Cleo Lemon Cleo " Cleonardo " Lemon , Jr . ( born August 16 , 1979 in Greenwood , Mississippi ) is a Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent . He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts . He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002 . He played college football at Arkansas State . Lemon has also been a member of the San Diego Chargers , Miami Dolphins , Jacksonville Jaguars , Baltimore Ravens , and Toronto Argonauts . Professional career . San Diego Chargers . Lemon was signed by the San Diego Chargers on April 4 , 2003 . He was waived prior to the start of the season , then re - signed to the Chargers ' practice squad where he spent the entire 2003 season . Lemon was re - signed by the Chargers on January 12 , 2004 . In preseason , Lemon completed 17 of 27 passes ( 63 . 0 % ) for 178 yards one interception . After a contract holdout by Philip Rivers forced the first - round pick to miss most of training camp , Lemon was able to make the team as the No . 3 quarterback behind Drew Brees and Doug Flutie . He was inactive for all 16 regular season games and Wild Card playoff contest . In the 2005 preseason with San Diego , Lemon completed 34 of 49 passes ( 69 . 4 % ) for 369 yards with three touchdowns , no interceptions and a passer rating of 111 . 7 . He served as the team ' s third - string quarterback until October 18 , 2005 , when he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for quarterback A . J . Feeley and a sixth - round draft choice in 2006 . Miami Dolphins . Lemon was inactive as the third quarterback for all 11 games with the Dolphins in 2005 . In the 2006 preseason , Lemon was 42 - 59 for 450 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a rating of 104 . 5 . In his start on August 31 against the St . Louis Rams , he was 21 - 27 for 271 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a rating of 120 . 8 . Lemon served as the third - string quarterback for the first four games of 2006 , and became the primary backup after Daunte Culpepper became inactive starting Week 5 . On December 17 in a game against the Buffalo Bills , Lemon replaced starter Joey Harrington and threw for 98 yards on 9 of 16 passing with no touchdowns and no interceptions . While Harrington started the following week , Lemon replaced him at halftime eight days later on Monday Night Football versus the New York Jets . He finished the game 11 of 16 passing for 104 yards ( 68 . 8 % ) and one touchdown , earning a 107 . 3 passer rating . However , he could not lead the Dolphins to victory as the Jets won on a last - minute field goal . After a career as a backup , Lemon started the first regular season game of his career in the season finale against the Indianapolis Colts on December 31 . Lemon played fairly well against the eventual Super Bowl champions , completing 18 of 36 passes for 210 yards , a touchdown and an interception . He also led the team to 10 fourth - quarter points as the Dolphins fell just short , losing 27 - 22 . Lemon , who was a restricted free agent in the 2007 offseason , was tendered a one - year , $ 1 . 3 million contract by the Dolphins on March 3 . He signed the tender on May 29 . New head coach Cam Cameron was offensive coordinator for the Chargers during Lemon ' s entire tenure there . With Joey Harrington moving on to the Atlanta Falcons , Lemon became backup to the newly acquired Trent Green . With an injury to Green in Week 5 , Lemon was named the starter for the Dolphins ' away game against Cleveland . After shaking off some early rust , Lemon led the Dolphins to near victory against the Browns with several successful drives ( including a drive where the Dolphins lost 20 yards on penalties that was capped with a 4th and 1 touchdown ) . Showing amazing determination , Lemon brought victory within their grasp , with his two touchdown rushes , two touchdown passes , and an impressive 107 . 3 QB rating , but the Dolphins ' defense could not stop the Browns . His next start was in Miami ' s 49 - 28 loss to New England , going 24 for 37 , with 1 rushing touchdown and 236 passing yards . But in Week 11 , Lemon was replaced by rookie quarterback John Beck . Lemon was renamed the Dolphins ' starting Quarterback in Week 15 against the Ravens . He threw a game - winning touchdown to Greg Camarillo in overtime to beat Baltimore 22 - 16 , giving Miami their first ( and only ) win of the season . Jacksonville Jaguars . On February 29 , 2008 , Lemon signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars . The three year deal was worth just under $ 9 million . He played in only two games and missed in both pass attempts in his debut season with the Jags . He was released on June 17 , 2009 after struggling to pick up the Jaguars ' system . Second stint with Ravens . After originally joining the Baltimore Ravens as a street free agent in 2002 , Lemon re - signed with Baltimore on August 16 , 2009 . The move reunited him with Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron , whom Lemon had previously played for with both the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins . He was waived on September 1 because of family issues . Toronto Argonauts . On March 17 , 2010 , Lemon signed with the Toronto Argonauts . In a media release , he stated : " Signing with the Toronto Argonauts is a great opportunity with a great organization . Now it is my responsibility to be in the best shape of my life and learn as much about the Canadian game as possible before I hit the field . I ' m excited about this opportunity and intend to take full advantage of it . I believe in preparation and will go full steam ahead in doing my part to help lead this team to future success . " On June 22 , Lemon was named the starting quarterback of the Toronto Argonauts . On September 6 , 2011 , Lemon was released by the Argonauts after the team went just 2 - 6 with him under centre .