Damon Huard Damon Paul Huard ( born July 9 , 1973 in Yakima , Washington ) is a former American football quarterback . He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996 . Huard also played for the Miami Dolphins , New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs . Huard played college football at Washington . Huard won two Super Bowl rings with the Patriots . Early years . Huard was the first to hold a snap for kicker Ryan Longwell in their junior - high years at Aylen Junior High . Huard attended Puyallup High School in Puyallup , Washington , where he was a letterman in football and basketball . In football , as a senior , he was named the Powerade State Player of the Year and won All - America honors . College career . After graduating from high school , Huard attended the University of Washington , where he redshirted as a freshman in 1991 . He started for the first time in 1993 , and continued as a starter through his senior season in 1995 . That season , he passed for 2 , 415 yards and 11 touchdowns . He finished his career as the Huskies ' all - time passing leader with 5 , 692 yards . During his 1994 season he threw an interception against the University of Oregon that led to a touchdown costing them the game . This sent Oregon to the Rose Bowl and is the reason why Phil Knight donated hundred of millions of dollars to Oregon . Shortly thereafter , the University of Oregon became known as Nike U . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals . Huard was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent following the 1996 NFL Draft . He was waived by the Bengals on August 19 , 1996 . Miami Dolphins . After spending the 1996 season out of football , Huard signed with the Miami Dolphins on April 24 , 1997 . He was released during final cuts on August 24 , 1997 , but was re - signed to the team ' s practice squad two days later . He was promoted to the active roster on September 6 and spent the remainder of the season as the Dolphins ' third quarterback . Following the season , Huard played in NFL Europe for the Frankfurt Galaxy . In 1998 , Huard saw action in two games for the Dolphins as a reserve , while acting as the team ' s third quarterback in eight games . He finished the season six - of - nine for 85 yards and an interception . Huard began the 1999 season as the Dolphins ' holder on the field goal unit , but following an injury to starter Dan Marino , in the future Hall of Famer ' s final season , Huard started his first NFL game on October 24 after replacing Marino on October 17 . He won his first three games that he started , tying a Dolphins record set by Earl Morrall in 1972 . Huard would post a 4 – 1 record before Marino returned in November , finishing the regular season with eight touchdowns , four interceptions , and 1 , 288 passing yards . Huard would also see time in the playoffs , replacing Marino for the second half of a 62 – 7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars . He signed a two - year contract extension with the Dolphins on December 3 , 1999 . Despite Huard ' s performance in 1999 , Jay Fiedler was signed to be the Dolphins ' starting quarterback in 2000 . Huard would start one game in Fiedler ' s place , on November 26 , a win for the Dolphins . New England Patriots . Following the 2000 season , Huard was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent . In the team ' s 2001 training camp , Huard competed with second - year Tom Brady and Michael Bishop for the backup job behind long - time starter Drew Bledsoe ; Brady would become the team ' s second quarterback and Huard the third for the start of the season . When Bledsoe was injured in Week 2 , Brady became the Patriots ' starter for the remainder of the season , while Huard was the backup until Bledsoe returned in Week 10 . Huard , as the third quarterback , won his first Super Bowl ring in February 2002 with a Patriots win over the St . Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI . Huard appeared in his first game as a Patriot in 2002 , leading a touchdown drive in a blowout win over the Jets on September 15 . Later in the season , Huard would enter the game in a punt formation and run a successful quarterback sneak for a first down . While a backup for the Patriots in 2003 , Huard saw time in two more games while also seeing time on the team ' s scout team during practice . For the AFC Championship against the Indianapolis Colts , Huard mimicked the line calls and audibles of Peyton Manning for the Patriots ' defense during practice . Kansas City Chiefs . Huard signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent following the 2003 season . He did not play in a game for his first two seasons with the Chiefs ( 2004 and 2005 ) , acting as the team ' s third quarterback . In the 2006 season opener , starter Trent Green left the game after suffering a concussion and was replaced by Huard . He would start the Chiefs ' next seven games , posting a 5 – 3 record until suffering a groin injury . Green started the remainder of the season and the team ' s playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts . However , following the season , the Chiefs signed Huard to a three - year contract extension , and Green was traded to the Miami Dolphins . In the Chiefs ' 2007 training camp , Huard competed with second - year Brodie Croyle , the team ' s third - round draft choice in the 2006 NFL Draft . Huard was named the starter on August 25 , and started the first nine games of the season , going 4 – 5 . In his final start , Huard suffered a back injury and was replaced by Croyle , but Croyle himself was injured after his second start , both losses , and Huard returned as the starter in Week 13 . Huard suffered a hand injury in the game and Croyle started the Chiefs ' next two games . In Week 16 , Croyle was injured again and Huard saw time in a reserve before Croyle returned to start the last game of the season . Croyle and Huard combined to post a nine - game losing streak to end the season . Croyle started the first game of the 2008 season for the Chiefs , but again suffered an injury and was replaced by Huard . In Week 2 , Huard started but suffered a concussion and was replaced by Tyler Thigpen , a seventh - round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . Thigpen started the Chiefs ' Week 3 game before Huard returned for Weeks 4 and 5 . Croyle returned after the bye week in Week 7 to start , was injured again , and replaced by Huard , who suffered a thumb injury . He was placed on injured reserve the next week , ending his season . The same week , Croyle was also placed on injured reserve , leaving Thigpen as the Chiefs ' starter for the remainder of the season . Following the season , Scott Pioli , the Patriots ' director of player personnel during Huard ' s tenure in New England , was hired to be the Chiefs ' general manager . Huard was released by the Chiefs on February 24 , 2009 , roughly a week before Pioli traded for Matt Cassel , a Patriots backup who replaced an injured Brady in 2008 , to be the Chiefs ' starter . San Francisco 49ers . Huard signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 4 , 2009 , competing for a job behind Alex Smith and Shaun Hill with 2009 fifth - round pick Nate Davis . Huard lost the job and was released on September 1 , 2009 .