Jack Trudeau Jack Francis Trudeau ( born September 9 , 1962 ) is a former professional American football player and morning show co - host on Fox Sports Radio . He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft . A 6 ' 3 " , quarterback from the University of Illinois , Trudeau played ten NFL seasons from 1986 to 1995 . Early life . Trudeau was born in Forest Lake , Minnesota . He graduated from Granada High School in Livermore , California . College . Trudeau was the starting quarterback of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team his sophomore through senior years . As a sophomore , he helped the Illini become the first and only Big Ten team to beat all nine conference opponents in a single season . The Illini went to the 1984 Rose Bowl where they lost to UCLA , 45 - 9 . Trudeau earned All - Big Ten honors in 1984 and 1985 . He set Illinois school records in pass attempts ( 1151 ) , completions ( 737 ) , yards ( 8146 ) and touchdowns ( 51 ) . He also set an NCAA record with 215 consecutive pass attempts without an interception . In 1984 , he finished runner - up to Doug Flutie for the Davey O ' Brien Award , given to the top college quarterback in the nation . NFL career . During his rookie season , Trudeau started eleven games - all Colts ' losses . After splitting time with Gary Hogeboom and Blair Kiel in 1987 , Trudeau led the Colts to three wins in their final four games and the franchise ' s first playoff appearance since moving to Indianapolis in 1984 . He started the Colts ' 38 - 21 Wild Card Round loss in Cleveland , throwing two touchdown passes in the defeat . In 1988 , he played in just two games as Chris Chandler supplanted him under center . Trudeau had his best season as a pro in 1989 , starting twelve games and throwing for career - highs in yards ( 2 , 317 ) and touchdowns ( 15 ) en route to being named the Colts ' Offensive MVP . However , in the 1990 NFL Draft , the Colts traded with Atlanta to select Indianapolis native Jeff George with the first overall pick , and George began that next season as the starter . Trudeau only made fourteen more starts over the next four sesons for the Colts , and was mostly a backup . Despite some modest success , the fans of Indianapolis never really bonded with Trudeau . During the 1994 season , Trudeau backed up Boomer Esiason , and he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft to become the third - string quarterback behind Frank Reich and Kerry Collins . He retired following the 1995 season . Trudeau finished his ten - year NFL career with 10 , 243 passing yards , 42 touchdowns , 62 interceptions , and a 63 . 3 passer rating in 67 games . Personal . He is married to wife ( Lisa ) , with a daughter ( Danielle ) and three sons ( John , Beau , and Trey ) . His brother , Kevin Trudeau , was drafted at age 18 as a pitcher for the New York Yankees organization . Also , after retirement from football , Jack invested to be a co - owner of Wolf Run Golf Club in Indiana . . He now is a weekly guest on The Bob and Tom Show , broadcast out of Indianapolis , discussing happenings in the NFL , primarily in regards to the Indianapolis Colts . Graduation incident 2007 . On June 2 , 2007 , Trudeau was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor when he hosted a high school graduation party for his daughter , who was not arrested , but was breathalyzed along with her three younger brothers ( none of whom tested positive for any alcohol ) . Depositions further prove that some of the graduating students brought concealed alcohol into the party . On August 10 , 2007 , Trudeau was offered a plea agreement , in which he was to accept responsibility for the party . On December 14 , 2007 , Trudeau and his wife accepted an agreement where they will each have to pay a $ 2 , 500 fine . However , neither of them had to plead guilty to their charges . Radio career . Trudeau went on to host a local sports talk morning show with Zakk Tyler on WNDE in Indianapolis , and in 2011 , the show ( called " Zakk and Jack " ) was picked up for national syndication by Fox Sports Radio , replacing Stephen A . Smith ' s program . The show was then cancelled by FSR in late December 2011 , as the pair were replaced by Andy Furman and former NFL defensive back Artrell Hawkins . Trudeau was involved in a controversial exchange in August 2011 with Indiana Hoosiers football head coach Kevin Wilson who responded to Trudeau ' s mocking of Indiana ' s football team in which Wilson pointed out Trudeau ' s criminal history .