Chase Daniel William Chase Daniel ( born October 7 , 1986 ) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Missouri . Daniel has also played for the New Orleans Saints . Early years . Daniel prepped under head coach Todd Dodge at Carroll High School in Southlake , Texas , where the team won the 5A Division II state title in 2002 and 2004 as well as a state runner up in 2003 . After playing his sophomore year at wide receiver , Daniel was a two - year starter at QB , leading his team to a 31 - 1 record in those years . Daniel completed 65 . 2 % of his passes for 8 , 298 yards and 91 touchdowns and added 2 , 954 rushing yards and 39 scores . Southlake earned a No . 1 national ranking in 2004 after winning the 5A state championship , while Daniel won the 5A state Player of the Year . He was also named the EA Sports National Player of the Year . As a Junior , Daniel threw for 3 , 681 yards with 42 TD vs 9 INT and ran for 1 , 529 yards with 18 TD Despite his high numbers , he was not recruited heavily by his preferred school , Texas . This presented an opportunity for Missouri to recruit him , and give him a chance to be part of a resurgent program . Ironically , it was only after he had committed to Mizzou that Longhorn coach Mack Brown began to seriously look at Daniel but Daniel stuck to his verbal commitment with Missouri . He was also offered scholarships from Maryland , Oklahoma State , Stanford , and Texas A & M . During high school , Daniel was a member of National Honor Society , and a member of his school ' s student council for three years . College career . 2006 . At 5 ' 10 " , Daniel started all 13 games in 2006 as Missouri earned a berth in the Brut Sun Bowl . He threw for 3 , 527 yards with a 63 . 5 percent completion rate and 28 touchdowns . Daniel also set a school record for passing touchdowns in a game , racking up five scores in the season opener against Murray State . This was good enough for a Second Team All - Big 12 selection while he also was named to the First Team All - Academic Big 12 Team . Daniel was also one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007 Manning Award watch list . 2007 . Daniel improved in 2007 , throwing for 4 , 306 yards with a 68 . 2 percent completion rate and 33 touchdowns , with only 11 interceptions in 14 games . He also rushed for a net 253 yards and four touchdowns for a total offense of 37 touchdowns and 4 , 559 yards , almost 326 yards per game . On Jan . 1 , 2008 , Missouri wrapped up a school - best 12 - 2 season with a 38 - 7 win over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl . A week later , the Tigers were ranked No . 4 in the Associated Press ' final poll — the highest final ranking in school history — and No . 5 in the ESPN / USA Today coaches ' poll . Daniel also announced he was returning for his senior season after putting his name in with the NFL College Advisory Committee to receive feedback for the NFL Draft . On November 27 , 2007 , the Big 12 Conference named Daniel the Offensive Player of the Year . He is the first Missouri player to receive that honor . On Dec . 5 , 2007 , Chase was invited by the Heisman Trophy Trust to go to New York City as one of four finalists . He eventually finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting with 425 points . He garnered 25 first - place votes , 84 second - place votes , and 182 third - place votes . He became only the third Tiger to ever finish in the top - 10 . His fourth - place showing marks the second - highest finish in Heisman voting by a Tiger player , with Paul Christman the only one to finish higher ( third in 1939 ) . 2008 . In the 2008 preseason , Daniel was named one of 26 candidates for the 2008 Unitas Award , given to the nation ' s best senior college football quarterback . Daniel continued to break virtually all Mizzou passing records , and in a two - game span against Southeast Missouri State and Nevada , he actually threw more touchdowns ( seven ) than he did incomplete passes ( six ) . Daniel appeared on the front of ESPN the Magazine with teammate Chase Patton . Daniel donned # 25 in honor of fallen teammate Aaron O ' Neal . O ' Neal died before beginning his freshman year during practice in July 2005 , and would have been a senior this year . The number rotated among the senior class that season . He became the Missouri career total offense yardage leader on December 6 , with 13 , 256 . He moved ahead of Brad Smith ( 13 , 088 ) . Missouri finished with 10 wins and a # 19 ranking in AP Polls . Professional career . Pre - draft . Some scouts considered Daniel to be potentially among the best quarterbacks in the 2009 draft , but they had concerns about his height and whether his skills in the college spread offense would translate to the very different game played in the NFL . Daniel ' s height was measured as 6 ft 1 in at the NFL Scouting Combine . He weighed in at 218 pounds . Daniel ran a 4 . 86 and 4 . 79 in the 40 and had a nine - foot broad jump in his Pro Day . Washington Redskins . Daniel was not selected in the 2009 NFL Draft , but was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins . The Redskins waived Daniel when making their final cutdowns on September 5 , 2009 . New Orleans Saints . Daniel was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on September 6 , 2009 . He was promoted to the active roster on September 26 , and named the emergency third quarterback for the September 27 game against the Buffalo Bills . The Saints waived Daniel on October 12 , 2009 after placekicker Garrett Hartley ( coincidentally , a teammate of Daniel ' s at Southlake Carroll High School ) came back from a four - game suspension , then re - signed him on October 16 . On November 17 , 2009 , ESPN reported that Daniel had been cut once again , to allow the Saints to sign cornerback Chris McAlister . He was signed to the team ' s practice squad once again on November 20 , 2009 . Daniel was released from the practice squad on December 9 , 2009 , only to be re - signed to the practice squad two days later on December 11 , 2009 . Daniel was promoted to the active roster prior to regular season finale on January 1 , 2010 . Chase Daniel was a member of the 2009 - 2010 New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Championship team , although he did not take the field that season . Going into the 2010 season , Daniel was expected to battle with veteran Patrick Ramsey for the backup quarterback position behind Drew Brees . Daniel and Ramsey put up similar numbers during the preseason , but on September 3 , it was reported that Daniel had been chosen for the spot while Ramsey had been waived . He signed a new one - year contract with the Saints in March 2012 . Daniel continued as the primary backup to Brees , as well as the team ' s placekick holder , for the 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 seasons . Kansas City Chiefs . Daniel signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 12 , 2013 . He is secure as the backup to Alex Smith . Personal . Chase is the son of Bill and Vickie Daniel . On March 5 , 2011 , Daniel announced that he was establishing and endowing an athletic scholarship to go to a Missouri football recruit from Texas .