Chris Chandler Christopher Mark Chandler ( born October 12 , 1965 ) is a retired American football player , who played as a quarterback in the National Football League for 17 seasons . He is known for leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 14 - 2 season in 1998 , followed up with an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII . Early years . Chandler was born on October 12 , 1965 , in Everett , Washington . In high school , he was active in basketball , football , track and golf . As a high school quarterback , Chandler threw for 2 , 000 yards and 49 touchdown s . In college , Chandler played at the University of Washington from 1984 to 1987 . He finished third in the school ' s history in total offense with 4 , 442 yards and 32 touchdown passes , and ended his college career as the Offensive Player of the Game at the 1988 Senior Bowl . He graduated with an economics degree . Professional career . Chandler played in the NFL for 17 seasons , from 1988 to 2004 . He played for eight teams , a record shared with Mark Royals , Karl Wilson , and Jeff Brady ( although Chandler is the only player to have started for eight different teams ) . He threw for 28 , 484 yards , and had a career passer rating of 79 . 1 . He has thrown at least one touchdown pass for seven different franchises , an NFL record . At the time of his retirement , he was ranked 30th in all - time pass completions , with 2328 . He was continually bothered by injuries , which earned him the unflattering moniker of " Crystal Chandelier " amongst his detractors . Chandler holds the record for the oldest player to score a 2 pt . conversion ( 37 years , 358 days ) . 1988 – 1996 . Chandler was taken in the third round of the draft by the Indianapolis Colts . The Colts deemed Chandler expendable due to his poor play , and the fact that they selected Jeff George with the first overall choice in the 1990 draft . Chandler was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990 for a 1st round draft choice that turned out to be the 2nd overall pick ( The Colts also had the 1st pick the same year . The pick that they got for Chandler they used on Quentin Coryatt ) . Chandler struggled , and was cut during the 1991 season . As a Buccaneer , he had an 0 - 6 record as a starter , threw for 5 touchdowns and 14 interceptions , and had a passer rating of 44 . 9 . From 1992 to 1994 he played reasonably well as a starter and backup for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams . After joining the Houston Oilers in 1995 , he would earn the starting job . His highlight with the team came on September 24 , 1995 at Cincinnati . In the Oilers ' 38 - 28 victory Chandler threw for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns , and earned a perfect passer rating of 158 . 3 after completing 23 of 26 passes . However , late in 1996 , Jeff Fisher decided that Steve McNair was ready to start , and Chandler was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a fourth - round draft choice . 1997 – 2004 . Chandler ' s best seasons were with Atlanta , when he was coached by Dan Reeves . Chandler was a Pro Bowl quarterback in 1997 and 1998 . The 1998 season saw Chandler lead the Falcons to their only Super Bowl appearance , though Atlanta lost to John Elway and the Denver Broncos ( coached by Mike Shanahan ) . In 1998 , Chandler ' s 9 . 65 yards - per - attempt figure was the highest single - season YPA of any quarterback in the 1990s with 300 + passing attempts . Following the 2000 season , Chandler ' s record as a starting Atlanta quarterback was 28 - 25 , which prompted the Falcons to consider recruiting a new quarterback . Atlanta held the fifth overall pick in the 2001 draft , and traded the pick to the San Diego Chargers , along with Tim Dwight , a third round pick in 2001 , and a 2002 second round pick ( which became Reche Caldwell ) . In return , Atlanta received the first overall pick in the 2001 draft , which they used to select quarterback Michael Vick . Still , Chandler started most of the 2001 season , but was replaced by Vick in 2002 as the starting quarterback . Due to mediocre play , bloated salary , and being replaced by Vick , the Falcons opted to make Chandler eligible for selection by the Houston Texans in the 2002 Expansion Draft , with hopes of Chandler being picked up by the new team . Chandler left the Falcons ranked third in team history with 13 , 268 passing yards , but never achieved back - to - back winning seasons . In 2002 , Chandler was picked up by the Chicago Bears , and spent two seasons there before rejoining the Rams , who had moved to St . Louis . In his first start as a Ram in 2004 , he threw six interceptions , a team record . The following week , his poor play led to coach Mike Martz saying , " It is tragic that , that position [ when played by Chandler ] holds this team hostage . " As a result , Chandler was the first Ram to be released in the off - season , saving St . Louis $ 665 , 000 in cap space . Personal life . Chandler lives in San Diego and was married to Diane Brodie , a former college tennis player at USC and daughter of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie . They have three daughters : Ryann , Skye , and Brynn . The couple separated in 2010 and divorced in 2011 . They each still live in Del Mar , California in separate residences . Chandler is a regular competitor at the American Century Championship , the annual competition to determine the best golf ers among American sports and entertainment celebrities . He won the tournament in 2007 and has a total of six top ten finishes . The tournament , televised by NBC in July , is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe . Chandler helped coach the boy ' s golf team at Torrey Pines High School , where his oldest daughter Ryann plays on the volleyball team .