Brian St . Pierre Brian St . Pierre ( born November 28 , 1979 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football at Boston College . Early life . St . Pierre was born in Salem , Massachusetts and attended St . John ' s Preparatory School in Massachusetts . He broke the school ' s single season and career records for completions , attempts , touchdown passes , touchdown rushes , completion percentage and games played . He earned All - America honors from Tom Lemming , PrepStar and SuperPrep magazines . He was also named Massachusetts and New England Gatorade Player of the Year and was selected as USA Today ' s Massachusetts co - player of the year . He was team captain for the 1997 St . John ' s team that finished 11 - 0 and won the state and New England championships . He was a three - year Catholic Conference all - star in football and a two - time Catholic Conference all - star in baseball . He was also a member of the St . John ' s basketball team that won the 1997 - 98 Catholic Conference title . College career . Freshman . After spending the 1998 season as a red - shirt , St . Pierre entered the 1999 season as the Boston College Eagles second string quarterback behind junior Tim Hasselbeck . He made the first start of his career on October 16 against Pittsburgh . He completed nine of fiftten passes for 115 yards and threw the first touchdown pass of his career . He also ran the ball seven times for 62 yards before leaving the game with a concussion . Sophomore . Due to an injury to Hasselbeck , St . Pierre was the starting quarterback in BC ' s season opener against Notre Dame . He completed 15 of 29 passes for a 172 yards and two touchdowns in a 28 - 16 loss to the Fighting Irish . St . Pierre spent the remainder of the season as a backup , however coach Tom O ' Brien used him for at least one possession of every game . Junior . St . Pierre became the Eagles ' starting quarterback in 2001 and started all 12 of Boston College ' s games . He completed 149 of 279 passes for 2 , 233 yards , 25 touchdowns , and 10 interceptions . He was the co - winner of the 2001 Scanlan Award , an award given by the Boston College Varsity Club Award to the senior football player outstanding in scholarship , leadership , and athletic ability . BC finished the year with a 7 - 4 record and defeated Georgia 20 - 16 in the Music City Bowl . Senior . St . Pierre finished his college career third on the all - time Boston College passing list with 5 , 837 yards and third on the all - time touchdowns list with 48 career TDs . During the regular season , he completed 212 of 372 passes for 2 , 983 yards , 15 touchdowns , and 17 interceptions . St . Pierre went 25 - of - 35 for 342 yards , three touchdowns and no interceptions in the final game of his collegiate career , a 51 - 26 win over Toledo in the 2002 Motor City Bowl . Professional career . Pittsburgh Steelers . St . Pierre was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He spent his rookie season as the Steelers ' third string quarterback behind Tommy Maddox and Charlie Batch . In 2004 , St . Pierre made his first appearance in a regular season game . He came in and ran for a key first - down conversion late in the fourth quarter on a two - yard naked bootleg in the season finale against the Buffalo Bills . He finished the game 0 / 1 passing and he had 5 carries ( 4 of which were kneel - downs ) for - 3 yards . St . Pierre was allegedly one of the Pittsburgh players impersonated by a con man , Brian Jackson in 2005 , along with Jerame Tuman and Ben Roethlisberger . On September 3 , 2005 he was waived by the Steelers . Baltimore Ravens . On September 22 , 2005 , the Ravens signed St . Pierre to their practice squad , activating him on December 8 . The Ravens released him as part of their mandatory cuts on September 2 , 2006 . He never appeared in a game for the Ravens . Second stint with Steelers . On September 4 , 2006 , St . Pierre was signed to the Steelers ' practice squad . Two days later he was moved to the 53 - man roster because starter Ben Roethlisberger would miss time following an appendectomy . He was cut by the Steelers on October 14 and re - signed by the team two days later . He was cut again by the Steelers on November 11 and re - signed with Pittsburgh two days later . Arizona Cardinals . On March 27 , 2008 , St . Pierre signed a one - year contract with the Arizona Cardinals , where he played for former Steelers offensive coordinator and current Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt . He was the Cardinals third quarterback for all 16 regular season games and all four postseason contests , including Super Bowl XLIII . St . Pierre completed his first NFL pass on January 3 , 2010 versus the Green Bay Packers . Two plays later , he threw his first interception to Tramon Williams . With three minutes left in the fourth quarter , St . Pierre threw his first career TD to Larry Fitzgerald . St . Pierre was released at the end of the 2009 season . Carolina Panthers . On November 16 , 2010 the Carolina Panthers moved St . Pierre to their active roster just five days after joining their practice squad on November 11 . This was in light of rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen being diagnosed with a concussion after a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the previous Sunday . On November 18 , 2010 the Carolina Panthers declared St . Pierre the starting QB for their November 21 game against the Baltimore Ravens , despite the fact that he has only thrown 5 passes in his NFL career . In his debut he completed 13 of 28 passes for 173 yards , one touchdown and two interceptions .