Seneca Wallace Seneca Isayha Wallace ( born August 6 , 1980 ) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent . He most recently played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football at Iowa State . Early years . Wallace attended Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova , California , and was a letterman in football and basketball . In basketball , he won All - Sierra Conference honors and All - Sacramento honorable mention honors . College career . Wallace attended Sacramento City College in order to stay close to home at his mother ' s request . He transferred to Iowa State University for his junior and senior year . Wallace received widespread notice in 2002 while with the Iowa State Cyclones in a play known affectionately to some as " The Run , " in which he ran for a 12 - yard touchdown versus Texas Tech . However , his actual amount of running in this play was estimated at over 120 yards ( some sources claim it was actually 130 or more ) , as he dodged tackles and ran parallel to the end zone while receiving numerous blocks from his offense . While quarterbacking the Iowa State Cyclones in 2001 and 2002 , he threw 26 touchdowns and 27 interception s . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Iowa State University . It is widely thought his draft value dropped because of his insistence that he play quarterback for the team , rather than Antwaan Randle El - type wide receiver . Intrigued by his athleticism , the Seahawks gave him that chance . Wallace made his mark in the 2005 NFL Playoffs when he caught an acrobatic 28 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck in the NFC Championship game against the Carolina Panthers ' Ken Lucas . In 2006 , Wallace started in four games as quarterback after an injury to Hasselbeck ' s right knee . Under his leadership , the team won two games and lost two . His passer rating was 76 . 2 for the 2006 season , passing just under 1000 yards , throwing 8 touchdowns and 7 interceptions . In 2007 , Mike Holmgren began using Wallace as a wide receiver in limited formations . By week seven Wallace had caught two passes , run two end arounds , and thrown an incomplete pass on an end around option pass . In 2008 , Wallace started two pre - season games at quarterback and had good statistics against Minnesota and Oakland . After injuries to wide receivers hurt the Seahawks , Wallace was moved to that position , but strained a calf in his first game . After the injury of Matt Hasselbeck , he returned as a starter in week seven of the season at Tampa Bay , where the team lost 20 - 10 . The next week , he led his team to a 34 - 13 win over San Francisco . In week 9 , Wallace threw for the longest touchdown pass in Seahawks franchise history with a 90 - yard completion to Koren Robinson in the Seahawks ' first play from scrimmage . However , the Seahawks lost to the Philadelphia Eagles , 26 - 7 . Wallace played again in the 21 - 19 road loss to the Miami Dolphins in week ten . Hasselbeck was cleared by team doctors to play and was the starter again for week 11 . Because of another injury to Hasselbeck , Wallace started in week 14 against the New England Patriots , where he threw 20 completions in 28 attempts for 212 yards and three touchdowns . His passer rating for the game was 128 . 9 . He also ran for 47 yards on three carries . However , a lost fumble by Wallace late in the fourth quarter led to a 24 - 21 Seahawks loss . The following week , he captured his second win as a starter as the Seahawks beat the Rams 23 - 20 at the Edward Jones Dome . Hasselbeck returned from injury , but Wallace remained the starter for the rest of the season . Wallace had another good performance in a victory against the New York Jets in week 16 , but lost to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals in week 17 . Cleveland Browns . 2010 . On March 8 , 2010 Wallace was traded to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional pick in the 2011 NFL Draft . With this trade , Wallace was reunited with his former Seattle coach and current Browns president Mike Holmgren . He made his regular season debut September 12 , 2010 after starting quarterback Jake Delhomme injured his ankle during a week 1 loss to Tampa Bay . He would go on to start the next four games before suffering a high ankle sprain during week 5 versus Atlanta . On March 3 , 2011 , Wallace signed a three - year deal with the Browns . Wallace was released by the Browns after the conclusion of the 2012 preseason .