A . J . Feeley Adam Joshua Feeley ( born May 16 , 1977 ) is a retired American football quarterback . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football for the University of Oregon . He has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins , San Diego Chargers , and Carolina Panthers . Early career . Feeley played high school football at Ontario High School as a quarterback in Ontario , Oregon . In four years , he passed for 5 , 428 yards and 59 touchdowns . In addition to football , he also played baseball and basketball . He opted , however , to play college football for the Oregon Ducks . College career . Feeley was a four - year letterman at Oregon , and saw most of his playing time in his sophomore and junior years . He was a nominee for the Davey O ' Brien Award as a junior , throwing for 1 , 951 yards and 14 touchdowns before being sidelined with an elbow injury . However , most of his senior year he was a backup to starter Joey Harrington , who was drafted by the Detroit Lions . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Feeley was taken in the fifth round ( 155th overall ) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles . He spent most of his time in Philadelphia as a third - stringer , backing up Donovan McNabb and Koy Detmer . His first professional action came on January 6 , 2002 when he came off the bench and rallied the Eagles to a 17 - 13 win in a late - season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . When McNabb and Detmer went down with injuries in the middle of the 2002 season , it fell upon the young Feeley to preserve the team ' s Super Bowl aspirations . The most sober hopes were that Feeley would be just good enough to allow the Eagles to slip into the playoffs . Instead , he guided the team to win in four of his five starts before McNabb took over in the playoffs . Miami Dolphins . Feeley did not see a snap in 2003 , but he showcased himself enough the year before to draw suitors from around the league . He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in March 2004 in exchange for Miami ' s 2005 second round pick ( used by Philadelphia to select wide receiver Reggie Brown ) , and was penciled in as the Dolphins ' starting quarterback for 2004 . Feeley was a disappointment , throwing more interceptions than touchdowns with a 61 . 7 quarterback rating . He and Jay Fiedler traded starts towards the latter part of the season . He finished the season with career highs in pass completions and attempts ( 191 - for - 356 ) , yardage ( 1 , 893 ) , touchdowns ( 11 ) , and interceptions ( 15 ) . San Diego Chargers . Relegated to a backup role in Miami , he was traded to the San Diego Chargers midway through the 2005 season , but did not see any action all year . Return to Philadelphia . Feeley was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to replace Koy Detmer on August 30 , 2006 shortly after being released by the Chargers . When McNabb was lost for the season on November 18 , 2006 , there was speculation that the more youthful Feeley might be named as the new starting quarterback , but head coach Andy Reid went with Jeff Garcia , who led the Eagles to a late - season turnaround and division title . Feeley did play most of the Eagles ' meaningless regular season finale against the Atlanta Falcons , leading the team to victory with 321 passing yards and three touchdown passes . Feeley signed a three - year contract extension with the Eagles on February 25 , 2007 . Starting in place of an injured Donovan McNabb on November 25 , Feeley threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions in a 31 - 28 game loss to the then undefeated New England Patriots . On December 2 , Feeley played again for the injured McNabb . He threw four interceptions , three of those to Lofa Tatupu in a 28 - 24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks . He was released by the Eagles on September 6 , 2009 . Carolina Panthers . Feeley was signed by the Carolina Panthers on September 15 , 2009 after starter Jake Delhomme threw four interceptions and lost one fumble in week one and backup Josh McCown was placed on injured reserve . St . Louis Rams . On March 5 , 2010 , Feeley agreed to a two - year contract with the St . Louis Rams . Although he was in competition for the starting job , # 1 pick Sam Bradford won the starting job in the preseason . During the 2011 Regular Season , Feeley replaced an injured Bradford for three games and he led the Rams to a stunning upset of the New Orleans Saints on October 30 . It was the first win of the season for St . Louis which entered the game with a 0 - and - 6 record . Personal life . In 2010 , Feeley married U . S . women ' s international soccer player Heather Mitts in Cabo San Lucas , Mexico . They currently reside in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .