Nick Hill Nick Hill ( born April 5 , 1985 in DuQuoin , Illinois ) is an American Football quarterback who is currently a free agent . In 2011 Hill played for the Orlando Predators in the AFL . He has also played in af2 for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados . He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Southern Illinois . High school career . Hill attended DuQuoin High School where he was a three - year starter in football . He played basketball as well . As a junior , he was a First - team All - State selection in basketball , averaging 26 . 7 points , 6 . 0 rebounds and 2 . 4 assists . As a senior , he was a First - team All - State selection again after averaging 22 . 7 points , 7 . 7 rebounds , 5 . 7 assists and 3 . 0 steals . In football , he was a First - team All - State and First - team All - Conference selection after passing for 1 , 451 yards , 19 touchdown s and one interception , and also rushing for 543 yards , and 11 touchdowns . He became the school ' s first 4 , 000 - career yard passer in 35 years , the first since former major league pitcher Don Stanhouse in 1968 . College career . Hill originally attended Western Kentucky University where he played on the basketball team and averaged 1 . 7 points - per - game in 23 games . He then transferred to Southern Illinois University where he was three - year letterman and two - year starter . Hill redshirted during his first season at Southern Illinois after transferring from Western Kentucky . As a redshirt sophomore , he played in four games , completing 16 - of - 20 passes for 288 yards and three touchdowns . He also rushed the ball nine times for 102 yards and one touchdown . As a junior , he started all 13 games , and ranked second in the conference and seventh in the nation in passing efficiency ( 156 . 7 ) . He completed 121 - of - 196 passes ( 61 . 7 % ) for 1 , 721 yards , 15 touchdowns and four interceptions . He was the team ’ s third - leading rusher with 91 carries for 382 yards and six touchdowns . He was a First - team Gateway Conference All - Academic and CoSIDA / " ESPN The Magazine " Academic All - District V . As a senior , he led the conference in passing yards - per - game with 226 . 8 , total offense with 252 . 3 and ranked second in passing efficiency ( 167 . 1 ) , which was also third in the nation . He set school single season records in passing ; yards ( 3 , 175 ) , touchdowns ( 28 ) , completions ( 258 ) and attempts ( 361 ) . He was named a First - team All - Conference , Gateway All - Academic and " Sports Network " All - America honorable mention . He was honored as Gateway Offensive Player of the Week , twice , and " College Sporting News " Offensive Player of the Week , once . He finished sixth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award , given to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision . He also set a school single - game record with 436 passing yards at Northern Iowa , and passed for 200 yards or more in nine games . He ranked second on the team with 121 carries for 357 yards and four touchdowns . For his career , Hill completed 394 - of - 577 passes ( 68 . 3 % ) for 5 , 184 yards , 46 touchdowns and 11 interceptions , while rushing 221 times for 841 yards ( 3 . 8 avg ) and 11 touchdowns . He led Southern Illinois to a 21 - 6 record as a starter . He also played in the Texas vs . The Nation All - Star Bowl . While in college , he majored in Special Education . Professional career . af2 . After not playing in the National Football League in 2008 , Hill joined af2 , a professional arena football league . On January 15 , 2009 he was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Dorados . Arena Football League . Hill caught on with the Orlando Predators for the 2010 AFL season . He would become the starter midway through the season , and be the starter for the entire 2011 season . He will join the Tampa Bay Storm in 2012 . National Football League . Hill went unselected in the 2008 NFL Draft , however on April 27 , 2008 , Hill signed a three - year contract as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears . During Training Camp , Hill competed with Caleb Hanie for the Bears ' third quarterback spot on the depth chart behind Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman . The Bears chose Hanie and Hill was then waived by the team on July 29 . On January 20 , 2012 , it was announced that Hill would be joining the Green Bay Packers and will wear jersey # 17 . On May 23 , 2012 , it was announced that Hill was released from the Green Bay Packers .