Joe Germaine Joseph Berton Germaine ( born November 16 , 1975 ) is an American football quarterback who currently is a free agent of the Arena Football League . He was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft after playing college football at Ohio State . Germaine earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV , and also has been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs , Cincinnati Bengals , San Diego Chargers and Utah Blaze . Early years . Germaine attended Mountain View High School in Mesa , Arizona , and was a letterman in football , basketball , and baseball . He became a starter midway through his junior year and set school records with 3 , 782 passing yards , a 59 % completion percentage , and 39 touchdown passes . As a senior he connected on 123 of 209 passes for 2 , 081 yards and 23 touchdowns . He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies as a high school baseball prospect . College career . Germaine was recruited by Northern Arizona University ( NAU ) out of high school , but NAU was wary of his intention to serve a two - year Mormon mission , and thus did not offer him a scholarship . After concluding his service as a missionary for his church , Germaine played one season ( 1995 ) at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona before transferring to Ohio State . In 1996 and 1997 he was the backup to quarterback Stanley Jackson , but saw significant playing time as the two shared QB duties . Germaine ’ s most memorable moment in his years as a backup came at the 1997 Rose Bowl . He led the Buckeyes on a 65 - yard drive in 12 plays in the final 1 : 40 for the winning touchdown against Arizona State , a five - yard pass to David Boston with 19 seconds left . Germaine passed for 131 yards in the game and was named the game ’ s MVP . In his senior year ( 1998 ) at Ohio State Germaine was a full - time starter at quarterback , as well as a team co - captain . That year he set 11 school records , throwing for 3 , 330 yards and 25 touchdowns . He was the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award winner as the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player that year . He threw for 6 , 370 yards and 56 touchdowns in three seasons . Germaine was selected to the Ohio State Football All - Century Team in 2000 . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . Germaine was selected in the fourth round ( 101st overall ) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the St . Louis Rams . He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup to Kurt Warner as a rookie . Germaine appeared in only three games , completing nine passes , and was cut at the end of the 2000 season . Kansas City Chiefs . Germaine appeared in three games with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2001 . He was waived on September 1 , 2002 . Cincinnati Bengals . Germaine was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals on October 17 , 2002 . He was promoted to the active roster on December 12 and served the remainder of the season as the third - string quarterback . He was released on April 23 , 2003 . Germaine worked out for the Seattle Seahawks in August 2003 , but was not signed and spent the rest of the season out of football . San Diego Chargers . Germaine was signed by the San Diego Chargers on August 5 , 2004 . He was waived prior to the regular season on August 26 . First stint with Rattlers . In 2004 Germaine became a quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League , where he was a back - up to Sherdrick Bonner . Utah Blaze . After two seasons and six starts with the Rattlers , Germaine joined the expansion Utah Blaze in 2006 . He started the first nine games of Utah ' s inaugural season , passing for 2 , 330 yards and 41 touchdowns while completing 67 . 4 percent of his passes . His season was cut short by an injury , but he returned in 2007 as the full - time starter . He became the first player in league history to pass for over 5 , 000 yards in a season . He finished with 5 , 005 yards , surpassing the record of 4 , 841 yards set by San Jose ' s Mark Grieb in 2006 . Second stint with Rattlers . In October 2008 Germaine opted out of his contract with the Blaze in hopes of returning to the Rattlers . Germaine re - joined the Rattlers prior to their first season in the newly - founded Arena Football 1 . He was , however , quickly placed on " reassignment " on February 5 , 2010 . Coaching career . After being placed on reassignment , Germaine accepted the head coaching job at Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek , Arizona . Athletic Director , Paul Reynolds , was familiar with Germaine , having played for ASU against him in the 1997 Rose Bowl . Prior to coaching at Queen Creek , Germaine was the quarterbacks coach at Chandler ' s Basha High School from 2004 until 2007 . In 2012 , Germaine ' s Bulldogs appeared in the Arizona Division III state championship , against Desert Edge High School . With twelve seconds left and the game tied at 7 , the snap for a Desert Edge punt was high , sailing over the punter , who picked up the ball and was tackled in the back of the end zone for a safety . Queen Creek won its first state championship 9 - 7 and finished an undefeated season .