Sage Rosenfels Sage Jamen Rosenfels ( born March 6 , 1978 ) is a retired American football quarterback . He played college football at Iowa State before he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played with the Miami Dolphins from 2002 – 2005 , the Houston Texans from 2006 – 2008 , the Vikings in 2009 , and the New York Giants in 2010 . He spent portions of the 2011 season with the Giants and Dolphins . Through 2010 , he had completed 351 - of - 562 passes for 4 , 156 yards , 30 touchdowns , and 29 interceptions , and had a career 81 . 2 quarterback rating . Early years . Rosenfels is Jewish , as is his father , and was born just outside of Maquoketa , Iowa , a town of approximately 5 , 500 . He was the fourth of five children , and as was the case with his siblings he was born at the family ' s home . His older sister Jaia , a high school runner and basketball player , suffered a traumatic brain injury in a traffic accident during her sophomore year at Wellesley College . He attended Maquoketa Community High School , where he was a letterman in football , basketball , baseball , tennis , and track , as well as a member of the National Honor Society . In football , he played quarterback , defensive back , punter , and kicker . As a senior , he was a first team All - District selection , and was named as an All - Eastern Iowa selection by the " Quad City Times " and the " Dubuque Telegraph Herald " , and was honored as a second team Class 3 - A All - State defensive back by the " Des Moines Register " . His senior year , he threw for 1 , 150 yards and 10 touchdowns . In basketball , he was a three - year letterman . As a junior , he was an All - State Honorable Mention selection . As a senior , he named as an All - Eastern Iowa selection by the " Quad City Times " , and was an All - State selection . In baseball , playing third base , he was twice named as an All - District selection , was a two - time All - Conference selection , and was a two - time All - State selection . In tennis , he was a four - year letterman . In the only season he competed in track , Rosenfels was a member of the 4x200 - meter relay team which placed at the State Championships . He graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1996 with a 4 . 0 GPA . College career . Rosenfels was a two - year starter at Iowa State University . During the 2000 season , Rosenfels led the Cyclones to an 8 – 3 regular season mark , and a trip to the Insight . com Bowl in Phoenix , Arizona . He led his team to key wins versus Iowa , Missouri , Kansas , Oklahoma State , and Colorado where he had more than 100 rushing yards . The Cyclones defeated the University of Pittsburgh in the bowl game , and Rosenfels ( 23 – 34 ; 308 yards ; 2 touchdowns ) was named Offensive MVP . He was also named Offensive MVP of the Cyclones for the 2000 season . The win against Pittsburgh was the first bowl victory in the history of Iowa State football . National Football Scouting Inc . , a combine services that analyzed college players for NFL teams , rated Rosenfels the second - best NFL prospect among senior quarterbacks . Professional career . Washington Redskins ( 2001 ) . Rosenfels , selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft , spent one season as the team ' s third - string quarterback . First stint with Miami Dolphins ( 2002 – 05 ) . He was acquired by the Miami Dolphins on August 22 , 2002 , in exchange for a 2003 seventh round draft pick . In 2004 , he threw a touchdown pass for 76 yards , which tied for the 8th - longest pass of the year in the NFL . It came in the first play of his first start of his career , 16 seconds into the game . In 2005 , Rosenfels led Miami ' s biggest comeback since 1974 , when he entered their Week 13 game against the Buffalo Bills . After Gus Frerotte was sidelined by a concussion in the third quarter , Rosenfels entered the game with the Dolphins trailing 23 – 3 . Rosenfels led the team on three fourth - quarter scoring drives , as he threw for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns , as they beat the Bills , 24 – 23 . Two weeks later , Rosenfels entered the game at halftime versus the New York Jets with the score tied 10 – 10 , and led them on two scoring drives to get the win 24 – 20 . Houston Texans ( 2006 – 08 ) . He signed with the Houston Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 13 , 2006 . In 2006 , the Houston Texans trailed the Tennessee Titans 21 – 3 before he threw three second - half touchdown passes to cut the lead to 28 – 22 as time ended the comeback . The " Sporting News " ' February 2007 off - season awards issue predicted that Sage would be 2007 ' s Tony Romo , the breakout quarterback of the year coming from a backup role . In 2007 , the Houston Texans trailed the Tennessee Titans 32 – 7 entering the fourth quarter . Rosenfels tied an NFL record by throwing four 4th - quarter touchdown passes , to give the Texans a 36 – 35 lead before Rob Bironas kicked his NFL - record 8th field goal to give the Titans a 38 – 36 win . Rosenfels finished the 2007 season at 4 – 1 as a starter , in comparison to Matt Schaub ' s 4 – 7 on the season . He completed 154 - of - 240 passes for 1 , 684 yards and 15 touchdowns . His passing touchdown percentage of 6 . 3 % was fourth - best in the NFL for the season , and his pass completion percentage of 64 . 2 % was the 10th - best in the NFL . In 2008 , Rosenfels started in the Texans ' home opener against the Indianapolis Colts . Although Rosenfels had led the team to a 27 – 10 lead with 8 : 18 remaining , Indianapolis scored a touchdown to make the score 27 – 17 with 4 : 04 left . After Rosenfels fumbled twice the Colts took the lead and , following a last - minute Rosenfels interception , finished the game with a 31 – 27 victory . Rosenfels got his first win as a starter in 2008 in a November game against the Cleveland Browns . His second win of the season came against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Houston Texans ' first ever Monday Night Football appearance . In his three seasons with the Texans , Rosenfels went 6 – 4 as a starter . Through 2008 , he had thrown 30 career touchdown passes . First stint with Minnesota Vikings ( 2009 ) . Rosenfels was acquired from the Texans by the Minnesota Vikings on February 27 , 2009 . In exchange , the Texans received a fourth - round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft . After failing to negotiate the rights to No . 18 from wide receiver Sidney Rice , Rosenfels decided to wear No . 2 because he had two children named Peyton and Ava and his favorite band is U2 . Rosenfels was originally supposed to battle Tarvaris Jackson for the starting spot , but his role changed to third - string quarterback after Brett Favre was signed . New York Giants ( 2010 – 11 ) . On September 3 , 2010 , Rosenfels was traded , along with RB Darius Reynaud , to the New York Giants . He was Eli Manning ' s backup throughout the season , and also was the team ' s holder for field goals and extra points . His only action at quarterback was in the 4th quarter of a victory at Seattle . In 2011 , in his one preseason game he completed 13 of 19 passes , for 129 yards , even though he played with strep throat . He missed most of the pre - season and on September 3 was placed on injured reserve , however , because of a blood infection that was the result of his strep throat . On October 4 , he was released with an injury settlement . At the time , he had a career 81 . 2 quarterback rating . Second stint with Miami Dolphins ( 2011 ) . On October 6 , 2011 , Rosenfels signed a one - year deal for $ 970 , 000 with the Miami Dolphins after a season - ending injury to Chad Henne . The Dolphins chose Rosenfels after also working out Kellen Clemens , JP Losman , Brett Ratliff , Jim Sorgi , and Charlie Frye . Rosenfels was placed on the reserve / non - football illness list on October 25 . He was waived from the list on December 1 . Second stint with Minnesota Vikings ( 2011 – 2012 ) . The Minnesota Vikings claimed Rosenfels off waivers on December 2 , 2011 . On August 31 , 2012 as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players , he was released .