Dane Looker Dane Alan Looker ( born May 5 , 1976 ) is a former American football wide receiver and current member of the Puyallup , Washington school board . He was signed by the St . Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2000 . He played college football at University of Washington . Looker has also played for the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions . Early years . Looker attended Puyallup High School in Puyallup , Washington , and won varsity letters in football and basketball . In football , he won All - State honors and made 50 receptions for 916 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior . He won two varsity letters in basketball and graduated in 1995 with honors . College career . Looker played college football at the University of Washington where he made 84 catches for 949 yards . Looker was a walk - on to the University of Washington football team in 1996 after playing basketball for two years at Western Washington University . He was named honorable mention All - Pac - 10 as a senior after starting seven of 11 games , making 20 receptions for 287 yards . He led the Huskies with 64 receptions for 662 yards as a junior . He graduated with a degree in speech communications . During his time at Washington , he played under Scott Linehan , who was initially the wide receivers coach and later the offensive coordinator . Professional career . First stint with Rams . Looker was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St . Louis Rams on April 17 , 2000 . Looker spent 2000 training camp with the Rams before being traded to the New England Patriots on August 7 . New England Patriots . Looker made the final opening day roster with the Patriots but was listed as inactive . On November 16 , 2000 , the Patriots placed Looker on injured reserve due to a leg injury . On July 31 , 2001 , the Patriots waived Looker . Second stint with Rams . The Rams signed Looker on August 8 , 2001 and waived Looker on August 27 , 2001 . The Rams re - signed Looker on February 12 , 2002 and assigned Looker to the NFL Europe team Berlin Thunder . Looker led Berlin to a World Bowl title and was named World Bowl Most Valuable Player after catching 11 passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns , as Berlin defeated the Rhein Fire 26 - 20 . He was named to All - NFL Europe team and led all NFL Europe receivers in receptions ( 54 ) and receiving yards ( 661 ) during the regular season , he also scored five touchdowns . After playing in three preseason games in 2002 , Looker signed with the Rams practice squad on September 9 , 2002 and to the active roster on December 12 . Looker played his first regular season NFL game on December 15 in the Rams ' game against the Arizona Cardinals , on both offense and special teams . Looker played in the Rams ' two final games of 2002 as well . In 2003 he received significant offensive action , emerging as the Rams ’ third receiver with 47 receptions . His first touchdown reception came on September 14 , 2003 , on a 19 - yard reception from quarterback Marc Bulger . Looker played in 14 games of the 2004 season . On the October 10 away game against the Seattle Seahawks , the Seattle - area native Looker made a critical , out - of - bounds 16 - yard catch to bring the Rams to the 18 - yard line and set up a game - tying field goal late in the fourth quarter . The Rams would win 33 - 27 . In 2005 he caught 23 passes for 237 yards . In 2006 Looker handled holder duties all 16 games and also returned punts . In 2007 he played in 13 games serving as holder in each of the contests and made six receptions for 38 yards and Rams ’ 2007 recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award . In 2008 Looker played 13 games with 6 starts and made 23 receptions for 271 yards , and 11 . 8 - yard average and 2 touchdowns . The head coach of the Rams during 2006 , 2007 , and 2008 seasons was Scott Linehan , for whom Looker had previously played at the University of Washington . Looker ' s contract with the Rams expired at the end of the 2008 season making him a free agent . Detroit Lions . The Detroit Lions signed Looker on August 17 , 2009 after the team waived wide receiver Bobby Sippio . Scott Linehan was by then the Lions offensive coordinator . In three preseason games , Looker made 6 receptions for 65 yards . However Looker was released a few weeks later on September 5 , 2009 . Political career . Initially Looker was planning to run for the Puyallup , Washington School Board but " decided to suspend his campaign believing a seat in the state legislature will put him in a better position to improve our local schools . " Looker intended to run on a Republican ticket . Following the primary election , in which Looker qualified for the General Election for the Puyallup School Board position , he re - entered the race for the School Board seat . He won the General Election and was installed as a member of the Puyallup School Board on December 12 , 2011 . Personal . Looker has a wife , Amy Clancy Looker , who is a teacher at Aylen Junior High and head coach of the Rogers High School girls ' basketball team . They have four children , including a son named Tate born in July 2011 , and live in the Summit - Waller community of Tacoma , Washington .