Jay Schroeder Jay Brian Schroeder ( born June 28 , 1961 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins ( 1985 – 1987 ) , Los Angeles Raiders ( 1988 – 1992 ) , Cincinnati Bengals ( 1993 ) and Arizona Cardinals ( 1994 ) . He attended Palisades High School and was a high school football teammate of actor Forest Whitaker . A third round draft pick in the 1984 NFL Draft by Washington after a moderate college career at UCLA , where he only started one game as the backup to Tom Ramsey , memorable however for throwing a miracle winning touchdown pass on a deflection to future NFL star Freeman McNeil to beat arch - rival USC with college football ' s version of the " immaculate reception . " Played minor league baseball for The Pioneer League . Schroeder was pressed into service during his second year after starting quarterback Joe Theismann suffered a career ending leg injury . His first pass play after Theismann was taken off the field was a 43 - yard completion to Art Monk , the first of a four - play drive that led to a touchdown to put the Redskins into the lead and ultimately to win the game . Schroeder gained the starting spot on the Redskins in his third NFL season , and led them to a 12 - 4 record while throwing for a franchise record 4 , 109 passing yards and making the Pro Bowl . He managed to lead Washington all the way to the NFC title game , where his team was shut out 17 - 0 by the New York Giants . The following season , Schroeder suffered a separated shoulder in the first game against the Philadelphia Eagles and was replaced by Doug Williams . Williams strongly disliked his fellow QB , largely due to Schroeder pointedly waving him off the field when Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs thought Schroeder had been injured and sent Williams in as a precaution . Schroeder returned that season , but was continually nagged by the injury and saw his standing amongst his teammates and coaches fall sharply , allowing the more popular Williams to gain the starting position for the Redskins playoff run . Williams led the Redskins to a championship victory that year in Super Bowl XXII . Schroeder was traded the following season for Raiders tackle Jim Lachey , who proved to be a perennial Pro Bowl player for the Redskins . He spent several seasons as the Raiders starting quarterback , with varying levels of success . He led the Raiders all the way to the AFC championship game as a starter in the 1990 season . However , his team was blown out by the Buffalo Bills 51 - 3 , and Schroeder was intercepted five times during the game . As was the case in Washington , Schroeder ' s inconsistent play made for little support from his teammates , who were happy when Todd Marinovich replaced him for one regular season and one playoff contest in the 1991 season , and also when Jeff Hostetler arrived in 1993 after Schroeder was waived . Schroeder retired in 1995 with 1 , 426 of 2 , 808 completions for 20 , 063 yards and 114 touchdowns , with 108 interceptions , while also rushing for 761 yards and five touchdowns . Baseball career . Schroeder began his sports career in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system . He was drafted 3rd overall in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the Blue Jays . He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996 . Coaching career . in 2001 was and offensive coordinator at Sante Fe Christian , in suburban San Diego . . , under Head Coach Brian Sipe . In 2007 , he coached at Snow Canyon High School as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach . He then became an assistant coach for Oaks Christian High School in California . In December 2010 , Jay was hired as the Director of Football Operations at Village Christian High School in Sun Valley , California . He has also occasionally worked as an analyst for Sky Sports ' NFL coverage since November 2007 .