page_title: Cody Pickett
section_title: Professional career
hierarchical_section_title: Cody Pickett / Professional career
caption_attribution_description: English: Toronto Argonauts quarterback Cody Pickett demonstrates a quarterback slide during a training camp fan day, 14 June 2009
context_page_description: Cody J. Pickett is a former professional gridiron football quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, and played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle.
context_section_description: Pickett was selected in the seventh round (217th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Pickett started the 2005 season as the fourth-string quarterback, but became the starter after Tim Rattay was traded, and Alex Smith and Ken Dorsey were injured. Pickett played on special teams most of the season, an unusual role for a quarterback. He also played safety and wide receiver during practice.
  Pickett was traded on July 27, 2006 to the Houston Texans for a conditional draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was released by the Texans on September 1, 2006. Pickett was selected to the 2007 Rhein Fire NFL Europe team as a free agent and was their starting quarterback.
  In July 2007, the Oakland Raiders signed Pickett to a one-year contract, but released him on August 1.
  On September 18, 2007, Pickett was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.  Pickett made his first CFL game appearance on September 12, 2008 against the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Rogers Centre in relief of starting quarterback Kerry Joseph.  He made his first CFL start on September 20, 2008, against the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium.
  On August 11, 2009, head coach Bart Andrus named Cody Pickett as the starting quarterback for the team's next game, against the B.C. Lions.
  On February 21, 2010, Pickett was released by the Argonauts. On March 8, 2010, Pickett was signed by the Montreal Alouettes. On June 7, 2010, Cody Pickett was released by the Montreal Alouettes. On June 15, 2010, Pickett was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.
  Following the 2010 CFL season, Pickett retired from pro football and returned to Idaho.
caption: Pickett demonstrates a quarterback slide at a 2009 Argonauts training camp fan day.
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