Caleb Hanie Caleb Jeffrey Hanie ( born September 11 , 1985 ) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos . He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Colorado State . Early years . Hanie played high school football for Forney High School in Forney , Texas and led his team to consecutive top 3 finishes in class 3A in 2002 and 2003 . He was the starting quarterback for the Colorado State Rams in 2006 and 2007 . Professional career . Chicago Bears . Hanie was signed by the Chicago Bears as a free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft on April 28 , 2008 . He made the Bears ' 53 - man roster prior to the start of the 2008 season . He made his first regular season contribution as a Bear towards the end of their blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on October 25 , 2009 . He completed one of two passes for two yards . He went on to make another appearance against the Baltimore Ravens on December 20 , 2009 , completing two of five passes for eight yards . During that game , he also threw his first career interception on an acrobatic play by Dominique Foxworth . On October 3 , 2010 Bears starter Jay Cutler and backup Todd Collins both suffered injuries in a game against the New York Giants , and Hanie entered the game as an emergency quarterback . He went three of four for 36 yards , but the Bears still suffered their first loss of the 2010 season . On October 10 , 2010 , with Cutler on the bench due to a concussion suffered the previous week , Todd Collins started the game but proved ineffective , throwing four interceptions . Hanie entered the game in the third quarter and went two of three for 19 yards . The Bears won the game 23 – 6 , primarily on points scored in the early part of the first quarter , and scored two fourth - quarter field goals on drives led by Hanie . 2010 NFC Championship Game . Hanie entered the 2010 NFC Championship Game as an emergency quarterback in the third quarter after starter Jay Cutler left with a second - degree sprain of his MCL and second - string quarterback Todd Collins left with a shoulder injury . He led the Bears to a touchdown in his first series on the field but was later intercepted by defensive lineman B . J . Raji , who returned the pick for a touchdown . On the following drive , Hanie led the Bears to a second touchdown in only eighty - one seconds of game time . He later threw another interception , this time to Sam Shields , with 37 seconds left in the game . Overall , Hanie completed 13 passes in 20 attempts for 153 yards and 1 TD , with 2 interceptions . The Bears lost to the Packers 21 – 14 . 2011 season . After a back and forth preseason , Hanie won a battle with Nate Enderle for the second position on the depth chart . Against the San Diego Chargers in week 11 , starting quarterback Jay Cutler suffered a broken thumb on his throwing hand . The following day , the Bears reported that Cutler would need to have surgery on the thumb , possibly ending his season . Hanie was named the starter for the Bears until Cutler ' s return . On November 27 , 2011 Hanie started his first NFL game against the Oakland Raiders . He threw two touchdowns and three interceptions in the 25 - 20 loss , snapping the Bears ' 5 - game winning streak . Hanie became the first quarterback since 1983 to throw a postseason touchdown before a regular season touchdown . In that game , however , with 8 seconds left , looking to spike the ball , Hanie stepped backwards , as if attempting a pass , and then spiked the ball . He was charged with intentional grounding and was forced to runoff the clock 10 more seconds , preserving a Raiders win . The following week , Hanie threw three interceptions in a 10 - 3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs . The Bears eventually lost in overtime to the Denver Broncos 13 - 10 . After getting swept against the Seattle Seahawks 38 - 14 , Hanie was replaced by Josh McCown for Week 16 against the Packers and Minnesota Vikings in Week 17 . The Bears stated that they will not re - sign Hanie for 2012 . Denver Broncos . Hanie signed with the Denver Broncos on March 24 , 2012 . In the 2012 preseason , Hanie and newly - acquired quarterback Peyton Manning faced Hanie ' s former team in the Bears in Week 1 of the preseason . During the game , though Hanie was sacked three times by Shea McClellin , Cheta Ozougwu , and Nate Collins , Hanie completed 7 / 14 passes for 79 yards and a 67 . 3 passer rating , en route to a 31 - 3 victory .