Brett Ratliff Brett Ratliff ( born August 8 , 1985 ) is an American football quarterback . He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007 . He played college football at Butte College and Utah . He has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns , Jacksonville Jaguars , New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Early years . Ratliff was born in Chico , California , and attended Chico Senior High School in Chico , California , where he played football as a quarterback . He led his teams to two Conference Championships , ( JV and Freshman year ) and as a senior , he was named the Chico High School Offensive Player of the Year , and was an All - Conference selection and played in the Lions Club District 4C - 1 Senior All - Star Football Game in 2003 . College career . Butte College . After attending high school , Ratliff went on to Butte College ( 2003 – 04 ) in Oroville , California where he was the starting quarterback for two seasons , following Aaron Rodgers . While at Butte College he set the school ' s career record for touchdowns ( 35 ) , completions ( 239 ) and total offensive yards ( 3 , 651 ) . Utah . After graduating from Butte , Ratliff went to Utah for the 2005 season . He spent most of the year as a backup to Brian Johnson , but he got his chance to start after Johnson suffered a season ending injury . In his first start , Ratliff led the Utes to a 41 – 34 victory over rival BYU to get the Utes to bowl eligibility . In his second start , he led the Utes to a 38 – 10 upset victory over # 25 Georgia Tech in the Emerald Bowl . In 2006 , Ratliff led the Utes to a 8 – 5 season record , including a 25 – 13 victory over Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl . Professional career . New York Jets . Ratliff signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL Draft . After being waived on September 1 , 2007 , he was re - signed to the practice squad two days later , where he spent the entire season . In 2008 , Ratliff made the Jets active roster and was the third - string quarterback for the entire season . Cleveland Browns . Ratliff was traded to the Cleveland Browns on April 25 , 2009 as part of a deal for the Browns ' first round pick , which the Jets used to draft Mark Sanchez in the 2009 NFL Draft . The Browns also received two other players and the Jets ' 17th overall pick , as well as a second round pick . Ratliff , who played under head coach Eric Mangini for a second straight season , was also the third - string quarterback for a second consecutive season in 2009 . He was waived by the Browns on September 4 , 2010 . Jacksonville Jaguars . On September 5 , 2010 , Ratliff was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad . He was released from the practice squad on September 27 , 2010 . New England Patriots . On October 7 , 2010 , Ratliff was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad . Second stint with Browns . On October 11 , 2010 , Ratliff was signed off the Patriots practice squad by the Browns to their active roster . Ratliff was waived by the team on November 16 , 2010 . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . After spending training camp with the Tennessee Titans and being out of football for a few months in 2011 , Ratliff was signed by the Buccaneers on December 6 , 2011 . He was released on September 1 , 2012 .