Tom Tupa Thomas Joseph Tupa , Jr . ( born February 6 , 1966 ) is a former American football punter and quarterback in the National Football League . Personal life and high school career . As a child , Tupa participated in the NFL ' s Punt , Pass , and Kick contest , and was a semi - finalist three times , winning once . Tupa played mostly quarterback at Brecksville - Broadview Heights High School ; he led his team to the state championship while also lettering in basketball ( where he averaged 20 . 8 points per game ) and baseball ( where he was a pitcher and shortstop ) . After sitting three seasons behind Mike Tomczak and Jim Karsatos , Tupa took over the starting quarterback job at Ohio State University in 1987 , throwing for 2 , 252 yards , 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions . He was selected as an All - American punter in the same season , as well as All - Big 10 . Tupa was a four - time football letterman and was also selected to play in the 1988 Hula Bowl all - star game . While in high school , Tupa played on the same basketball team as former NBA head coach Eric Musselman and former NBA forward Scott Roth . He is currently the offensive coordinator at his high school alma mater , where he calls the plays for both his sons . Son Tom Tupa III ( high school class of 2013 ) plays quarterback for Miami University in Oxford , Ohio . Son Tim Tupa ( high school class of 2014 ) has committed to attend and play football at the U . S . Naval Academy class of 2018 . Professional career . Tupa was drafted in the third round ( 68th overall ) of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Phoenix Cardinals . During his rookie year , he was used exclusively as a quarterback , playing in two games and completing 4 - of - 5 passes for 49 yards . His second season with the team saw an expanded role . He started two games at quarterback , while registering six punts for 46 . 7 yards per punt . After spending the entire 1990 season as strictly a holder on kicks , he was the primary quarterback for the Cardinals the following year , playing in 11 games and throwing six touchdowns to 13 interceptions . He then joined the Indianapolis Colts in 1992 , playing as a backup quarterback to Jack Trudeau and Jeff George . That season also marked the last time Tupa was used regularly as a quarterback ; since then he almost exclusively punted , with only emergency occasions or trick plays making use of his throwing skills . Tupa sat out the 1993 NFL season , having been cut by the Cleveland Browns right before the season . However , he was re - signed by the Browns the following year and stayed with them for two seasons as their starting punter . He joined the New England Patriots in 1996 and played for them for three years . In 1999 , Tupa signed with the New York Jets . It was during this season that Tupa received his first invitation to the Pro Bowl . He also made his first pass attempt since 1996 , and went 6 - of - 11 for 165 yards and two touchdowns . 2002 saw Tupa sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , where he was their punter on their road to Super Bowl XXXVII , where they defeated the Oakland Raiders . Before the start of the 2004 NFL season , Tupa signed with the Washington Redskins . In 2004 , he was named as a Pro Bowl second alternate . He spent 2005 on the injured reserve list , and did not appear in a game . Tupa announced his retirement from pro - football in the spring of 2006 . In February 2006 , he was appointed as the recreation director of Brecksville , Ohio . Tupa scored the first two - point conversion in NFL history , running in a faked extra point attempt for the Browns in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first week of the 1994 season . He scored a total of three such conversions that season , earning him the nickname " Two Point Tupa . " The final pass of Tupa ' s career was thrown in overtime of the 2002 season - opener against the New Orleans Saints during a punt attempt from the Buccaneers ' five - yard line . Pressure from a Saints defender forced Tupa to abort the punt attempt and throw a desperation pass with his non - throwing arm which was intercepted by a Saints defender and returned for a touchdown , ending the game . He is a first cousin of Colorado Democratic State Senator and Majority Caucus Leader Ron Tupa .