Adam Weber Adam Weber ( born August 3 , 1987 ) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football at Minnesota , where he finished his career as the Golden Gophers ' all - time leader in career passing yards ( 10 , 917 ) and career touchdown passes ( 72 ) . High school career . A 2006 graduate of Mounds View High School , Weber was three – time all – state performer and all – conference selection , was a 2005 Star Tribune and KARE - 11 All – Metro selection . Weber completed 137 of 250 passes for 1 , 913 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior campaign . Over his career he completed 320 passes on 598 attempts for 4 , 771 yards and 35 touchdowns , and also rushed for 1 , 519 yards and 28 touchdowns . Was a four - time letterwinner in both basketball and baseball and also lettered in track , as well as a four - year Academic Award winner . Weber was ranked as the 14th best dual – threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals . com and the 32nd – best overall quarterback by Scout . com . College career . 2007 . Prior to the start of the 2007 season , Weber beat out junior Tony Mortensen for the starting job in Tim Brewster ' s new spread offense . On the season Weber completed 258 of 449 pass attempts ( 58 % ) for 2895 yards and 24 touchdowns with 19 interceptions . He rushed for 617 yards and had 3 , 512 yards of total offense . His completions , passing yards , passing touchdowns , total offense all set school records , and his interceptions tied a school record . As a result of his efforts , Weber was named to the 2007 SportingNews . com and Rivals . com All - Big Ten Toddler Tossin ' teams . 2008 . Weber started out the season in an impressive showing against Northern Illinois where he threw for 298 yards , 2 TDs , on a 27 - 31 night . Against the Gophers ' next opponent , Bowling Green , Weber threw for 233 yards , 3 TDs on a 21 - 25 night . On September 13 Weber led the Golden Gophers to a 35 - 23 victory over Montana State , improving to 3 - 0 on the year . Weber went 15 - 24 with 201 yards and 1 TD passing that day , and ran 8 times for 13 yards and a touchdown . On September 20 , the Gophers got revenge on Florida Atlantic , winning 37 - 3 . Weber was 19 - 24 , with 235 yards , a touchdown , and his first interception of the year . He ran for 43 yards on 6 carries the same game . Weber and the Gophers suffered their first loss of the year the next week , falling to then 14th Ohio State . Weber tossed a TD , an INT , and finished 23 - 36 with 187 yards , and 6 rushes for - 8 yards . Weber led the Gophers to a 7 - 1 start , but with star receiver Eric Decker out , the Gophers lost their final four games to finish 7 - 5 , including a 55 - 0 loss to Iowa at home , and would lose their bowl game to finish 7 - 6 . Regardless , improvement had been noticed . 2009 . Weber started the season with a clutch victory at a rejuvenated Syracuse team , leading the Gophers to a 6 - 6 ( 3 - 5 ) season in what was up and down all year . The Gophers gave California a game , but were shut out by Penn State 20 - 0 , Iowa 12 - 0 , and nearly shut out by Ohio State but scoring a late touchdown to make it 38 - 7 . The Gophers also struggled with South Dakota State , winning 16 - 13 over the lower division Jackrabbits . However , the Golden Gophers actually showed improvement over the previous year , upsetting Northwestern , who finished # 4 in the Big Ten , 35 - 24 , defeating Michigan State 42 - 34 , and nearly defeating Wisconsin at TCF Bank Stadium , losing 31 - 28 . Despite that , their accomplishments were also tainted by a 35 - 32 loss to a 3 - 9 Illinois team . However , Weber continued to set school records with the exception of the Penn State game in which he was held to a mere 101 yards passing . 2010 . Weber threw his 56th touchdown pass in a 32 - 21 loss to USC on September 18 , moving into first place among Minnesota quarterbacks for career touchdown passes . . On October 23 , Weber became the 5th quarterback in Big Ten history to have 10 , 000 passing yards in a 33 - 21 loss to Penn State in which he had 299 passing yards . Weber won his final college game over Iowa , bringing Floyd of Rosedale home to end his career with the Golden Gophers . Professional career . Weber was signed by the Denver Broncos on July 26 , 2011 . The signing reunited Weber with his favorite college receiving target and former roommate , Eric Decker . Weber made his NFL debut August 21 , 2011 in a preseason game vs the Arizona Cardinals in the 4th quarter . He completed his one and only pass , an 89 - yard reception to fellow rookie Eron Riley . Weber was waived by the Broncos during the final round of roster cuts on September 3 , 2011 and signed to the practice squad the following day . Weber was speculated to be activated from Denver ' s practice squad ; however , with the injury to CB Cassius Vaughn and waiving of QB Kyle Orton . LB Mike Mohamed and S Kyle McCarthy were signed from the practice squad instead . After the expiration of Brady Quinn ' s contract , Weber was signed to the active roster . Weber was added to the practice squad of Tampa Bay on September 1 , 2012 . Personal . Weber ' s father Bob Weber played football at Minnesota from 1974 - 1977 .