Marc Bulger Marc Robert Bulger ( ; born April 5 , 1977 ) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) for eleven seasons . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft . He played college football at West Virginia . Bulger was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons , St . Louis Rams , and Baltimore Ravens . He was the 2004 Pro Bowl MVP . College career . Bulger played college football at West Virginia University where he holds 20 passing records including 8 , 153 passing yards . He was a sports management major . Professional career . New Orleans Saints . Bulger was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft and spent training camp with the team before being waived . Atlanta Falcons . Bulger spent two weeks on the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons during the 2000 season . St . Louis Rams . After spending time on the St . Louis Rams practice squad late in the 2000 season , Bulger was re - signed by the Rams on January 12 , 2001 . Bulger did not see action in any contests during his first season with the Rams ; he was inactive as the third quarterback for 16 regular season games and all three postseason contests . In 2002 , after the Rams started 0 - 5 , Bulger filled in for an injured Jamie Martin , who had been filling in for the injured Kurt Warner , and finished the season with a 6 - 0 record in games that he both started and finished , but Bulger was injured early in a game against the Seattle Seahawks and the Rams ended the season at 7 - 9 . In 2003 , Bulger helped lead the Rams to a regular - season record of 12 - 4 and the division championship ; the Rams lost to the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the playoffs after having earned a bye in the first round . In June 2004 , Warner was released and Bulger was named the Rams ' starting quarterback . The Rams signed Bulger to a four - year $ 19 . 1 million contract . Bulger was also MVP of the 2004 Pro Bowl . After the 2006 season , Bulger was selected as a reserve the Pro Bowl , after recording an NFL - best eight games with a quarterback passing rating of more than 100 . It marked the second time that he was voted to the Pro Bowl . On September 10 , 2006 , in a game against the Denver Broncos , Bulger reached 1 , 000 completions faster than any quarterback in NFL history . Bulger achieved this in 45 games , two games less than ex - Rams QB Kurt Warner . Drew Bledsoe and Peyton Manning needed 48 games , and it took Dan Marino 49 . On July 28 , 2007 , Bulger signed a six - year , $ 62 . 5 million contract extension with the Rams . The contract included $ 27 million in guaranteed money and put him in a group of six quarterbacks making $ 10 million a year or more . Bulger had one year remaining on a four - year , $ 19 . 1 million contract , which would have paid him $ 4 million in 2007 . In the 2007 NFL season , Bulger was plagued with injuries through the entire season as was the entire team . Injuries on the offensive line took effect as he threw more interceptions than touchdowns for the first time in his career . He was considered one of the biggest disappointments of the 2007 season , though some argue the offensive line was primarily to blame . The St . Louis Rams record was a poor 3 - 13 . On September 23 , 2008 , after starting 0 – 3 , Bulger lost his starting role to Trent Green . However , seven days later , new head coach Jim Haslett named Marc Bulger the starting quarterback for the rest of the season . On November 9 , 2008 vs the Jets , Haslett replaced Bulger with Green after halftime after the Jets took a 40 – 0 lead in the first half , cued by 4 first half Rams turnovers . A week later he was put back in as starting quarterback . His performances improved slightly as the year went on , but he still turned in another lackluster season with more interceptions than touchdowns and continuously declining completion percentages . Bulger was placed on season - ending injured reserve on December 26 , 2009 . Bulger asked for , and was granted , his release by the Rams on April 5 , 2010 , his 33rd birthday . Baltimore Ravens . On June 23 , 2010 , Bulger reached an agreement with the Baltimore Ravens on a one - year , $ 3 . 8 million deal that also had the possibility of increasing to $ 5 . 8 million through incentives . However , Bulger spent the entire season backing up Joe Flacco and never played a single snap . Retirement . Although several teams were interested in signing him , Bulger announced his retirement from football on August 2 , 2011 . Personal . Bulger was born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and graduated fromSacred Heart Middle School and Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh . He comes from a family of collegiate athletes . His father , Jim , was a quarterback for Notre Dame from 1970 - 73 . His brother Jim was on the Notre Dame golf team , sister Kate was drafted into the WNBA , and youngest sister Meg was a standout guard for his alma mater , West Virginia . Bulger married Mavis Armbruster and has a baby girl named Elsa . Mother is of Mexican Decent .