Craig Nall Craig Matthew Nall ( born April 21 , 1979 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft . He played college football at Northwestern State and LSU . Nall has also played for the Buffalo Bills , Houston Texans , and Florida Tuskers . Early years . Nall was born in Alexandria , Louisiana , and attended Alexandria Senior High School , where he was the quarterback for the football team , having thrown for 5 , 038 yards and 38 touchdowns . College career . LSU . Nall initially played college football at Louisiana State University . He was redshirted in 1997 . In 1998 , he was the # 2 quarterback behind senior Herb Tyler . When Tyler suffered an injury late in the game at Notre Dame , Nall came off of the bench to lead LSU the length of the field in a furious comeback attempt . The comeback came up short as an LSU receiver dropped the potential game winning pass in the end zone on fourth down as time was winding down . Nall then started the next week in the last game of the season at # 13 Arkansas . Nall was sacked six times and threw for 147 yards and was intercepted once . In 1999 , Nall had to battle Josh Booty and Rohan Davey for the quarterback position . Nall was named the starter for the season opener but was benched at halftime with LSU leading . He was sacked once for 8 yards and he threw two interceptions in 15 attempts ( completing 6 of 15 for 79 yards ) . Nall made only one other brief appearance at quarterback for LSU in 1999 as he got some late mopup duty the next week . Nall did not play quarterback for the rest of the season . Nall only got two passing attempts in the 2000 season opener after a groin injury hampered him at the end of fall camp . Northwestern State . In 2001 , Nall transferred to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches , Louisiana , where he became the first quarterback in school history to surpass two thousand yards passing in a season . Professional career . First stint with Packers . He was drafted out of NSU by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 164th choice overall . Nall also started for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2003 and was the league ' s leading passer . In 2004 Nall played in 5 games as Brett Favre ' s backup at Green Bay . He completed 23 of 33 passes for 314 yards and 4 touchdowns , with no interceptions , and a passer rating of 139 . 4 . Buffalo Bills . In 2006 , Craig Nall signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Buffalo Bills , where he competed for the starting quarterback position until a hamstring injury suffered on the second day of practice ended his involvement in the competition . In 2007 , he fell on the team ' s depth chart behind J . P . Losman and Trent Edwards . At the end of pre - season , he was cut from the team ' s final roster . Early into the regular season he was re - signed by the Bills but was released shortly thereafter . First stint with Texans . On October 29 , 2007 , Nall was signed by the Houston Texans as insurance when starter Matt Schaub was hurt against San Diego . He was released by the Texans on November 21 , 2007 . Second stint with Packers . He signed a one - year deal with the Packers on December 1 , 2007 , after they released Marviel Underwood . He became a free agent in the 2008 offseason . Second stint with Texans . Nall was re - signed by the Houston Texans on November 5 , 2008 after an injury to Matt Schaub . He was waived on December 17 when the team signed fellow Northwestern State alumnus cornerback David Pittman . Florida Tuskers . Nall was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 25 , 2009 .