Bradlee Van Pelt Bradlee Van Pelt ( born July 3 , 1980 in Owosso , Michigan ) is a former American football quarterback and safety . He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft , and was also a member of the Houston Texans , Bergamo Lions and Leicester Falcons . He played college football at Michigan State and Colorado State . Van Pelt is currently working for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom as a studio analyst for their NFL programming . He is the son of late NFL linebacker Brad Van Pelt . Early years and college . Van Pelt attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara , California , where he played quarterback and safety . There he earned accolades with spots on PrepStar ' s All - Western and SuperPrep ' s All - Far West Region Teams and being named a first - team all - state selection as an athlete . In 1998 , during his senior season , he completed 89 - of - 155 passes ( . 574 ) for 1 , 265 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 1 , 294 yards and 24 TDs ; on defense he had 41 tackles and three interceptions . Van Pelt originally joined the college program where his father was an All - American , Michigan State . The head coach at the time was Nick Saban , who departed after Van Pelt ' s first season to coach LSU . However , after he was pressured to convert from quarterback to defensive back , he opted to transfer to Colorado State where he was given the opportunity to play quarterback . At Colorado State he managed to throw for nearly 3 , 000 yards and over 60 % completion rate his senior year , and came within 100 yards in passing and rushing of becoming the first collegiate quarterback to pass for 3 , 000 yards and rush for 1 , 000 yards in the same season . In 2005 Vince Young passed for 3 , 036 yards and rushed for 1 , 050 . Professional career . NFL scouts criticized Van Pelt for his " run first , then throw " mentality while playing quarterback for Colorado State . He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft , where he spent the next two years as a backup . In the 2006 NFL Draft , the Broncos drafted Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler . In training camp , Cutler moved ahead of Van Pelt on the depth chart making Van Pelt the third string quarterback , behind Jake Plummer and Cutler . He was released by the Denver Broncos on September 2 , 2006 . His attempt to make the team was chronicled in Stefan Fatsis ' s book A Few Seconds of Panic . Van Pelt was then signed by the Houston Texans on November 27 , 2006 , to be their third - string quarterback , brought in by his former coach in Denver , Gary Kubiak . He was released by the Texans on August 27 , 2007 . It was announced on March 8 , 2009 , that Van Pelt would attempt a comeback as a safety with the Broncos , though he failed to make the roster . In late 2009 , it was announced that Van Pelt had signed with the Bergamo Lions of Italy for their 2010 Italian and Eurobowl campaigns . He would play quarterback and assist on defense as a safety . At the end of the Italian season in July 2010 he signed to play for the Leicester Falcons in the BAFA Community Leagues Division 1 , leading the team to the Division 1 playoffs .