Jay Fiedler Jay Brian Fiedler ( born December 29 , 1971 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League . Early life and high school years . Fiedler was born to a Jewish family on Long Island in Oceanside , New York . He is a distant relative of Arthur Fiedler , the long - time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra . Fiedler attended Oceanside High School in Oceanside , and won varsity letters as a quarterback in football , a point guard in basketball , and as a decathlete in track and field . College career . He is an alumnus of Dartmouth College , where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity . In football , Fiedler set school records for touchdown passes ( 58 ) , passing yards ( 6 , 684 ) and total offense ( 7 , 249 yards ) . Fiedler was named Co - Offensive Player of the Game in the 1994 East - West Shrine Game . He received a Scholar - Athlete Award from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame , the Nils V . " Swede " Nelson Award for sportsmanship , and received his degree in Mechanical Engineering . Professional career . Fiedler had stints with the Philadelphia Eagles ( 1994 – 95 ) , Minnesota Vikings ( 1998 ) , and Jacksonville Jaguars ( 1999 ) before finding steady work with the Dolphins ( 2000 – 04 ) beginning in 2000 . In between his time with the Eagles and Vikings , Fiedler served as a receivers coach at Hofstra University in 1997 before being signed as a free agent by Minnesota in 1998 . Fiedler ' s stint with the Miami Dolphins featured three 10 + win seasons in four years , two 11 – 5 seasons in 2000 and 2001 , an AFC East title , and two postseason appearances including a victory for the Miami Dolphins . During these years , the Dolphins ' offense lagged notably behind its defense , which featured perennial Pro - Bowlers in linebacker Zach Thomas , defensive end Jason Taylor , and cornerbacks Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain . Fiedler signed with the Jets as an unrestricted free agent on March 11 , 2005 , as a backup quarterback to Chad Pennington . On September 25 , 2005 , in a game against his former team the Jaguars , Fiedler was pressed into action when Pennington suffered what would prove to be a season - ending rotator cuff tear . Fiedler would himself suffer a severe shoulder injury during the game and was also sidelined for the remainder of the 2005 season . Fiedler was released by the Jets on February 22 , 2006 , and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who released him in August of that year due to injury as Fiedler had a nagging shoulder issue and was unable to practice . Fiedler sat out 2006 rehabilitating his throwing shoulder following his release from Tampa Bay . Fiedler was set to work out for the Falcons in April 2007 , according to his agent Bryan Levy . In addition , the Giants considered signing him but eventually signed Anthony Wright instead . Fiedler played in 76 games with 60 starts and is a 58 . 7 percent career passer . He has thrown 69 touchdowns and 66 interceptions . Outside of the NFL . In 2007 , Fiedler and Demetrius Ford became co - owners of the CBA basketball expansion team , The East Kentucky Miners , based in Pikeville , Kentucky . Fiedler , who is Jew ish , was inducted into the National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 . At the time of his induction , Fiedler mentioned how strong he is in his faith . Fiedler was one of two active NFL players inducted into the Hall that year , the other being then - Pittsburgh Steelers punter Josh Miller . ESPN personality Chris Berman would also occasionally allude to Fiedler ' s faith by referring to him as " Fiedler " on the Roof after performing well in games , even going far as to start singing " If I Were a Rich Man " during highlights . Fiedler currently owns and operates The Sports Academy at Brookwood Camps and the Prime Time Sports Camps along with his brother Scott . Brookwood is a summer sleep away camp that has been family owned by the Fiedler ' s since 1986 . Prime Time Sports Camps operates various sports camps and clinics throughout the year with Fiedler operating all of the football sessions .