Mike Teel Mike Teel ( born January 6 , 1986 ) is a former American football quarterback . He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights before he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft . He did not play in a regular season game in the National Football League , but spent time with the Seahawks , New England Patriots , Chicago Bears , and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League in the span of three years . After serving as the quarterbacks coach for the Kean Cougars of Kean University in 2011 , he became the quarterbacks coach for Wagner College in 2012 . Early years . Teel grew up in Oakland , New Jersey and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey , New Jersey , where he was an all - state selection his junior and senior seasons , 2002 and 2003 , and led Don Bosco to a state championship in the parochial division and a 23 - 0 record as a starter . He was only rated * * by Rivals . com and was offered a scholarship by Rutgers and Wisconsin . College career . Following high school , Teel attended Rutgers University , where he redshirt ed as a freshman in 2004 . As a freshman in 2005 , Teel saw action in eight games , completing 51 of 101 passes for 683 yards and two touchdowns . In 2006 , along with Brian Leonard , Tiquan Underwood , Eric Foster , Kenny Britt , and Ray Rice , Teel led Rutgers to a 9 – 0 start and one of the biggest wins in school history with a victory over Louisville , then ranked # 3 nationally by the Coaches ' Poll . The Scarlet Knights finished with an 11 – 2 record as Teel tallied 2 , 135 passing yards and 12 touchdowns on the season . In 2007 , as a junior , Teel started 13 games , passing for 3 , 147 yards and 20 touchdowns . He attempted a career - high 52 passes against Connecticut on November 3 , finishing the game with 343 passing yards . Teel struggled at the outset of the 2008 campaign by throwing seven interceptions over his first six games as the Scarlet Knights stumbled to a 1 – 5 record , but the fifth - year senior rallied and led Rutgers to six straight wins to close out the season along with a fourth straight berth in a college bowl game . On October 25 , 2008 , Teel threw six touchdown passes for 362 yards against # 17 Pittsburgh , a school record . He was chosen as National Player of the Week for the first time in his career . On December 4 , 2008 , Teel had a career night in the final home game of his college career , completing 21 of 26 passes for 447 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions as Rutgers routed Louisville 63 - 14 . The yardage and touchdown totals were single game school records as the Scarlet Knights finished their schedule at 7 – 5 . On the last game of his collegiate career in the 2008 PapaJohns . com Bowl against NC State , Teel helped Rutgers rally from a 17 – 6 deficit by throwing for 319 yards and two touchdowns . On January 25 , 2009 , Teel was honored as Big East Conference Player of the Year by the New Jersey Sports Writers Association . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Teel was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round ( 178th overall ) of the 2009 NFL Draft . During the 2009 preseason , Teel completed 20 of 41 passes ( 48 . 8 % ) for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns . He was listed as Seattle ' s third quarterback for all 16 games , but did not play at all during the 2009 regular season . After the Seahawks and new head coach Pete Carroll signed J . P . Losman , Teel was waived on May 19 , 2010 . New England Patriots . On May 21 , 2010 , Teel was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots . He was waived on June 11 , 2010 . Chicago Bears . Teel signed with the Chicago Bears on July 20 , 2010 . He was waived on August 8 , 2010 . Coaching career . Kean University hired Teel as their quarterbacks coach in 2011 . On February 6 , 2012 , Mike Teel was hired as Quarterbacks Coach at Wagner College . This is his first job at the NCAA Division I Level .