Stephen Spach Stephen Joseph Spach ( born July 18 , 1982 ) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2005 . He played college football at Fresno State . Spach has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings , New England Patriots , Arizona Cardinals , St . Louis Rams , and Jacksonville Jaguars . Early years . Spach attended Clovis High School ( Clovis , California ) and was a letterman in football and basketball . In football , he helped lead his team to a 12 - 1 record , a Tri - River Athletic Conference Championship and a Central Section Championship as a senior ( 1999 season ) . Spach walked - on as a freshman ( finally earning a scholarship as a redshirt sophomore ) at California State University , Fresno and contributed to four winning seasons under Head Coach Pat Hill ( 2001 - 2004 ) . During that stretch the Bulldogs became the only non - BCS team to record three straight bowl victories over BCS schools ( 2002 , 2003 , 2004 ) . In the Bulldogs 37 - 34 win over Virginia in the 2004 MPC Computers Bowl on the final play of his senior season , Spach caught the game - winning 25 - yard touchdown pass from quarterback Paul Pinegar on the Bulldogs ' first offensive play in overtime . He played both the Tight End and Fullback positions throughout his time at Fresno State . Spach earned his degree in Recreation Administration , finishing his studies with an internship with Progressive Sports Conditioning in Fresno , CA . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Following the NFL Draft in 2005 , Spach was signed to a 3 - year contract as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles . He entered training camp in Lehigh at the bottom of the tight end depth chart , but impressed enough in camp and in the preseason to solidify a position on the 53 - man regular season roster behind starter L . J . Smith . Spach contributed primarily in a blocking role at tight end and fullback , as well as on special teams throughout the season . A foot injury in a division game against the Washington Redskins midway through the season sidelined Spach three games , and allowed for the return of tight end Chad Lewis to the Eagles roster . Upon returning to the game roster , Spach contributed mainly at fullback and on special teams through the remainder of the Eagles disappointing 2005 season . After the 2006 preseason , Spach was released by the Eagles as part of the final roster cut . He was out of football for the entire 2006 NFL season . Minnesota Vikings . Spach signed a future contract with the Minnesota Vikings in January 2007 and joined the team in March for offseason training . An overflow of tight ends on the roster ( including the newly signed Visanthe Shiancoe ) contributed to Spach ' s eventual release , again on the final roster cut in September following the 2007 NFL preseason . New England Patriots . He was signed by the New England Patriots to a 2 - year contract in December 2007 . He played in the final three games of the Patriots historic 16 - 0 regular season , contributing mainly as a blocking tight end and on special teams . He also saw action in the AFC Championship victory over the San Diego Chargers on January 20 , 2008 , but was listed among the team ' s 8 inactive players for the Super Bowl XLII loss to the New York Giants in Arizona . In 2008 , Spach made the regular season roster for New England and saw action in the first two weeks of the season ( both victories ) , before being released September 15 , 2008 . Arizona Cardinals . Six weeks later , Spach was signed to a contract with the Arizona Cardinals on October 28 , 2008 . He played varying roles for the Cardinals throughout the remaining 9 regular - season games , but only caught 2 receptions totaling 15 yards in the regular season . In the Cardinals first round home playoff win over the Atlanta Falcons Spach had 3 receptions , including a 24 - yard first down catch from Kurt Warner late in the 4th quarter on third down and 16 that allowed Arizona to kneel the ball for the victory . A week later Spach suffered a torn ACL in the 4th quarter of Arizona ' s divisional playoff win against the Carolina Panthers . He was placed on injured reserve and was unable to play in the following NFC Championship and Super Bowl XLIII . He was re - signed by the Cardinals to a 1 - year contract in March of 2009 and remained on the roster the entire 2009 season , mainly contributing in a reserve role as a blocker and on special teams , totaling 4 catches for 38 yards on the season . In March 2010 he was signed by the Cardinals to another 1 - year deal and played in 15 games , starting 11 . He finished the season with 7 receptions for 40 yards . On January 2 , 2011 during warm - ups before the final 2010 regular season game in San Francisco , Spach tore a calf muscle and was unable to play . He signed again with Arizona for the 2011 season , following the NFL Lockout . He was signed to a 1 - year contract but was released after the preseason on September 4 , 2011 . He signed with the St . Louis Rams the following day . St . Louis Rams . On September 5 , 2011 , he was signed by the St . Louis Rams . He saw action action in 10 regular season games at both the tight end and fullback positions . Jacksonville Jaguars . Spach was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 10 , 2012 . He was released on September 19 , 2012 . Current . Stephen Spach is currently an NFL free agent and resides in Clovis , CA with his wife and son .