Marc Verica Marc Verica ( born March 26 , 1988 in Drexel Hill , Pennsylvania ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2011 , out of the University of Virginia . Currently he just signed to play for the for 2012 season . Early years . Marc Verica attended Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill , a suburb of Philadelphia . As a senior he completed 81 of 160 passes for 899 yards and three touchdown s in nine games ; he missed two games due to an injury and his team lost both . As a junior , he completed 112 passes in 222 attempts for 1 , 545 yards and eight touchdowns . Verica was named to league , county , and city all - star teams as a junior . His position coach in high school previously had coached former Cavalier quarterback Matt Schaub . In addition to Virginia , Verica was offered a scholarship by Wisconsin College . Verica was a redshirt as a true freshman in 2006 . He also did not play as a redshirt freshman in the 2007 season when he was behind starter Jameel Sewell and backup Peter Lalich . Prior to the 2008 season , Verica competed with Lalich and fifth year senior Scott Deke for the starting quarterback job after Sewell became academically ineligible . Verica lost the competition to Lalich but beat out Deke for the backup position . Verica saw his first action in college late in the game against the Southern California Trojans in the Cavaliers ' first game of the 2008 season . Verica did not play in the next game against the Richmond Spiders . On September 10 , 2008 it was announced through a statement from Virginia ' s sports information office that Lalich would not be starting in the September 13 game against the University of Connecticut . Marc Verica made his debut as starter in a game the Cavaliers lost 45 - 10 . He completed 22 of 30 passes for 158 yards with no touchdowns and one interception before being relieved by Deke in the fourth quarter . When Lalich was dismissed from the football team the following week , Verica became the starting quarterback . Verica led the Cavaliers to four straight wins during October and catapulted the Cavaliers into first place in the ACC Coastal Division . However , in November , the Cavaliers lost all four of their games to finish the season 5 - 7 . In the season finale against Virginia Tech , cornerback Vic Hall moved to quarterback for most snaps as the Cavaliers employed the wildcat formation though Verica returned for downs requiring a pass . Verica competed with Sewell and Hall for the starting quarterback position in 2009 , however Sewell emerged as the primary starter . Verica received playing time in several games and started against Miami when Sewell sat out due to injury . Verica competed with redshirt freshman Ross Metheny for the starting quarterback position in the 2010 season , ultimately winning . Verica led the cavs to a 4 - 8 record , starting all 12 games . Metheny and true freshman Michael Rocco received limited playing time in relief of Verica during the 2010 season . Cougars . In 2011 , Marc signed with the . The Cougars play in the highest level of competition in France ( Division 1 ) .