Jared Lorenzen Jared Raymond Lorenzen ( born February 14 , 1981 ) is a professional football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He most recently played for the Owensboro Rage . He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . He played college football at Kentucky . Lorenzen earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII as the backup quarterback behind Eli Manning . Early years . Lorenzen attended Highlands High School in Fort Thomas , Kentucky , and was a letterman in football , basketball , and baseball . In basketball , he was a three - year letterman and helped lead his team to Kentucky Sweet 16 appearances . He also led his football team to one state title and was named Mr . Football his senior year . College career . Lorenzen attended the University of Kentucky and was the team ' s starting quarterback beginning with his freshman year ( 2000 ) , when head coach Hal Mumme named him ahead of returning starter Dusty Bonner . Lorenzen ' s career at Kentucky was marked by two head coaching changes ; Mumme departed as an investigation into NCAA rules violations brought down his staff and resulted in the program being placed on probation with serious scholarship limitations . After Lorenzen helped lead the team to a 7 - 5 record in 2002 , head coach Guy Morriss left to become the head coach at Baylor University and was replaced by Rich Brooks , who designed plays where Lorenzen lined up as a receiver while Shane Boyd played quarterback . Despite all the turmoil , Lorenzen set school records in total offense , passing yards , and passing touchdowns , eclipsing many marks set by 1999 NFL # 1 overall draft pick Tim Couch . Rival SEC teams often referred to him as " Fat Cat " . Professional career . New York Giants . In the 2006 preseason , Lorenzen led his team to victory by engineering a game - winning drive against the Baltimore Ravens . Following that performance and an impressive training camp he was officially named the Giants backup quarterback three weeks later . Lorenzen made his first appearance on the field in a Giants uniform on December 30 , 2006 . During this game , he was used for one play , a quarterback sneak to make a first down on a 3rd - and - 1 . Lorenzen made his second appearance on Sunday , January 7 , 2007 , in the Giants ' wild card loss against the Philadelphia Eagles . On the Giants ' opening drive , he lined up at quarterback on a 3rd - and - 1 and got the first down , " shifting the pile " in the process , on the way to a Giants touchdown . He also entered the game in the 3rd quarter but the Giants called timeout , and Manning took over at quarterback . Lorenzen ' s first significant regular season appearance occurred on September 9 , 2007 , when he took over for the injured Manning in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys . Lorenzen made both his first regular season pass and rush , but failed to earn a first down . He did not see further action in the 2007 season , because Manning ' s injury did not cost him any further playing time . Lorenzen was released by the Giants on June 23 , 2008 . Indianapolis Colts . On July 24 , 2008 , Lorenzen was signed by the Indianapolis Colts . He was waived during the final cuts for the 53 man roster . Kentucky Horsemen . On February 10 , Lorenzen was assigned to the Kentucky Horsemen of af2 . The team went bankrupt and was dissolved in October 2009 . Northern Kentucky River Monsters . Lorenzen was working as the GM of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League when he decided to return to football . Despite being well over 300 lbs at the time , Lorenzen resigned as GM to become the teams starting quarterback . Lorenzen had highly successful return to football , by turning in a MVP Season . Owensboro Rage . Lorenzen signed with the Owensboro Rage of the Continental Indoor Football League partway through the 2013 season . The Rage folded two weeks prior to the end of the season due to financial distress . Post - football career . Lorenzen was hired on March , 23 , 2010 to become the Quarterbacks coach at his alma mater , Highlands High School , in Fort Thomas , Kentucky . In addition , he will be the General Manager of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters , who played their inaugural season in 2011 at the Bank of Kentucky Center . After the 2011 UIFL season , Lorenzen was named Commissioner of the UIFL .