Bryson Spinner Bryson A . Spinner ( born November 7 , 1980 ) is an American football quarterback with the Maryland Maniacs of the Indoor Football League . He entered the National Football League as free agent when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia and then transferred to Richmond . High school years . Spinner attended Gar - Field Senior High School in Woodbridge , Virginia and was the starting quarterback as a freshman that season . In the spring of 1996 , he transferred to Episcopal High School in Alexandria , Virginia . Spinner lettered all 3 years in football , basketball , and track and was the Senior Captain of all three sports . He helped take the basketball team to three state championships , and was the MVP all three years . His senior year of football he threw for 1388 yards and 16 touchdown s , ran for 888 yards for 21 touchdowns . He led the team to an undefeated season , 9 - 0 . Spinner was first team All - League , All - District , All - Met , IAC First Team basketball and football . He was ranked as the # 1 quarterback in Virginia by " The Washington Post " his senior year and ranked 12th in the country . In 2007 he returned to Episcopal High School as a quarterback and defensive end coach . College career . Spinner enrolled at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1999 and redshirted his true freshman season . In 2000 , starter Dan Ellis missed some time due to injury and Spinner started over fellow redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Schaub , receiving the bulk of playing time in relief . After the 2000 season , coach George Welsh retired and was replaced by Al Groh . During the 2001 season Spinner and Schaub split quarterbacking duties ; Spinner was 5 - 1 as the starter that season . Before the 2002 season , Spinner transferred to the University of Richmond Spiders , coached by Jim Reid . Spinner underwent surgery and returned for the 2003 season . His most memorable performance at Virginia was in a 39 - 38 victory over Georgia Tech in 2001 . Spinner completed 32 - of - 46 passes for a season - high 327 yards and five touchdowns . The 6 - 2 sophomore also ran 10 times for 86 yards as the Cavaliers improved to 11 - 12 - 1 all - time against the Yellow Jackets . The Cavaliers won the game on a dramatic hook - and - ladder play in which Spinner passed the ball to Billy McMullen who then lateraled the ball to Alvin Pearman who ran in for a touchdown in the game ' s closing seconds . NFL career . In 2004 , Spinner signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars , and then was released . He was soon picked up by the Seattle Seahawks a week later , completed preseason training camp , and was released before the 2004 season . In 2005 , he signed with the Washington Redskins , completed training camp and was released before the season opener . In January 2006 , Spinner signed with the San Francisco 49ers , and was allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europa . Spinner split time with two other quarterbacks , Jeff Otis and Craig Ochs , leading the Galaxy to a 7 - 3 season , and winning World Bowl XIV . Spinner injured his shoulder in the second quarter of the World Bowl . Maryland Maniacs . For the 2009 season , Spinner was the starting quarterback for the Maryland Maniacs of the Indoor Football League . The Maniacs finished the regular season 10 - 4 and won the Atlantic Division championship , but lost their playoff game to the RiverCity Rage . The IFL transactions page reports that Spinner will be returning to the Maniacs for the 2010 season .