normal when compared to his classmates. When these stories got to the US Media, he was then nicknamed as Jay "Football" Cue. Since coming into the DSFL and later into the NSFL, he is rated as one of the most professional players in the League, being highly rated not only for his performances, but also for his professionalism, work rate and loyalty to his team mates. It is not uncommon to see him helping everyone on the practice field or in the film room, breaking down opponents defenses and offenses. He his known as having a "great football mind", making him a future prospect for a General Manager or a Coach position after he retires from the game.

Thoroughfare to Glory

Early August 2032 , ESPNFSL announced that Jay Cue would be the star on their "Thoroughfare to Glory" (TTG) show, hosted by Zerin Andrews and Dirk Kirbstreit. This show, modeled after NCAA Football 11 game mode "Road to Glory", follows Jay's career, looking into his life with interviews, game footage, and panel discussion. Since it started, it became one of the most watched shows ever, with millions of viewers tuning in every episode, beating the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" as the top reality show, earning a place on the Top 10 most-watched documentaries ever and top of the TV Guides annual "Must Watch TV Shows". It is still unknown how much money Jay makes with the TTG tv-show, but some sources have reported that he makes an amount in the 8 figures every year. The show is now on his 5th season, with 20 episodes aired, with constant ratings since its debut. It has been reported that Jay Cue's contract with ESPNFSL ends at the end of Season 21, so it is still unknown if we will have a 6th season of Thoroughfare to Glory. Cue's representatives had no comment about this, but some sources close to him said "Cue is definitely interested in renewing his network contract, but given his star status on the league, the contract values need to be revised".

DSFL Career

Cue declared for the 2032 DSFL Draft (S17) two weeks before it happened, but due to his position and the fact that the only snaps he played were during the 2032 (S17) Prospect Bowl win, with less than stellar stats, this reportedly scared the GMs on wasting a pick on Jay. But, after declaring, he impressed the scouts and GMs with his work ethic and ability, getting an invite to the University of Oregon facilities, where he stayed and worked on his game until the Draft. After some mock-drafts, that had him going from the first to the third round, he became one of the most highly touted prospects and in the draft, he was selected with the 5th overall pick (and #1 QB off the board) by the Portland Pythons. He broke several records, individual and collective, won a series of awards and is considered one of the best QBs ever to play in the DSFL.

2032 DSFL Season (S17)

Cue's first season in the DSFL was a surprising one as he led the Portland Pythons to an 11 - 3 record. His regular season stats were fantastic, with a 22:13 touchdown to interception ratio (which was also a tie with Franklin Armstrong for the most Passing TDs ever in the DSFL), 2,400 Passing yards and an 87.4 rating, which gave him the DSFL MVP Award at the end of the season. Leading the DSFL, the Portland Pythons got home-field advantage for the playoffs, where they faced the Kansas City Coyotes, beating them 27 - 17, booking their place in Ultimini XV. They matched up against the defending champions Tijuana Luchadores, who had a 1 - 1 record versus the Pythons in the regular season. Unfortunately, the game ended with a 17 - 16 score to the Luchadores, with Cue throwing a pick late in the 4th quarter that sealed the game.

2033 DSFL Season (S18)

With the 8th pick of the 2nd round (18th pick overall) of the 2033 ISFL Draft (S18), the Arizona Outlaws selected Jay Cue, Quarterback. With the Outlaws starting quarterback Andrew Reese aging, the team decided to pick Jay Cue to be their QB of the future. But it was mutually agreed that he should spend at least another season with the Portland Pythons, polishing his game to reach a new level before his NSFL debut. The regular season was pretty similar to the previous one, with the Pythons ending the regular season with a 11 - 3 record, winning again the NFC North division. This time though, they were unable to clinch the #1 seed, as the Tijuana Luchadores had a record of 13 - 1. Cue's stats were very good, passing for a total of 2811 yards, again for 22 TDs with only 7 INTs, earning him again the DSFL MVP award (joint with Fuzzy Dotson, RB for the Tijuana Luchadores). In the conference final, the Pythons defeated the Kansas City Coyotes 28 - 17, with Cue throwing for 236 yards and 3 TDs (winning MVP of that game) sending the team to the Ultimini XVI. The trophy game was surprisingly against the San Antonio Marshals (who managed to beat the #1 seed Tijuana Luchadores, 17 - 10 in the South Conference final) and the Portland Pythons came out on top 23 - 10, with Cue getting the accolades, throwing for 221 yards, 2 TDs with no picks. Cue finally got the Ultimini for Portland, topping that with the MVP award in the game.

2034 DSFL Season (S19)

In Season 19, Cue came back for his 3rd and last season in the DSFL, to try and defend the Ultimini title with the Pythons. Unfortunately this season the Pythons were not able to win the NFC North, finishing the regular season with an average 8 - 6 record, behind the surprising Minnesota Grey Ducks, who finished 9 - 5. The team started slow, losing the first two games, but 3 wins in a row got the Pythons rolling. Game six brought another tough loss against the Grey Ducks, the second of the season against them. After this loss came the best period of the season, with 5 straight wins that got the team on the hunt for the top spot in the NFC North. And when confidence was high, disappointment came: 3 straight losses, that left them behind the Ducks. During the regular season, the Pythons played against Minnesota 4 times, only winning one time and that made the difference in standings. Jay Cue led the league in every QB stat, being considered for the MVP award for the 3rd time (even though he was one of the finalists, Kacey Dream won the award), but was unable to guide the team to the 3rd straight Ultimini game, as the Pythons lost in the conference final versus Minnesota (again) 27 - 30. The Grey Ducks eventually won the Ultimini game 16 - 13 against the Tijuana Luchadores. Cue's DSFL career ended as one of the most successful ever stat wise, but unable to bring more than one Ultimini to Portland. In an interview with ESPNSFL he said that "is very fortunate to have been able to play for Portland" and that "he would try to bring success to Arizona, even though we should realize that the team will enter a rebuild phase".

DSFL Regular Season statistics

Year	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Avg	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2032 (S17)	POR	14	14	205	340	60.3	2400	22	13	11.7	87.4	12	44	3.7	0
2033 (S18)	POR	14	14	250	411	60.8	2811	22	7	11.2	92.0	45	235	5.2	2
2034 (S19)	POR	14	14	252	436	57.8	2704	21	12	10.7	80.7	84	352	4.2	3
Totals		42	42	707	1187	60.0	7915	65	32	11.2	86.5	141	631	4.4	5

DSFL Playoff statistics

Year	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Avg	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2032 (S17) (S17)	POR	2	2	32	57	56.1	366	2	1	11.4	80.0	1	12	12	0
2033 (S18) (S18)	POR	2	2	36	60	60	457	5	0	12.7	111.5	10	31	3	0
2034 (S19) (S19)	POR	1	1	17	24	71	157	1	0	9.2	102.3	9	46	5.1	0
Totals		5	5	85	141	62.4	980	8	1	11.1	97.2	20	89	6.7	0

DSFL Career statistics

Seasons	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Avg	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
3	POR	47	47	792	1328	61.0	8895	73	33	11.2	87.7	161	720	4.5	5

NSFL Career

After three full seasons in the DSFL, Jay Cue was finally called up to replace Andrew Reese at the end of the S19 NSFL season, making him the first Portuguese player to ever set foot on an official NSFL game.

2035 NSFL Season (S20)

The 2035 (S20) season started pretty well for the Arizona Outlaws. They surprised the whole league by going 3-0, becoming the only undefeated team in that period, including 2 away wins against the Baltimore Hawks and the Orange County Otters. Cue managed to get great numbers, getting 8 touchdown passes in 3 games, with 5 of those coming against Baltimore. But this great start was followed by a 0-3 next week, leaving the Outlaws in the middle of the ASFC pack already. The next 4 games ended with a 1-3 record, 4-6 overall with some very penalizing Division losses, so it became clear that to reach the playoffs the Outlaws already needed, not only to win all of their games, but help from other teams to beat Division teams. They managed to win the regular season last 3 games, but other results did not go to their favor. They finished 7-6 for the season, tied with second placed New Orleans Second Line and the third placed Orange County Otters, but out of the playoffs due to tie-breaks. Even though his fans got disappointed he missed the post season with his team, he was quoted by media saying that "it was known that my arrival marked a new era for the Arizona Outlaws, where the team would start a rebuild in all its characteristics. That takes time to happen, but the main objective is to try and get the Outlaws to the top again, making them a constant presence in the post season and conference finals, as well as Ultimus games".

Stat wise, Jay Cue finished his NSFL rookie season with fantastic numbers, second in the league in passing yards with 3942 yards, third in passing TDs with 26 (2 TDs away from first place) and was at the top of the table in QB Rating with 91.5, leaving him in the front seat for the ORoTY award and even being considered for MVP. He did eventually win the ORoTY that year, as well as the QBoTY award, beating a lot of great QBs. As for the MVP award, he was the runner-up, losing to Franklin Armstrong with some controversy. Armstrong, who had a record rushing breaking season nevertheless, was considered not to have nearly as good numbers as Cue passing wise, some even saying the Orange County Otters QB had a mediocre season in his position stats, and that he only won the award to reward the fact that a QB had rushed for 1000yds. When asked for a comment, Cue only stated that "Armstrong had a fantastic season, I had a fantastic season as well, anyone of the 2 would be a great MVP for Season 20, so the fact that i was a runner up only motivates me to work even harder next season to try and get the MVP award".

2035 NSFL Season (S21)

TBD

NSFL Regular Season statistics

Year	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Avg	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2035 (S20)	ARI	13	13	288	507	56.8	3942	26	9	13.7	91.5	62	282	4.5	0
2036 (S21)	ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		13	13	288	507	56.8	3942	26	9	13.7	91.5	62	282	4.5	0

NSFL Playoff statistics

Year	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Avg	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2035 (S20) (S20)	ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2036 (S21) (S21)	ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Achievements

Awards

Team

• DSFL Prospect Bowl Champion 2032 (S17) (S17)
• DSFL Ultimini Champion 2033 (S18) (S18)

Individual

• 2x DSFL Most Valuable Player 2032 (S17) (S17), 2033 (S18) (S18)
• 3x DSFL Quarterback of the Year 2032 (S17) (S17), 2033 (S18) (S18), 2034 (S19) (S19)
• DSFL Offensive Player of the Year 2034 (S19) (S19)
• DSFL Performance of the Year 2034 (S19) (S19) (Week 8)
• DSFL Ultimini Most Valuable Player 2033 (S18) (S18)
• NSFL Quarterback of the Year 2035 (S20) (S20)
• NSFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2035 (S20) (S20)

Records

• 2032 (S17) (S17) Most Touchdown Passes in a DSFL regular season - 22 TD passes (Tied with Franklin Armstrong)
• 2033 (S18) (S18) Most Touchdown Passes in a DSFL regular season - 22 TD passes (Tied with Franklin Armstrong and his previous season)