Jamie Martin ( American football ) Jamie Blane Martin ( born February 8 , 1970 ) is a former American football quarterback of the National Football League . He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 1993 . He played college football at Weber State . Martin has also been a member of the Washington Redskins , Jacksonville Jaguars , Cleveland Browns , New York Jets , New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers . Early years . Martin attended Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande , California . He led his team to the California Interscholastic Federation championship in 1987 . College career . Martin starred at Weber State University from 1989 to 1992 . As a freshman , he played in eight games , but showed few glimpses of his future greatness . Martin struggled as he adjusted to football at the college level ; he completed just 86 of 233 passes for 1 , 175 yards and nine touchdowns . The next year ( 1990 ) was Martin ’ s break - out season . He completed 256 of 428 passes for 3 , 700 yards and 23 touchdowns . He led the NCAA Division I - AA in passing ( 336 . 4 yards per game ) and total offense ( 337 . 6 yards per game ) . He was named to the First Team All - Big Sky Conference . Martin followed his strong sophomore campaign with a spectacular junior year ( 1991 ) . He completed 310 of 500 passes for 4 , 125 yards and 35 touchdowns . He again led the Division I - AA in passing ( 375 . 0 yards per game ) and total offense ( 394 . 3 yards per game ) . With Martin at the helm , Weber State ’ s offense averaged 578 . 5 yards per game , setting a national record . Martin set Division I - AA records for pass completions ( 47 ) , passing yards ( 624 ) , and total offense yards ( 643 ) in a game against Idaho State . He also had a spectacular performance against Eastern Washington , throwing seven touchdown passes in that game . For his efforts , Martin was named First Team All - America n and was awarded the Walter Payton Award , given annually to the top Division I - AA player in the nation . His senior season ( 1992 ) was solid , but his statistics declined from the previous year . He finished with 282 completions in 383 attempts , totaling 3 , 207 yards and 20 touchdown passes . He led the Big Sky in passing ( 291 . 5 yards per game ) and earned Third Team All - American honors . Martin finished his career as the all - time leader in passing ( 12 , 207 yards ) and total offense ( 12 , 287 yards ) in the history of Division I - AA football . His 87 career touchdown passes were a Big Sky record . He played in the 1993 East - West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl . Professional career . First stint with Rams . Despite his tremendous collegiate career , Martin was not drafted into the NFL . He signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams in 1993 . He spent four seasons with the Rams franchise ( two in Los Angeles , two after the team moved to St . Louis ) . He played in nine games with the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe in 1995 . He saw his first action in the NFL in 1996 , playing in six games with the Rams . Washington Redskins . Martin spent 1997 as third - string quarterback for the Washington Redskins . First stint with Jaguars . After one season in Washington , Martin joined the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 1998 season . He played in four games with the Jaguars ; his first pass attempt against Detroit went for a 67 - yard touchdown . His first career start came December 13 against Tennessee , but an ACL injury in that game ended his season . He finished 1998 with 27 completions for 355 yards and two touchdowns ; his final passer rating was 99 . 8 points . Cleveland Browns . Martin joined the Cleveland Browns for the 1999 season , but spent most of the year on the inactive list . Second stint with Jaguars . Martin re - joined the Jaguars in 2000 , and saw limited action in five games . Second stint with Rams . Martin had his second stint with the Rams from 2001 - 2002 . He saw significant playing time in 2002 filling in for injured quarterback Marc Bulger . He played in 5 games , starting two of them , throwing for 1 , 216 yards with 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions . New York Jets . Martin spent 2003 with the New York Jets , but did not appear in a game for them . Third stint with Rams . Martin joined the Rams for the third time in 2004 and spent two seasons with the team . New Orleans Saints . Martin joined the Saints in 2006 and served as a backup to Drew Brees for two seasons . San Francisco 49ers . On September 10 , 2008 , Martin was signed by the San Francisco 49ers after quarterback Alex Smith was placed on injured reserve . The move reunited Martin with 49ers offensive coordinator and former Rams head coach Mike Martz . Current . On April 4 , 2012 , Martin founded Explode the Moon an electric rock cover band .