Kyle Boller Kyle Bryan Boller ( born June 17 , 1981 ) is a former American football quarterback who played for nine seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . After playing college football for California , he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round ( 19th overall ) of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played for the Ravens from 2003 to 2008 , the St . Louis Rams in 2009 , and the Oakland Raiders from 2010 to 2011 . Early years . Boller earned the 1998 California State Player of the Year honors after an outstanding senior season at William S . Hart High School in Santa Clarita , CA . He led Hart to the CIF Southern Section Division III title with a 13 – 1 record . He passed for California prep record of 4 , 838 yards and threw for 59 TDs , the 2nd - best mark in California prep history , and ended the season completing 290 of 454 passes ( 63 . 9 % ) . Because of this , he was considered by many to be the best prospect to emerge from The Valley Region of Los Angeles since John Elway came out of Granada Hills High School in 1979 . During the 1998 season , Boller also played the position of safety on defense , and intercepted a pass in the final minute of the sectional championship game . He was rated the number one QB prospect in the nation by PrepStar and was that publication ' s national Offensive Co - Player of the Year . In college Boller was a starter for three and a half seasons at the The University of California Berkeley and graduated with several career and single season records . He is currently # 2 for all - time career passing yards , # 1 for career passing touchdowns and # 2 in total offense for a career . Professional career . Baltimore Ravens . Boller became the Ravens ' first round draft pick in 2003 NFL Draft ( 19th overall pick ) . He was the second quarterback selected from the Pac - 10 conference after the Cincinnati Bengals selected Carson Palmer from USC with the first overall pick . He started the first 9 games of the season , going 5 – 3 , before being injured ( thigh ) in a game against the St . Louis Rams . He was inactive for most of the rest of the season , being replaced by backup Anthony Wright , as he also had to have surgery to repair a muscle in his quadriceps . Boller rushed 30 times for 62 yards , and completed 116 of 224 passes for 1 , 260 yards with 7 TDs and 9 INTs . Boller started all 16 games the only time in his career in 2004 . He set career highs , completing 258 - of - 464 ( 55 . 6 % ) for 2 , 559 yards with 13 TDs and 11 INTs . He also rushed 53 times for 189 yards and his 1st - career rushing TD . He had 4 games with QB ratings over 100 , including a career - high 112 . 3 rating while going 18 - of - 34 for 219 yards , with a career - high 4 TDs and 0 INTs against the Giants . Despite not making the playoffs the previous year , the Baltimore Ravens were seen by the NFL and the sports media as being contenders for the Super Bowl , resulting in four primetime games : two Sunday night games , and two spots featured on Monday Night Football . A factor in this was Boller ' s perceived status of " coming into his own " , and so the Ravens were poised to start what would be a great season by taking on the Indianapolis Colts on the first primetime Sunday Night game of the season . The Ravens held their own in the first half , limiting the Colts to only 3 points , and Boller looked solid in the pocket , leading the offense down the field to the red zone several times . But it did not last , as Boller was injured in the third quarter , suffering a bad case of " turf toe " , that would wind up keeping him out of action for 7 games . The Ravens season went downhill after that , even going four games without a single passing TD . When Boller came back against the Bengals , after posting an 8 . 0 QB rating ( 4 - of - 12 [ 33 % ] for 37 yards and 1 INT ) in the 1st half , Boller exploded in the 2nd half , going 14 - of - 20 [ 70 % ] for 174 yards , 3 TDs and 1 INT for a 115 . 4 QB rating in the final 2 quarters . In back to back games , he ( and the entire team ) finally seemed to come alive and show the promise everyone had been expecting , as he completed 19 - of - 27 passes ( 70 . 4 % ) for 253 yards , 3 TDs and no INTs for a career - high 136 . 8 QB rating in the 48 – 3 victory in Week 14 vs . the Green Bay Packers . Then , against the Minnesota Vikings , he posted a career - high 70 . 6 completion percentage ( 24 - of - 34 ) for 289 yards , 3 TDs and 1 INT for a 113 . 5 QB rating . However , despite this , he still finished 2005 completing a career - high 58 . 4 % of his passes ( 171 - of - 293 ) for 1 , 799 yards with 11 TDs and 12 INTs despite missing almost 8 games due to injury . Steve McNair , former Tennessee Titans QB , was traded to Baltimore in 2006 . Coach Brian Billick declared McNair the starter instead of having the two compete for the job , citing McNair ' s credentials , including 2003 NFL Co - MVP , and Boller ' s propensity to turn over the ball . In Week 6 of the 2006 NFL season , McNair was sacked by Carolina Panthers defenders Mike Rucker and Chris Draft . The result of that play was a mild concussion and a neck injury . McNair left the game and would not return . Boller came in to replace him in the final seconds of the first quarter , and completed 17 of 31 passes for a 58 % completion percentage , 3 touchdowns , 226 yards , and one interception . Faced with a 9 - point deficit with 5 : 10 remaining , Boller connected with Mark Clayton for a 62 - yard TD pass to start a come - back attempt . When the Ravens defense gave up their second touchdown of the day , Boller was called upon to score again . This time , he faced 68 yards and was given 4 : 08 to score a touchdown , to still be behind in the game . He drove down the field and capped off his drive with a 7 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Todd Heap . The Panthers were then able to run out the clock before the Raven ' s offense could get back on the field , and Baltimore lost 23 – 21 . Then , after McNair ' s throwing hand was stepped on against Cleveland on Dec . 17 , Boller led the Ravens to victory with a 13 - of - 21 , 238 - yard and two - touchdown performance ( 112 . 3 passer rating ) , one touchdown being the game highlight , when he connected with explosive rookie receiver Demetrius Williams for the 77 yard score . That victory clinched a playoff berth for the Ravens , who had already all but locked up their division . With McNair as the starting quarterback the Ravens improved to a franchise best mark of 13 – 3 on the season , despite only going 6 – 10 the previous year with Boller at the helm . After McNair was injured in the first game of the 2007 season against the Cincinnati Bengals , Boller was given the opportunity to start . He came in late in the game and was unable to pull out a victory . Boller was then named the interim starter in Week 2 , in a home game against the New York Jets . He had a strong showing , throwing two touchdowns and no interceptions for 185 yds and a QB rating of 97 . 9 . In Week 3 , McNair retook the reigns of the team , facing the Arizona Cardinals . The team was up in the 4th , and they switched Boller in to rest McNair , and in spite of a late comeback effort by Kurt Warner , Boller managed to get the team in position for a game winning field goal . The following 2 games Boller was back on the bench . In weeks 6 and 7 , Boller was once again named the interim starter for the Ravens . Following the Week 8 Bye , the Ravens once again decided to go with McNair as their starter . Two bad losses against division rivals followed . After Week 10 , which featured a humiliating loss against the Cincinnati Bengals , during which McNair committed 3 fumbles , it was decided that Boller would officially be the starting QB for the remainder of the season . Boller led the Ravens in a hard fought game against the Cleveland Browns , in which the Ravens attempted to make a late comeback , which ended in what seemed to be a win after a missed field goal attempt by Cleveland . However , the refs reviewed the play and found that it was in fact a good field goal , and the game went into overtime . Boller and the Ravens eventually lost 33 – 30 . In what might be viewed as the 2007 Ravens ' finest moment they faced the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football . Boller finished the game with 2 TDs and 1 INT . It was arguably the best game of his career , but the Ravens ultimately still lost 27 – 24 . The Ravens next traveled to Miami to face off against the winless Miami Dolphins . Boller had his season end early with yet another injury , this time a mild concussion . Backup rookie QB Troy Smith played the remainder of the game , leading the team into overtime , where they eventually lost , 22 – 16 , giving the Dolphins their sole win of the season . The 2007 Ravens ended their season with a record of 5 – 11 , which led to the firing of head coach Brian Billick and the drafting of future quarterback Joe Flacco . Following the retirement of Steve McNair , Boller faced a three way battle for the starting job between himself , former Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith , and the rookie Flacco , who was drafted with the Ravens ' first round draft choice . Boller was given the starting job against the New England Patriots in the 2008 pre - season opener , but following another injury suffered in a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings , his season ended when the Ravens placed him on injured reserve on September 3 . St . Louis Rams . An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason , Boller signed with the St . Louis Rams on April 4 as the backup to starting quarterback Marc Bulger . Boller saw action on September 27 against the Green Bay Packers after Bulger sustained a bruised rotator cuff . He passed for 164 yards , two touchdowns and an interception along with 31 rushing yards in the 36 – 17 loss . In Week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers , he threw an interception and fumbled , both returned for touchdowns . Oakland Raiders . On April 15 , 2010 , Boller signed with the Raiders . On October 24 , 2010 , Boller saw some game action in the Raiders - Broncos game . He rushed 6 times for 11 yards in the Raiders ' blowout 59 – 14 win . In March 2011 , the Raiders resigned Boller for one year at 1 . 25 million dollars . In October , Boller became the Raiders ' starting quarterback after Jason Campbell suffered a collarbone injury against the Cleveland Browns . Boller replaced Campbell , and the Raiders held on to beat the Browns . The following week , due to Campbell ' s injury , Boller started his first game as a Raider against the Chiefs . He was ineffective , throwing three interceptions , and was eventually replaced in the game by the newly acquired Carson Palmer , who went on to throw 0 TDs and 3 INTs himself . Boller became the primary backup to Palmer for the rest of the season . San Diego Chargers and retirement . An unrestricted free agent in the 2012 offseason , Boller signed with the San Diego Chargers on July 27 , 2012 after backup Charlie Whitehurst suffered a knee injury in training camp . After the signing , however , Boller opted to retire . Personal . On July 2 , 2010 , Boller married Carrie Prejean . The couple ' s first child was born on May 11 , 2011 .