Ray Lucas " For the baseball player of the same name , see Ray Lucas ( baseball ) " Ray Lucas ( born August 6 , 1972 in Harrison , New Jersey ) is a studio analyst for the show " Jets Nation " on New York City - based sports network SportsNet New York . His previous career was as a football quarterback in the National Football League , where he played for four teams , the New England Patriots , New York Jets , Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens during his seven - year career from 1996 to 2002 . Early life . Lucas is a graduate of Harrison High School . He played college football at Rutgers University . Career . Early career . Lucas spent most of his career in the NFL in a backup role . During the 1999 NFL season , after quarterback Vinny Testaverde was injured in the first game of the season , Rick Mirer took the helm , winning four of ten games . Lucas took over afterward and lost his first two starts but won his next four games to give the Jets an 8 – 8 record for the season . Lucas was a favorite player of Bill Parcells during Parcells ' time in New England and with the Jets , and was one of the players Parcells eventually brought over from the Patriots to the Jets . Parcells introduced Lucas in 1997 by putting him in at quarterback with second string QB Neil O ' Donnell lined up at wide receiver . Lucas set up in a shotgun formation and ran the ball himself for 15 yards , befuddling the Vikings defense in a play that eventually led to a Jets victory . He attempted his first NFL pass in Week 17 of 1997 against the Detroit Lions . Lucas went 3 of 3 for 28 yards before throwing an interception . He was also called for a personal foul when making the tackle on the interception return . Lucas started in the Jets ' 1999 preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers , and Parcells had him in the running for the starting and second string quarterback role during that season . After starting QB Vinny Testaverde was injured later that season , Lucas started several games . Later career . Following his success with the Jets , Ray Lucas spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons with the Miami Dolphins . As the team ' s backup quarterback , he didn ' t see much playing time during the 2001 season ( only having three pass attempts ) , but during the 2002 season Lucas got an opportunity to start six games . Due to his large size , he was also the quarterback of choice during goal - line and some red zone situations . The Dolphins began the 2002 season 5 - 1 , but after then starting quarterback Jay Fiedler broke his thumb during a Monday night game against Denver , Lucas was trusted to quarterback the Dolphins for the next six games . During those games , Lucas amassed 4 touchdowns , 6 interceptions , and a 69 . 9 QB rating . Ray Lucas holds the unenviable distinction of worst single game quarterback performance by any Dolphin . On October 20 , 2002 , in one game against the Buffalo Bills , Lucas was responsible for 6 turnovers : 4 interceptions and 2 fumbles . He completed only 13 passes to Dolphin receivers . The player that caught the most passes from Lucas was Buffalo Cornerback Nate Clements . Post - career . On March 28 , 2008 , Lucas was named to the Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame . Broadcasting career . Lucas currently works for SportsNet New York as an analyst to Jets programs such as pre - game and post - game shows and weekly updates . In 2009 Lucas joined the Rutgers Football Radio Network as a color analyst , a role he still has .