Trent Green Trent Jason Green ( born July 9 , 1970 ) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) for fifteen seasons . He played college football for Indiana University . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft , and also played for the BC Lions , Washington Redskins , St . Louis Rams , Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins . He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams and was selected to two Pro Bowl s with the Chiefs . He is currently a color commentator for NFL on Fox , as well as an analyst on NFL Network ' s signature show , NFL Total Access . Early years . Green grew up in St . Louis , Missouri , and attended St . John Vianney High School in Kirkwood , Missouri , a suburb of St . Louis . College career . Green played college football for the Indiana University Hoosiers . In 1991 Indiana played in the Copper Bowl and dominated a highly - regarded Baylor team 24 - 0 . Led by Green , it was one of the most impressive performances by any team during the 1991 bowl season . Indiana finished the 1993 season with an 8 - 4 record , with two of its three regular season losses by seven points or less . The team went on to play in the 1993 Independence Bowl . During Green ' s four - year career he threw for 5 , 400 yards with 23 touchdowns and 32 interceptions . He graduated with a degree in business . Professional career . Early career ( San Diego Chargers , BC Lions , Washington Redskins ) . In 1993 , Green was drafted as the twenty - sixth pick in the eighth round and 222nd overall by the San Diego Chargers . He spent a year as a backup and saw no playing time . After being cut in 1994 by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League , he finally became a NFL starter in 1998 with the Washington Redskins . That year , Trent threw for 3 , 441 yards , 23 touchdowns , and 11 interceptions . Soon after the season , Green rejected a 4 - year $ 12 million offer from the Redskins and on February 15 , 1999 , Green signed a 4 - year $ 17 . 5 million contract with the St . Louis Rams which included a $ 4 . 5 million signing bonus . First stint with Rams . In 1999 Green was slated to be the starter for the Rams , but suffered a season - ending injury in a preseason game on a hit to the knee by Rodney Harrison , a player for Green ' s former team , the Chargers . Kurt Warner took over and led the Rams to the Super Bowl XXXIV championship against the Tennessee Titans . The next year , Green started the season as a backup again . He started most of the middle of the season while Warner was out with a broken hand . The Warner / Green duo led the Rams to the then - highest team passing yard total in NFL history , with 5 , 232 net yards . Due to a poor defensive unit , the Rams were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by the New Orleans Saints . Nine of the eleven defensive starters would be cut during the offseason . Green was traded during the offseason to the Kansas City Chiefs , who had just lost Elvis Grbac to the Baltimore Ravens . Kansas City Chiefs . During his first season in Kansas City , Green struggled despite the presence of tight end Tony Gonzalez and running back Priest Holmes . He threw for 3 , 783 yards and 17 touchdowns , but also threw 24 interceptions . Green showed marked improvement in 2002 , throwing 26 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions as the Chiefs went 8 - 8 . Also notable , Green tied the record for longest career pass play ( 99 Yards ) on December 22 , 2002 on a pass to Marc Boerigter in a game against the San Diego Chargers . In 2003 , Green had his breakout year , throwing for 4 , 039 yards , 24 touchdowns , and 12 interceptions . He led the Chiefs to a 13 - 3 record and a first - round bye in the playoffs . However , in the divisional playoff game , they lost a 38 - 31 shootout to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts . The game was notable for there being no punts by either team , a first in NFL playoff history . Green was elected to his first Pro Bowl that year . The next season , the Chiefs went 7 - 9 as Priest Holmes suffered a knee injury in their eighth game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa , Florida and missed the rest of the regular season . At the time , he was leading the league in both rushing and scoring . However , Green still had a stellar year , passing for 4 , 591 yards , 27 touchdowns , and 17 interceptions . His passing total for 2004 was second only to Minnesota ' s Daunte Culpepper In 2005 , the Chiefs , with an improved defense , improved their record to 10 - 6 , but failed to make the playoffs . Green had another strong season in 2005 , throwing for 4 , 010 yards ( second only to New England ' s Tom Brady ) , and throwing just 10 interceptions , his lowest season total ever . Green was elected to his second Pro Bowl following the season . With a third consecutive 4 , 000 yard season , Green joins Drew Bledsoe , Matt Schaub , Brett Favre , Peyton Manning , Eli Manning , Dan Marino , Dan Fouts , Drew Brees , Kurt Warner , Tom Brady , Philip Rivers , Warren Moon , and Tony Romo as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for more than 4 , 000 yards in three or more seasons during their careers . Green has the distinction of having three consecutive seasons with a QB rating of 90 . 0 or better . Green has started 80 consecutive games during his first five years with the Chiefs , a team record . Green ' s 2006 season was put in jeopardy by a severe concussion he suffered during on September 10 , 2006 , against the Cincinnati Bengals in Kansas City . In a bizarre confluence of events , a scrambling Green attempted to slide during a third quarter play , but was hit hard by Cincinnati defensive end Robert Geathers , who had lowered his shoulders , but instead struck the quarterback in an unusual position . However , the official determined that no foul had been committed and Geathers insisted that he had tried to check up , but was pushed by Chiefs receiver Eddie Kennison . CBS announcer Randy Cross , a former offensive lineman with the San Francisco 49ers , believed the hit was unintentional and supported the officials ' decision . National Football League officials took the same position and , on September 13 , 2006 , declined to fine Robert Geathers because he did not have complete control of his body . Green was rendered unconscious and the game was delayed for over fifteen minutes while he received medical attention . He reportedly regained consciousness in the tunnel and could not recall the play . According to Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson , preliminary X - ray s revealed a " very , very severe concussion " and stated that Green would be out indefinitely . On Saturday , October 21 , 2006 , it was reported that Trent Green was cleared by doctors to return to practice . Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson said that this does not mean that he is cleared to play . Peterson confirmed that Green ' s return to practice would be in a controlled environment to see how far along he is in his recovery from a " very , very severe concussion . " On November 15 , 2006 , Kansas City Chiefs head coach , Herman Edwards announced that Trent Green would take back his starting quarterback job from Damon Huard who took over when Green suffered a concussion . Green ' s career in Kansas City ended with the another Playoff loss to the Peyton Manning led Indianapolis Colts in the Wild - Card round of the 2006 NFL Playoffs . During the game the fans showed their discontent with Herman Edwards for not benching Green in favor of Damon Huard . Miami Dolphins . On February 27 , 2007 , Damon Huard was re - signed by the Chiefs for $ 7 . 5 million over 3 years , causing a " quarterback controversy " in Kansas City . Green initially was asked to take a pay cut in his 2007 salary , and had been granted permission to seek a trade to another team . Teams interested included the Miami Dolphins ( who offered a seventh round draft pick to the Chiefs , but the Chiefs declined , instead seeking a fifth round pick ) , the Detroit Lions , and Cleveland Browns were also interested in Green prior to the 2007 NFL Draft . Green was not traded on draft weekend as previously expected . Trent Green said he would not return to Kansas City , therefore making his release possible . Green had told the Chiefs that Miami was his preference being that he previously worked under both head coach Cam Cameron and quarterbacks coach Terry Shea . On June 5 , the Chiefs agreed to trade Green to the Miami Dolphins for a conditional fifth round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft , pending a physical from Green which was subsequently passed . Green was introduced at a news conference in Miami on June 6 . The draft pick would have become a fourth - round pick if Green played more than 70 percent of Miami ' s offensive plays . On August 20 the Dolphins named Green the starter with Cleo Lemon named as his backup , despite the fact that neither of them had thrown a TD pass to that point in pre - season play . Second round pick John Beck was named third string . Green ' s position with his new team — as well as his career — was instantly put in jeopardy on October 7 as he suffered another severe concussion early in a game against the Texans at Houston . With just under 4 minutes to play in the first quarter , Green put his shoulder low to the knees of 315 - pound Houston defensive tackle Travis Johnson in a successful attempt to block him on a play that started with a fumbled handoff to Dolphins rookie WR Ted Ginn Jr . Ginn , who was running right - to - left across the backfield when the exchange was fumbled , recovered the ball near the sidelines and then reversed field . Johnson went down in a sprawling tumble on the block at the same time Green fell face - down to the turf , knocked out cold after striking Johnson ' s knee with his helmet . Johnson , upon getting up and seeing Ginn had been stopped and the play ended , immediately walked towards Green ' s body , jabbing his finger at the motionless quarterback . Johnson was flagged with a 15 - yard penalty for taunting , and medical personnel quickly made their way to Green . After being examined on the field for nearly five minutes , Green was carted off on a stretcher as Cleo Lemon stepped in to take his place . After the game an angry Travis Johnson had harsh words for Green , comparing him to " the scarecrow [ who ] wants to get courage " and calling the block " malicious . " Texans head coach Gary Kubiak , while in some ways siding with Johnson in saying that NFL officials should review the rules on " chop " blocks , also called Johnson ' s reaction over a fallen player " inexcusable . " While many fans and sportswriters alike called for Green to retire , Green was back with the team in practice , albeit in street clothes , the Friday after the injury after returning from Kansas City where he was evaluated by the same medical team that made the diagnosis in 2006 . Coach Cam Cameron had initially expressed his plans for Green to return to the game before the end of the 2007 season . However , on October 20 , 2007 , the Dolphins announced that Green would be placed on injured reserve , and made Cleo Lemon their starting quarterback . Following the season , Green became one of nine players released by the Dolphins on February 11 , 2008 . Second stint with Rams . On March 10 , 2008 , Green agreed to a three - year deal worth about $ 9 million with the St . Louis Rams , rejoining the team he played for in 1999 and 2000 . On Tuesday September 23 , 2008 , Trent was named the starter of the Rams for week 4 of the 2008 season versus the Bills . He completed 17 of 32 passes for 236 yards , one interception and a quarterback rating of 64 . 1 . On November 9 , 2008 , against the Jets , Green took over for Marc Bulger after Bulger was shut out by the Jets in the first half ( after which the Jets led 40 - 0 , cued by four first - half Rams turnovers ) . The Rams released Green on February 25 , 2009 . Green officially announced his retirement on June 12 , 2009 , citing a desire to pursue a career in broadcasting . Green ' s agent , Jim Steiner , said " He had a long , prosperous , very successful career . He believes he can still play , but the demand isn ' t real high out there right now and he ' s not the type of guy who is going to sit around for four or five months waiting for the phone to ring . " Broadcasting . In the 2009 NFL season , Green started doing work as a color analyst on regional NFL games for the Fox network , as well as a studio analyst for the " NFL Total Access " show on the NFL Network . In July 2012 , Green was named the forty - first greatest quarterback of the NFL ' s post - merger era , according to Football Nation .