Drew Stanton Drew Emeric Stanton ( born May 7 , 1984 ) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Michigan State . Stanton has also been a member of the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts . Early years . Drew grew up in Okemos , Michigan , a large suburb of Lansing which borders the campus of Michigan State . His family moved to Lake Oswego , Oregon , where he played peewee - football and continued to play until his sophomore year at Lake Oswego High School . Eventually the Stanton family moved to Farmington Hills , Michigan , where he graduated from Harrison High School . Stanton was ranked as a 4 - star prospect coming out of high school by Rivals . com , and was also ranked the # 6 Pro - Style Quarterback in the country . College career . Stanton redshirted through Michigan State ' s 2002 campaign before serving as the # 2 QB behind Jeff Smoker in 2003 . In 2003 , he also played on special teams where he made several impressive open field tackles . However , Stanton injured his knee in the Alamo Bowl against the University of Nebraska while covering a punt and had to undergo reconstructive surgery . After becoming the starter in 2004 , Drew received regional and national praise for his play on the field and was also named an Academic All - American . Going into his senior season ( 2006 ) , Stanton had been mentioned as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate and visited New York twice for the presentation . He had been listed as high as the # 2 QB in the 2007 NFL Draft by " ESPN " . Despite not having any substantial injuries in his high school and early college years , Stanton suffered at least one significant injury in each of 2005 , 2006 and 2007 . In 2006 , Drew led the Spartans to the largest point margin comeback in NCAA Division I - A history . Against conference foe Northwestern University , he accounted for 331 total yards and three touchdowns , coming back from a 35 point third quarter deficit . He began his prime time performance with an 18 - yard TD pass , and he later ran for a 12 - yard score . In the fourth quarter , Stanton completed six straight passes before capping the game - tying march with a 9 - yard strike with 3 : 43 remaining . He eventually directed the drive that resulted in a game - winning field goal to complete a 41 - 38 victory . For his career at MSU , Stanton completed 64 % of his passes throwing for 6 , 524 yards , with 42 touchdowns and 28 interceptions while also rushing for another 1 , 512 yards and 15 touchdowns . Stanton participated as a QB in the 2007 Senior Bowl , where he helped lead the North to victory . He was named the Offensive MVP for the North . Professional career . Detroit Lions ( 2007 - 2011 ) . Stanton was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 43rd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . He was placed on season - ending injured reserve during training camp on August 3 , 2007 after having knee surgery . In 2008 , Stanton sprained his thumb on his throwing arm during preseason , keeping him out the remainder of the preseason . After Jon Kitna was placed on IR , Stanton moved up to 2nd string QB , behind Dan Orlovsky . Stanton made his NFL debut in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars ( entering in relief of Daunte Culpepper , whom the Lions had signed only days earlier after Orlovsky suffered a thumb injury ) . He threw a 1 - yard touchdown on his first career passing attempt and finished the game having completed 6 of 8 pass attempts for 94 yards . The 2009 Season began with Stanton as third string QB behind 2009 NFL Draft first overall choice Matthew Stafford and previous starter Daunte Culpepper . With Stafford injured for the Week 6 game against the Green Bay Packers , Stanton relieved Culpepper who was also injured during the game . He threw 2 interceptions in a 0 - 26 loss for the Lions . Stanton appeared again in relief of Culpepper in Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals . He was 10 / 19 passing with 1 interception , however he scored on a 1 - yard rushing TD on a draw play - with Arizona winning 24 - 31 . Stanton made his first career start Week 16 against the San Francisco 49ers . During the 2010 season , Drew Stanton saw action again as Matthew Stafford and Shaun Hill went down with injuries . He came in as relief for Shaun Hill against the New York Giants and went 19 / 34 passing for 222 yards , with a touchdown and an interception . He made his second career start against the Bears in Week 13 and went 16 / 24 passing for 178 yards and one touchdown . He started the next game against the Green Bay Packers and lead the Detroit Lions to a victory with a 13 yard TD pass to Will Heller . Drew also helped the Lions achieve their first road win in over 3 years , leading them to a 23 - 20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . New York Jets ( 2012 ) . Stanton was signed by the New York Jets on March 16 , 2012 . After the Jets acquired Tim Tebow from the Denver Broncos on March 21 , Stanton requested a release or trade . Indianapolis Colts ( 2012 ) . On March 23 , 2012 , the Jets traded Stanton to the Indianapolis Colts and a seventh round pick in the 2012 draft for a sixth round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft . The Indianapolis Colts also chose a rookie QB Andrew Luck over Stanton for the starting position . Arizona Cardinals ( 2013 - present ) . On March 13 , 2013 , Stanton signed a three - year , $ 8 . 2 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals . Personal . Stanton is the son of Gaylord and Christine Stanton . He is committed to charity work and created the High 5ive Foundation in support of the Special Olympics and the Children ' s Miracle Network , his two favorite charities , among others . The name came from the number ( 5 ) on his Lions jersey and he says his goal is to have five major fundraisers per year . " This is truly a passion for me , and I try to get involved in the community as much as possible , " he says . He is a member of the national fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Michigan State University . His agent is Mike McCartney . Married to Kristin Schrock on June 27 , 2009 . He graduated with a major in kinesiology .