Danny Wimprine Daniel " Danny " Wimprine ( born August 6 , 1981 ) is a former American football quarterback who was most notably a member of the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League . Early life . Born the son of Barbara and Ronnie Wimprine , Danny attented John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge , Louisiana . There he was a three - year starter , leading the school to four consecutive state championships ( 1996 – 1999 ) while playing for legendary high school football head coach J . T . Curtis . Over his four - year career , Curtis had an overall record of 53 - 2 . As a senior he rushed for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns , and passed for 500 yards and four scores . Named to the New Orleans Times Picayune Top Prospect List for 1999 . Was listed among Dandy Don ' s Top Prospects in Louisiana . Rushed for over 900 yards as a junior . Was the starting quarterback as a sophomore and a part - time starter as a freshman . Also an outstanding pitcher in baseball , where he had a record 9 - 2 as a pitcher as a junior , 11 - 1 as a senior . He was selected in the 2000 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays . Was named an All - American as a senior . Instead of signing to play baseball , Wimprine signed to play college football at the University of Memphis . College career . Was a four - year starter at quarterback for Memphis , he left the Tigers as the all - time leader in most major passing categories . Owns Tiger records for career completions ( 808 ) , pass attempts ( 1 , 469 ) , yards ( 10 , 215 ) , touchdown passes ( 85 ) , touchdowns responsible for ( 99 ) and interceptions ( 49 ) . Tossed for over 300 yards eight times in his career , which still stands as the most 300 - yard games in Tiger history . Had 22 games of 200 yards or more , also No . 1 in the Memphis record books . Started 42 of the 46 games that he played in , where he was 21 - 25 as a starter . His first career start came against the University of Houston in 2001 , where he defeated the Cougars 52 - 33 . He finished that game by completing 14 - of - 21 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns , while also carrying 15 times for 85 yards and a score . He went on to guide the Tigers to back - to - back eight win seasons as a junior and senior . Won the 2003 New Orleans Bowl , defeating the University of North Texas 27 - 17 . Lost the 2004 GMAC Bowl to Bowling Green State University , 35 - 32 . As a senior in 2004 , was named All - Conference USA second team , completing 199 of 359 passes for 2 , 568 yards and 18 TDs , while rushing for two more . Professional career . Cleveland Browns . After the 2005 NFL Draft , the Cleveland Browns signed Wimprine to a one - year deal . He was able to go to camp with the Browns and compete for a spot behind Trent Dilfer , with Charlie Frye and Josh Harris . Wimprine failed to beat out the other two , and was granted his release . Calgary Stampeders . Following his release by the Browns , Wimprine quickly signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . He completed 19 of 46 passes , for 270 yards , with two touchdowns and three interceptions . New Orleans VooDoo . In 2008 , Wimprined signed with the New Orleans VooDoo . He had not played organized football since 2005 , and considered himself lucky to have an opportunity to play again . Wimprine went on to have tremendous success with the VooDoo in 2008 , where he threw for 85 touchdowns , and only 11 interceptions . After the season , the AFL folded , and Wimprine went back to his life working the family business . In 2011 , after the AFL was able to restructure itself , Wimprine once again signed up to be the quarterback for the VooDoo . After a decent return to the VooDoo , Wimprine retired in November after he and his wife had their first child .