Rick Mirer Richard Franklin Mirer ( born March 19 , 1970 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League . After a successful collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame , Mirer was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the second pick in the 1993 NFL Draft . Mirer was traded to the Chicago Bears during the off - season in 1997 . Mirer ' s last NFL experience was as the backup QB for the Detroit Lions in 2004 . In his career , Mirer also played for the New York Jets , San Francisco 49ers , and Oakland Raiders , but was never able to justify being a high pick . He now coaches football for Torrey Pines Pop Warner . Mirer also currently co - owns a winery in Napa County , California called Mirror Wine Company . A percentage of the proceeds from wine sales benefit his Mirer Family Foundation which assists children in need in his hometown of Goshen , Indiana and various groups around San Diego , California where he currently resides . Early years . Mirer was born in Goshen , Indiana . At age eight , he competed in the National Punt , Pass and Kick Competition . His father , Ken , was head coach at Goshen High School in Goshen , Indiana but retired before Mirer made the varsity team . Mirer posted 3973 yards and 30 touchdowns in his senior year , 2nd most in national prep history , and eclipsing Jeff George ' s Indiana High School passing records . Earned Academy of Achievement Award as the top high school football player in the country in 1989 , along with being the winner of the Atlanta Touchdown Club ' s Bobby Dodd Award as the nation ' s best high school quarterback . College career . Mirer attended the University of Notre Dame from 1989 - 1992 accumulating a 29 - 7 - 1 record as starter including 3 bowl games . He began his tenure serving as backup to Tony Rice , then took the reins of the Notre Dame offense in 1990 and lead the team to the Orange Bowl . In 1991 , Mirer set the single season touchdown record with 18 and was named co - MVP with teammate Jerome Bettis leading Notre Dame past Florida in the 1992 Sugar Bowl . He finished his career at Notre Dame by leading them to victory in the 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic . Mirer accounted for more points running and throwing ( 350 ) than any other player in Notre Dame history . He left Notre Dame 1st in career touchdowns with 41 and 2nd all time for total offense , completions , and passing yards . Invited to play in the East - West Shrine Bowl , and Hula Bowl . Entering the 1993 Draft , he was hyped as the next Joe Montana . In 2008 , Mirer was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame . NFL career . Mirer was selected with the second overall pick in the 1993 draft by the Seattle Seahawks . He signed a five year , $ 15 million contract . In his rookie year under head coach Tom Flores , he set all time NFL rookie records for attempts , completions & yards , and became only the 3rd rookie quarterback since 1970 to start all of his team ' s games . He finished his rookie season 5th in the AFC with 274 completions and 2833 yards . He was also runner up in the offensive rookie of the year voting , finishing behind his former backfield teammate from Notre Dame , Jerome Bettis . Those rookie records were eventually broken by Peyton Manning . Over his next 3 seasons in Seattle , Mirer experienced a rapid decline , throwing only 29 touchdowns and 39 interceptions , including 20 during the 1995 season ( 3 less than he threw in 4 years at Notre Dame ) . On February 18 , 1997 Mirer was traded with a 4th round pick in the 1997 NFL draft to the Chicago Bears for their 1st round draft pick , later packaged in a trade to the Atlanta Falcons to move up to 3rd overall that year to select Shawn Springs . Mirer signed a three - year , $ 11 . 4 million contract with Bears , but played only seven games with three starts in the 1997 season . Mirer requested to be released by the Bears in the beginning of the 1998 season , and signed with the Green Bay Packers . Mirer never played a down for Green Bay , which was led by Brett Favre , and was later traded to the New York Jets in 1999 where he replaced an injured Vinny Testaverde as the Jets starter . After only winning 2 of his starts he was benched in favor of Ray Lucas . In 2001 he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to compete with Jeff Garcia . In 2002 , Mirer became the 3rd string quarterback for the Oakland Raiders , and became the starter for part of 2003 . In 2004 . Mirer was signed by the Detroit Lions , but saw no playing time . Mirer had a 63 . 5 passer rating , 11 , 969 passing yards , and 50 touchdown passes before he retired in 2004 . Mirer ' s struggles as quarterback came from what was perceived as subpar football intelligence and inability to throw to his left . In a 12 - year career , Mirer never justified being a high draft pick after being hyped as " the next Joe Montana " and has since been labeled one of the biggest busts in NFL history . Statistics . Mirer posted a 24 - 44 record as regular season starter in twelve seasons in the NFL . He has career single game highs of 287 yards passing and 3 touchdowns .