Matt D ' Orazio Matthew Louis D ’ Orazio ( born October 1 , 1976 , in Elyria , Ohio ) is an American football quarterback who is retire from the Arena Football League . He played college football at Otterbein College . D ' Orazio has also been a member of the New Jersey Red Dogs , Roanoke Steam , Rochester Brigade , Buffalo Destroyers , Columbus Destroyers , Chicago Rush , Philadelphia Soul and Calgary Stampeders . He was named the MVP of ArenaBowl XX . He was also named the 2008 AFL MVP , as well as the ArenaBowl XXII MVP , both in the same season . Early years . D ' Orazio attended St . Francis DeSales High School in Columbus , Ohio , and lettered in football and basketball . In football , he was an All - State selection , and in basketball , he was an All - Conference selection . College career . D ' Orazio originally attended Youngstown State University where he red - shirted in 1995 and played in just one game in 1996 . He then set school single - season and career records for passing yards , touchdown passes and total offense at Otterbein College . While there , he passed for 8 , 770 yards and 73 touchdowns while rushing for 594 yards and five touchdowns during his career . Professional career . Arena Football League ( 2000 - 2001 ) . D ' Orazio entered the Arena Football League in 2000 , when he signed with the Milwaukee Mustangs , where he only spent one season . Then in 2001 , he signed with the New Jersey Gladiators , playing only one season there as well . af2 . Then In 2001 , D ' Orazio signed with the Rochester Brigade of the AFL ' s minor league af2 , playing only one season there as well . For the season he went 324 - of - 522 , for 3 , 372 passing yards , 51 touchdowns , and 13 interceptions . He also rushed for 332 yards and 20 touchdowns , an Af2 alltime record . Arena Football League ( 2003 – 2008 ) . In 2003 , after playing only one season in af2 , D ' Orazio returned to the AFL signing with the Buffalo Destroyers where he played until 2005 . In 2006 , after playing for the Columbus Destroyers for three seasons , was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Rush . At the end of the 2006 season , he led the league as the top - rated passer ( 126 . 2 ) , and the top rusher with 200 yards and 10 touchdowns . In ArenaBowl XX , he threw for 250 yards and six touchdowns , as well as rushing for two . He was named Offensive Player of the Game for his performance . In the off - season following the 2007 season , D ' Orazio was released by the Rush . The team did not want to wait until January to make a call on whether to keep him following his 2007 back injury during the playoffs . He was replaced by former Arizona Rattlers quarterback Sherdrick Bonner . In 2008 , D ' Orazio later signed with the Philadelphia Soul as a backup to Tony Graziani . He became the starting quarterback when Graziani was injured and was out for the season . D ' Orazio was voted the AFL MVP for the season while leading Philadelphia to ArenaBowl XXII , where they defeated the San Jose SaberCats 59 - 56 , and was named MVP of the game , as well . He is one of only two players to be named MVP of the ArenaBowl while playing for two different teams . Canadian Football League ( 2009 ) . On February 13 , 2009 , the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League signed D ' Orazio . He was released on June 25 , 2009 .