Todd Bouman Todd Bouman ( ; born August 1 , 1972 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997 . He played college football at St . Cloud State . Bouman has also played for the New Orleans Saints , Green Bay Packers , Jacksonville Jaguars , St . Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens . Early years . Bouman was born in Ruthton , Minnesota , and attended Russell - Tyler - Ruthton High School ( class of 1991 ) and was a letterman in football , basketball , and track & field . He won All - State honors in football and basketball , and in track & field , he qualified for the State Meet in both the long jump and the high jump . College career . Bouman initially attended South Dakota State University and transferred to St . Cloud State University in 1992 . At St . Cloud State , Bouman lettered in football from 1993 to 1996 . In his three years , he passed for 4 , 354 yards and completed 326 passes ( including for 30 touchdowns ) . In his senior year , Bouman was an honorable mention All - North Central Conference selection . He earned his degree in sports sociology from St . Cloud State in 1997 . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . Bouman signed as a undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 1997 . Bouman briefly replaced Daunte Culpepper as the Vikings starting quarterback toward the end of the 2001 NFL season after Culpepper was injured . In a game against the Tennessee Titans , Bouman completed 21 of 31 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week . In 2002 , Bouman took over again for Culpepper with the Vikings trailing the New York Giants 27 - 20 but could not complete a potential tying touchdown drive . After the game , Bouman expressed interest in becoming a starting quarterback . New Orleans Saints . In 2003 , the Vikings traded Bouman to the New Orleans Saints as backup to Aaron Brooks . On December 14 , 2005 , after a loss on national television to the Falcons , the Saints benched Brooks and announced Bouman as the team ' s starter for the last three games of the season . The Saints lost all three games . Prior to the 2006 season , Bouman was released by the Saints in favor of Jamie Martin , who would back up newly signed starter Drew Brees . Green Bay Packers . On November 21 , 2006 , Bouman signed with the Green Bay Packers to replace injured Aaron Rodgers as their second - string quarterback . First stint with Jaguars . On October 25 , 2007 , Bouman was signed to a one - year deal by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a backup to Quinn Gray , who was starting in place of an injured David Garrard . St . Louis Rams . Bouman then signed with the St . Louis Rams as insurance when starting QB Marc Bulger was out and backup Gus Frerotte went down Second stint with Jaguars . Bouman re - signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2008 offseason and attended training camp with the team . He was later released on August 30 during final cuts . Baltimore Ravens . Bouman signed with the Baltimore Ravens on September 3 , 2008 after quarterback Kyle Boller was placed on injured reserve . He was released by the team on November 1 , only to be re - signed four days later . Bouman was resigned by the Ravens on March 31 , 2009 . The Ravens released him again on May 1 after signing quarterback John Beck . Third , fourth , fifth , and sixth stints with Jaguars . The Jacksonville Jaguars re - signed Bouman on May 4 , 2009 following the release of undrafted rookie quarterback Nathan Brown . He was re - signed for a fourth time on September 21 , 2010 , when the Jaguars placed Luke McCown on the injured reserve . On 5 October 2010 , the Jaguars released Bouman . On October 19 , Bouman was resigned after injuries to David Garrard and Trent Edwards . Bouman started for the Jags against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 24 . Bouman played well , throwing for 222 yards , and 2 touchdowns , however he also threw 2 interceptions . He was re - signed again by the Jaguars on December 17 . Bouman was re - signed once more on August 9 , 2011 , due to a back injury to starter David Garrard . He was released on August 29 . Personal . Bouman and his wife , Courtney , have a daughter , Aivary , and a son , Aidan