Trent Edwards Trent Addison Edwards ( born October 30 , 1983 ) is an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders . He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Stanford . He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars , Philadelphia Eagles , and Chicago Bears . Early years . Edwards was a highly rated recruit from Los Gatos High School and was ranked as the # 1 pro - style quarterback by " USA Today " in 2001 . " Rivals . com " rated Edwards as the # 2 pro - style quarterback and # 20 player overall in its rankings . He was recruited by Michigan , Florida , Notre Dame and Tennessee , but ultimately chose Stanford . In his junior and senior seasons at Los Gatos , he led the team to two undefeated seasons and back - to - back Central Coast Section Division III championships with a combined record of 26 - 0 . In his senior year , he completed 154 of 213 passes for 2 , 535 yards , 29 touchdowns , three interceptions , and was named as a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar - Athlete for Santa Clara County . As a teenager , Edwards participated in the Armenian - American Summer Games in Northern California . Edwards ' s grandfather , Ben Morjig , was a co - founder of the games . College career . At Stanford , Edwards sat out his freshman year in 2002 so he could concentrate on his studies , and began 2003 behind starter Chris Lewis . After an impressive showing as a backup , Edwards got the start for four games , but was then sidelined with a shoulder injury for the rest of the season . In 2004 , Edwards was the starter , but again suffered injuries that knocked him out of two games and kept him out of two others entirely . Edwards ' best year was 2005 , where he started all 11 games , completed 168 of 268 passes for 1934 yards and 17 touchdowns , leading the Cardinal to a 5 - 6 record . In 2006 , Edwards was the starter for the first seven games , but suffered a season - ending broken foot against Arizona and relinquished the starting role to T . C . Ostrander . Despite Stanford ' s poor performance during his tenure as starting quarterback ( the Cardinal was just 10 - 20 in games he started ) , Edwards was a highly touted quarterback prospect in the 2007 NFL Draft due to his arm strength , accuracy , and intelligence . The summer before 2006 , Edwards worked as a Synopsys intern . He decided to pass up a career in the electronic design automation industry for the NFL . Prior to the draft , Mel Kiper projected Edwards as the third - best quarterback in the draft , behind JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn . Professional career . Buffalo Bills . Edwards was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round ( 92nd overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft . Edwards was a part of the Willis McGahee trade that sent McGahee to the Baltimore Ravens for the Ravens ' third - round pick in March 2007 . After the draft , Bill Walsh , the Hall of Fame head coach contacted Bills General Manager Marv Levy to express his confidence in Edwards ' abilities . 2007 . Edwards made his NFL debut on September 23 , 2007 in the Bills ' third regular season game against the New England Patriots , after the Bills ' starter J . P . Losman was injured in the first quarter . In his first game , Edwards completed 10 of 20 passes for 97 yards with no touchdowns and one interception . In his first NFL start on September 30 , 2007 against the New York Jets , he made 22 of 28 passes for 234 yards with a touchdown and an interception , leading the Bills to their first win of the season . His first NFL touchdown was a one yard play - action pass on fourth and goal to Michael Gaines . In his second start , against the Dallas Cowboys , Edwards completed 23 of 31 pass attempts for 176 yards and an interception . During the game against the New York Jets in week 8 , Edwards sprained his right wrist , and was held out of the next game , allowing Losman to reclaim the starting job . In week 13 , following a string of poor performances by Losman , Bills coach Dick Jauron named Edwards the starter against the Washington Redskins . Edwards led the Bills to a victory over the Redskins in which he led his first fourth quarter comeback , completing three passes to set up the game - winning field goal . As a result , he was named the NFL Rookie of the Week . The following week against the winless Miami Dolphins , he passed for 165 yards and a career high four touchdown passes to lead the Bills to a 38 - 17 win . Despite losing the last three games of the season , Edwards was named to the all - rookie team after the season was completed . 2008 . During the week 5 contest against the Arizona Cardinals on October 5 , Edwards suffered a concussion as a result of a hard hit by Adrian Wilson on the third play of the game and did not return for the rest of the game . However , Edwards returned in the following game in week 7 against the San Diego Chargers and completed 25 of 30 passes in a 23 - 14 win . He was selected as the FedEx Air Player of the Week for his performance . In week 13 , against the San Francisco 49ers , Edwards suffered a groin injury and did not return for the rest of the game . He was sidelined the following two games as a result of the injury . He returned for the final two games of the season . After a 5 - 1 start , the Bills missed the playoffs for the 9th straight season after losing 8 of the remaining 10 games . 2009 . Edwards ' 2009 season was further plagued by inconsistency and injuries . The Bills lost four of their first five games of the season , during which Edwards ' play was noted as inconsistent , affected by poor performances by the Bills ' offensive line . Within the first 5 games , Edwards was sacked 18 times . Edwards ' worst performance during this time period was week 4 against the Dolphins in which he recorded a season low passer rating of 51 . 0 , threw for a season game - high 3 interceptions , was sacked 6 times , and recorded his only fumble of the season . On October 18 , Edwards suffered a concussion early in the second quarter against the Jets as a result of a hit by Jets linebackers Harris and Pace . He did not return for the rest of the game , and missed the following two games . He returned after the bye week to start against the Tennessee Titans , but continued to struggle , at one point missing a wide - open Owens and then throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown . He finished the game completing 18 of 28 passes for 185 yards with a touchdown and an interception , as the Bills were routed to a 41 - 17 loss . Following the game against the Titans , Edwards was benched for the remaining 7 games in favor of Ryan Fitzpatrick . He did not play for the rest of the season except for making a brief appearance during the week 15 game against the New England Patriots when he spelled Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter . Edwards completed 1 of 2 passes for - 1 yards before being carted off the field , injuring his right knee as a result of a sack by Patriots defender Tully Banta - Cain . 2010 . Edwards faced competition from quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm for the Bills ' starting quarterback position in 2010 . Edwards won the battle and started in all four of the Bills ' preseason games . In their first two games of the regular season , Edwards threw for only 152 yards combined , and the Bills lost both games . On his final play as a Bill , against Green Bay , Edwards ran out of bounds on a fourth down scramble , 7 yards short of the first down marker with 1 : 10 to go . Edwards was benched the following day in favor of Fitzpatrick , who would be the Bills ' full - time starter for the next three seasons . The Bills waived Edwards on September 27 , one day after Fitpatrick threw for 247 yards in a Week Three game against New England . Jacksonville Jaguars . Edwards was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 28 . He was the backup quarterback behind David Garrard , and wore jersey # 5 . Edwards made his first appearance for the Jaguars on October 18 , 2010 , against the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football , when starting quarterback David Garrard left the game after suffering a concussion . Oakland Raiders . After becoming a free agent following the 2010 season , Edwards signed with the Oakland Raiders on July 30 , 2011 , and was released on September 3 , during the final roster cuts . Philadelphia Eagles . On February 23 , 2012 , Edwards signed a one - year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles . Edwards had a disappointing mini camp , and was viewed as a roster filler . However , he started to warm up in training camp , and found his opportunity in the preseason , after quarterback Mike Kafka broke his non - throwing hand at the Pittsburgh Steelers . Edwards went 54 - of - 80 for 489 yards , with four touchdowns and zero interceptions . The team cut Kafka on August 31 , meaning Edwards had won the job as third string quarterback , after the rookie Nick Foles . Edwards was released on April 15 , 2013 . Chicago Bears . On August 18 , 2013 , Edwards was signed by the Chicago Bears for one year . Edwards had previously worked out with the Bears during the offseason . He was released on August 30 , 2013 . 2nd Raiders Stint . Edwards was signed by the Oakland Raiders to a future contract on January 2 , 2014 .