Chris Greisen Christopher J . Greisen ( born July 2 , 1976 ) is an American football quarterback . He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft . He played college football at Northwest Missouri State . He played high school football in Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin . Greisen has also been a member of the Washington Redskins , Dallas Cowboys , Green Bay Blizzard , Dallas Desperados , Georgia Force , Milwaukee Iron , and Florida Tuskers ( now named the Virginia Destroyers ) . He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker Nick Greisen . College career . Greisen attended Northwest Missouri State where he was a two - year starter and two - time All - America selection after leading the Bearcats to their first ever Division II National Championship Title in his senior season . He ranks first in school history for single - season touchdowns ( 25 ) and passing yards ( 2 , 937 ) and earned Academic All - MIAA honors as a sophomore while taking MIAA Player of the Year honors in 1998 . Professional career . Early NFL Career . Greisen was drafted in the seventh round by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League in 1999 , where he served as the third - string quarterback for three seasons . Greisen appeared in a total of five games for the Cardinals between 1999 and 2000 , completing 7 of his 16 pass attempts for a touchdown and no interceptions . He would not see any playing time the following two seasons , and was released in September 2002 . Greisen was signed to the Washington Redskins ' practice squad in December 2002 for the remainder of the football season , before signing with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe for the 2003 season . Arena Football . Green Bay Blizzard . In 2004 , Greisen pursued a career in the Arena Football League , and joined the AF2 ' s Green Bay Blizzard . The AF2 was the AFL ' s development league . In his first and only year in the AF2 , Greisen threw for 2 , 718 yards and 61 touchdowns . Dallas Desperados . Following his stint in the development league , Greisen signed a two - year contract with the AFL ' s Dallas Desperados , to serve as the team ' s backup . In the two seasons , Greisen threw 16 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions . After the 2007 season , Greisen became a free agent . Georgia Force and the UFL . After spending two seasons as the backup quarterback for the Desperados , Greisen signed with the Georgia Force . In 2007 , Greisen and the Force finished the regular season at 14 - 2 and won the Southern Division championship . Georgia hosted the National Conference Championship , but lost 66 - 56 to the Columbus Destroyers . On the season , Greisen completed 74 percent of his passes ( 393 - for - 531 ) with 117 touchdowns , 12 interceptions , and 4 , 871 yards . His 117 touchdowns were the AFL single season record until broken by Tommy Grady in 2012 ( 142 Touchdowns ) . In 2008 , Georgia started the year 3 - 5 , but finished 10 - 6 and once again won the Southern Division championship . But after a first round bye in the playoffs , the team lost 73 - 70 to the Cleveland Gladiators in the Divisional Round , the team ' s second straight home playoff loss . On the year , Greisen was 399 - for - 585 ( 68 . 2 % ) , 4 , 956 yards , 97 touchdowns and 17 interceptions . The AFL ceased operations in 2009 , so Greisen chose to join the Florida Tuskers for the inaugural season of the UFL . Milwaukee Iron . Following the conclusion of the 2009 UFL season , Greisen returned to the AFL who had resumed operations . He signed with his hometown team , the Milwaukee Iron on January 2 , 2010 . He led the Iron to an 11 - 5 record and the Midwest Division championship . On the year , he was 382 - for - 563 ( 67 . 9 % ) with 107 touchdowns and 11 interceptions . His 5 , 139 yards passing broke the AFL ' s record for yards in a season . In the first round of the playoffs , the Iron beat the Chicago Rush to advance to the Arena Football League ' s conference championship , but lost to the eventual ArenaBowl champion Spokane Shock 60 - 57 . After the 2010 season , Greisen had completed 69 . 9 percent of his passes in his Arena Football career with over 15 , 000 yards , 324 touchdowns and 40 interceptions . Florida Tuskers . Following the conclusion of the 2010 AFL season , Greisen re - signed with the Florida Tuskers for the 2010 UFL season . Greisen saw significant playing time after injuries sidelined starting quarterback Brooks Bollinger . Greisen helped lead the Tuskers to the 2010 UFL Championship Game where they played the Las Vegas Locomotives in a rematch of the previous year ' s UFL Chamipionship . The Tuskers would go on to lose , by a score of 23 - 20 . In the game , Greisen threw for 346 yards and ran for two touchdowns . Dallas Cowboys . Thanks in part to his strong showing in the UFL , Greisen was signed by the Dallas Cowboys ' practice squad on December 27 , 2010 . He was promoted to the active roster four days later for the season finale against Philadelphia in which he did not play . Virginia Destroyers . Following his stint in the NFL , Greisen returned to the UFL to play for the Florida Tuskers , now renamed the Virginia Destroyers . He officially signed with them on June 16 , 2011 . In the shortened - season , Greisen lead the Destroyers to a 3 - 1 record , with the one loss coming in the season finale against the Sacramento Mountain Lions in a game he sat out most of due to injury . He helped lead the Destroyers to the 2011 UFL Championship Game , his third consecutive appearance in the UFL Championship game . Greisen completed 21 of 31 passes for 154 yards , as Virginia won the game 17 - 3 . Second stint with Dallas Cowboys . Greisen was signed to the Cowboys practice squad on December 14 , 2011 after QB Jon Kitna was placed on season - ending injured reserve . Despite first appearing in the NFL in the 1999 season , Greisen has maintained practice squad eligibility because he has only been active for eight NFL games , while the practice squad is limited to players who have played less than nine games . On March 15 , 2012 , Greisen was declared a free agent . He returned to the Destroyers for the 2012 season , which was cut short due to financial shortfalls . Personal life . Greisen earned a degree in physical education with a minor in mathematics from Northwest Missouri State . Greisen runs the Chris Greisen Quarterback Academy during the season at Texas Stadium and through the offseason in Green Bay , Wisc . Greisen and his wife , Shannon , have four children .