Stefan LeFors Stefan Wayne LeFors ( born June 7 , 1981 ) is a former quarterback in American and Canadian football who is currently a high school coach . He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round ( 121st overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played collegiately at Louisville . College career . In 2003 , LeFors became the starting quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals football team . In 2004 , LeFors started every game that season . LeFors ranks as the 4th all time leading passer at the University of Louisville with 5 , 853 yards & first in pass completion percentage with 66 % . In 2004 , he narrowly missed breaking Daunte Culpepper ' s season - record completion percentage with 73 . 5 to Culpepper ' s 73 . 6 . He led Louisville that season to an 11 - 1 season in which they finished 6th in the final AP Poll ( the highest finish in school history ) and won the Liberty Bowl . Louisville was the only D - 1A ( now FBS ) university to recruit LeFors out of high school as a quarterback . LeFors was redshirted as a freshman in 2000 and served as a backup to Dave Ragone in 2001 and 2002 . In 2003 he took over as a starter , throwing for 3 , 145 passing yards and 17 touchdowns , and was named 1st team All - Conference USA Quarterback in both 2003 and 2004 . He was also named Conference Player of the Year in 2004 and named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as a senior . LeFors participated in the East West Shrine Game ( college all - stars ) and was named Offensive Player of the Game . Professional career . LeFors was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round ( 121st overall pick ) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Louisville . After serving one season in a backup role , he was released by the Panthers in September 2006 . LeFors conducted workouts for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Minnesota Vikings , Seattle Seahawks , Buffalo Bills , Detroit Lions , Oakland Raiders , and Denver Broncos but was not offered a contract . In December 2006 , LeFors was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL as an import player . He was the backup quarterback for the team ' s 2007 season , but had the opportunity to start 5 games at the end of the season because of Ricky Ray ' s shoulder injury . By the end of the 2007 CFL regular season , Lefors was placed 8th in the league in passing yardage with 1193 yards , as well as 6 TDs and 8 INTs , while completing 60 . 8 % of his passes . He was 7th in QB rushing yardage with 204 yards and 2 TDs . His best performance of the season came in week 18 against Saskatchewan . In a losing effort , he managed to complete 34 / 48 passes for 412 yards 3 TDs and 1 INT , while scrambling 6 times for 31 yards . According to head coach Danny Maciocia , Lefors shares the job as 2nd string QB on the Eskimo depth chart for the 2008 campaign with Jason Maas . He has also been given the role of field goal holder for kicker Noel Prefontaine , as Lefors is left - handed and Prefontaine kicks with his left foot . On January 21 , 2009 , Stefan LeFors was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a second - round pick in the 2009 CFL draft and a conditional selection in 2010 . Then on June 18 , 2009 Stefan was named Winnipeg ' s starting quarterback for the start of the 2009 season . In the offseason preceding the 2010 CFL season he was released by the Bombers . Post - playing career . LeFors returned to Louisville after he was waived by the Bombers and took a position with the U of L athletic department , also serving as a color analyst for the U of L radio network during the 2010 football season . In May 2011 , he was named as the new head coach of the high school team of the Christian Academy of Louisville , and left the U of L athletic department effective with the 2011 – 12 school year . Personal life . LeFors is a child of deaf adult s ; both his parents , as well as his brother Eric , are deaf . Stefan is married to Joy LeFors .