Brian Brohm Brian Joseph Brohm ( born September 23 , 1985 ) is an American football quarterback . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisville . Brohm has also played for the Buffalo Bills and Las Vegas Locomotives . Early years . While passing for 10 , 579 yards and 119 touchdowns during his prep career , Brohm led the Trinity Shamrocks to the 4 - A state title in 2001 , 2002 , and 2003 . He was the MVP of all three title games , the most exciting of which was a 59 - 56 victory over Louisville Male and 2002 Mr . Football Michael Bush . Brohm threw for 555 yards and 7 TDs in that game . Brian was featured on the cover of " Sports Illustrated " on November 18 , 2002 , while he was a junior in high school . Brohm was named 2003 Kentucky Mr . Football , USA Today Offensive Player of the Year and was the Gatorade Player of the Year for 2003 . Brohm was named one of the top five quarterbacks in America by Rivals . com and was selected to participate in the 2004 U . S . Army All - American Bowl game in San Antonio , Texas . Brohm also played basketball and baseball for the Shamrocks , helping the basketball team to its first ever Regional title and the baseball team to a state runner - up finish . He was the MVP of the only State tournament victory in Trinity history , when they defeated University Heights in 2004 . Brohm was also voted the MVP of his baseball team his senior year . Following his senior year he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 49th round of the 2004 MLB draft . He is the younger brother of former University of Louisville and NFL Quarterback , Jeff Brohm . Jeff is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UAB . His other brother , Greg Brohm , played wide receiver at Louisville and had a stint in the CFL at the Edmonton Eskimos camp before being cut . His older sister , Kim Brohm , was a three sport athlete at Spalding University . She played softball , volleyball , and basketball for the Pelicans . College career . Brohm announced his decision to attend the University of Louisville on January 20 , 2004 , picking the hometown Cardinals over scholarship offers from the Notre Dame , Tennessee , Alabama , Pittsburgh , Nebraska , Purdue , Illinois and others . Brohm enrolled at Louisville in the fall of 2004 and immediately began competing for the starting quarterback spot with Stefan LeFors . His first season , Brohm was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year , despite not starting a single game . Brohm completed 66 of 98 passes for 819 yards and six touchdowns . After entering the game for at least one series per game as a true freshman , Brohm followed in the footsteps of father , Oscar , and brother , Jeff , by becoming a starting quarterback at the University of Louisville in 2005 . His brother , Greg , also played at Louisville as a receiver . In 2005 , Brohm passed for 2 , 883 yards and 19 touchdowns before suffering a season - ending knee injury in a game against Syracuse on November 25 . He was forced to miss Louisville ' s last regular season game ( a December 2 matchup against Connecticut ) and was still in rehabilitation when the Cardinals lost to Virginia Tech in the 2006 Gator Bowl . Brohm was named the BIg East Offensive player of the year and 1st Team All - Big East Quarterback in 2005 . Brohm injured his thumb in Louisville ' s September 16 , 2006 victory over Miami . He returned as starting quarterback in Louisville ' s October 14 , 2006 victory against Cincinnati . He had been replaced at starting quarterback by sophomore backup Hunter Cantwell for the previous two games . Before his injury , Brohm was one of two candidates at U of L for the 2006 Heisman Trophy , along with senior running back Michael Bush . The pair , both born and raised in Louisville , were dubbed " The Derby City Duo . " In the 2007 Orange Bowl , Brohm earned MVP honors by leading Louisville to its first - ever BCS victory , 24 - 13 over Wake Forest . Brohm completed 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards , the third highest total in Orange Bowl history . He also ended the year as the 2nd Team All Big East Quarterback behind Pat White . Rivals . com named Brohm as one of the top 10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season . Brohm had an injury - free season in 2007 , completing 308 of 473 passes for 4 , 024 yards for 30 touchdowns with 12 interceptions , giving him a QB Rating of 152 . However , Louisville struggled and finished 6 - 6 , failing to make a bowl game for the first time in 10 years . Brohm once again was the 2nd Team All Big East Quarterback behind Pat White . Though The Sporting News projected Brohm as high as the top pick in the 2007 NFL draft , and many other experts had projected him as going no later than the first round , Brohm announced on January 15 , 2007 , after a long period of speculation , that he would return to the University of Louisville for his senior year . After the 2007 Orange Bowl , he stated that " Right now , coming back and trying to win a national title looks very appealing . " Almost all analysts believed that Brohm has NFL talent , however they disagreed about his draft status and whether he should have stayed for his senior season . Professional career . Pre - Draft . The fact that the 2008 draft was infused with top - prospect quarterbacks whose playing styles are very similar to Brohm ' s was also a key argument for Brohm ' s possible entry in the 2007 draft , where the other first round - bound quarterbacks include the more diverse characters of Brady Quinn and JaMarcus Russell . However , Brohm eventually decided to return for his senior season for another shot at helping the Louisville Cardinals to a BCS National Championship . Instead , the team went 6 - 6 . Brohm scored a 32 on the Wonderlic exam out of the 50 questions , tying Matt Ryan . Ryan Fitzpatrick holds the record for the highest score among quarterbacks on the test . Green Bay Packers . Brohm was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round ( 56th overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . As a rookie , he was the third quarterback on the depth chart behind starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Matt Flynn . He was waived on September 5 , 2009 . Just days later , Brohm was signed to the practice squad . Buffalo Bills . Brohm was signed off the Packers practice squad by the Buffalo Bills on November 19 , 2009 after the Bills waived Gibran Hamdan . He made his first NFL start on December 27 , 2009 vs . the Atlanta Falcons . Buffalo lost the game 31 - 3 . In the 2nd quarter of the same game , Brohm threw an 8 yard pass to Terrell Owens , giving the wideout his 1 , 000th career reception . Brohm competed with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards for the starting quarterback position prior to the 2010 season . Edwards , however , was named starter prior to the first preseason game , with Fitzpatrick and Brohm alternating as second - string through the preseason . By the start of the regular season , Brohm had been demoted back to third string ; when Edwards was released , Brohm was moved back up to second string when Fitzpatrick became the starter . Brohm was given the start in the final game of the season , a 38 – 7 loss to the New York Jets . Brohm , a restricted free agent , was not re - signed by the Bills in the 2011 offseason , with the Bills having signed Brad Smith and Tyler Thigpen as backups to Fitzpatrick . Las Vegas Locomotives . Brohm signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League on August 29 , 2011 . Brohm , entering the game in relief of starter Chase Clement , saw his first action in a game against the Virginia Destroyers on September 24 , 2011 completing 10 - 19 passes for 111 yds and 2 touchdowns in a 34 - 17 loss . Following the 2011 season Brohm had a workout for the Detroit Lions in November . In March of 2012 , he threw to Randy Moss in a highly publicized workout for the New Orleans Saints . Thereafter , he was part of a massive tryout held by the San Francisco 49ers toward the end of March . Continuing with a busy 2012 off - season , Brohm was invited to attend the New Orleans Saints rookie mini - camp on a tryout basis . The Saints were reportedly very impressed with Brohm , but have not offered him a contract yet . Brohm returned to the Locomotives for the 2012 season , serving once again as Clement ' s backup . He saw action beginning in the Week 3 game against the Sacramento Mountain Lions after an injury to Clement ; his first play was an 80 - yard touchdown pass . 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