Danny Kanell Daniel Paul Kanell ( born November 21 , 1973 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida ) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League , and Arena Football League . He is currently the host of ESPNU ' s late - night sports and humor show UNITE . College career . He attended Florida State University , where he played quarterback for four years . During his career at the university he played in 45 games and completed 62 . 2 % of his 851 pass attempts . He threw for 6 , 372 yards , 57 touchdown s ( at the time a school record ) and 26 interceptions over his four years as a Seminole . He also ran for one touchdown and managed to catch one pass for a loss of three yards . In his freshman , sophomore and senior years he played in the Orange Bowl and in his junior year he played in the Sugar Bowl . He was given an " honorable mention " in the All - America n list of his senior year . Kanell continued the storied success of Florida State quarterbacks under Head Coach Bobby Bowden during the decade of the 90 ' s FSU fans refer to as ' the dynasty years ' . Kanell also played baseball during his freshman and sophomore years , playing in 28 games over the two seasons . He was drafted in the 24th round by the New York Yankees in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft . Professional career . Kanell was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round ( 130th overall ) in the 1996 NFL Draft . He made his NFL debut later that season . The next season in New York , Kanell became the starter and played the last ten games of the 1997 season , leading the Giants to the NFC Eastern Division title . In those ten games he threw for 1 , 740 yards with eleven touchdowns and nine interceptions . The Giants played in the playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings but lost 23 - 22 . Kanell went 16 / 32 with 199 yards and one touchdown in that game . The following year , Kanell started all ten games he played in while throwing for 1 , 603 yards , eleven touchdowns and ten interceptions . With a record of 3 - 7 at that point , the Giants benched Kanell in favor of Kent Graham , who led the Giants to a 5 - 1 record down the stretch and an 8 - 8 finish . At the end of the season the Giants signed Kerry Collins from the New Orleans Saints and cut Kanell to make enough salary cap room to pay Collins ' salary . In the off season Kanell found a home with the Atlanta Falcons as a backup to their oft injured starting quarterback Chris Chandler . He played in Atlanta for two years , starting two games and playing in eight . As a Falcon he completed 99 of 200 attempted passes for a total of 1 , 117 yards , six touchdowns and nine interceptions . At the end of the 2000 season he was cut by the Falcons and didn ' t manage to sign with another team . A year later , Kanell signed with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League for the 2002 season , appearing in four games in Aaron Garcia ' s absence . Following that , he was signed during training camp by the Denver Broncos . He made the roster as the third - string quarterback in Denver but was let go shortly through the season . Seven games into the season , starting quarterback Jake Plummer and backup quarterback Steve Beuerlein suffered with foot and hand injuries , respectively . Kanell was recalled to the Broncos and started two games until Beuerlein and Plummer returned . He threw two touchdowns and five interceptions on 103 pass attempts . Kanell remained with the Broncos for one more year as the backup to Plummer . He never played , as Plummer became the first Broncos quarterback in franchise history to take every offensive snap . After the 2004 season , he was cut by the Broncos and was not picked up by another NFL team . Baseball career . Kanell was drafted out of high school by the Milwaukee Brewers , and after his junior year at Florida State by the New York Yankees in the 24th round . However , he saw football as more important and signed with the Giants . During a layoff from football in 2001 , Kanell returned to baseball , playing in the minor leagues for the Atlantic League ' s Newark Bears . He played at first base , third base and designated hitter . Kanell said he wanted to eventually play for the Yankees , as he grew up idolizing Don Mattingly . Broadcasting career . Kanell is currently employed by ESPN , hosting ESPNU ' s new show , ' UNITE ' and calling Saturday college football games and college baseball .