Steven Jyles Steven Jyles ( born September 25 , 1982 in Independence , Louisiana ) is a professional Canadian football quarterback who is currently a free - agent . Jyles was most recently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Eskimos in 2006 . He played college football for the ULM Warhawks . Professional football . Edmonton Eskimos . Steven Jyles signed with the Edmonton Eskimos prior to the 2006 CFL season on March 23 , 2006 . He dressed in all 18 games and scored his first CFL touchdown on October 21 , 2006 against the Montreal Alouettes in Olympic Stadium . He again dressed for all 18 games as the third string quarterback in 2007 , seeing limited playing time behind Ricky Ray and Stefan LeFors . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On February 8 , 2008 , Jyles was traded , along with Edmonton ' s 2008 2nd round CFL Draft choice , to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for Fred Perry and Saskatchewan ' s 2008 2nd round draft choice . He made his first career start against his former team , the Eskimos , on October 25 , 2008 in a 55 - 9 win ( although Jyles would be pulled at halftime ) . He completed his first professional touchdown pass against the BC Lions in week 2 to Andy Fantuz in a 26 - 16 win . In 2009 , he competed against Darian Durant for the open quarterback position , following Michael Bishop ' s off - season release . Durant would win this battle and he would not relinquish the role as he started all 18 games that season . Subsequently , Jyles saw little playing time . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Jyles signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 23 , 2010 , joining his former Saskatchewan offensive co - ordinator , Paul LaPolice , who had been hired as the Blue Bombers ' head coach . It was initially thought that Jyles would have an excellent chance to be the starting quarterback for the team after they had released incumbent Michael Bishop , but two months later , the team announced that they had signed Buck Pierce , meaning Jyles would be relegated to backup duty . Pierce started the 2010 season as the starter , but was injured in game 3 , meaning that Jyles would get the next start , again against Edmonton . After winning his first game as a Bomber against Edmonton , he would lose his next two before Pierce returned from injury to start game 7 against the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . However , Pierce was again injured in that game , so Jyles started the next game against Montreal . Pierce came back for the Labour Day Classic against the Saskatchewan Roughriders , but , for his third consecutive start , was injured in the game . Jyles was declared the starter for the remainder of the season , but he himself was injured in week 17 against the Toronto Argonauts , effectively ending his season and the Bombers ' playoff hopes that year . Toronto Argonauts . On March 30 , 2011 Jyles was traded to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for a 1st round selection ( 4th overall ) in the 2011 CFL Draft and a conditional draft choice in 2012 . Jyles spent the first nine games of the 2011 season on the nine - game injured list after he continued to recover from the injury he sustained during the previous season . After incumbent starting quarterback Cleo Lemon was released on September 6 , 2011 , Jyles was named the starter for the team ' s game against the BC Lions on September 10th , 2011 . Jyles would go on to start the following eight games of the season , having sat out the last regular season game due to injury . Edmonton Eskimos . Jyles was again traded in the offseason , this time to the Edmonton Eskimos on December 12 , 2011 , along with Grant Shaw and a 2012 first round draft pick , for Ricky Ray . On June 24 , Jyles was declared the starting quarterback for 2012 . Jyles started the first 8 games of the season for the Eskimos before he was demoted to 2nd and 3rd string for the remainder of the season . Ricky Ray went on to win the 100th Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts and Steven Jyles was released by the Eskimos on January 21 2012 .