Casey Printers Casey J . Printers ( born May 16 , 1981 ) is a professional American football , Canadian football and indoor football quarterback who is currently a free agent . Printers has spent most of his professional career with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League , and has also played for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats and the Kansas City Chiefs . Early years . Born in DeSoto , Texas , Printers played football from a young age , a highlight being a trip to the Pop Warner National Championship in San Francisco , California with his team , the Oak Cliff Jets , when he was twelve years old . College career . Printers played collegiately at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001 , leading the TCU Horned Frogs to back - to - back Western Athletic Conference championships in 1999 and 2000 and three straight bowl games , including back - to - back appearances in the Mobile Alabama Bowl in 1999 and 2000 . Printers was named Most Valuable Player in the Frogs ' 1999 bowl victory and was subsequently named Freshman of the Year for 1999 by the " Dallas Morning News " and third - team Freshman All - American by " The Sporting News " . In 2000 , he received honorable mention as an All - WAC Conference Selection . The 1999 and 2000 Horned Frogs , coached by Dennis Franchione , also featured Heisman Trophy candidate and future NFL star LaDainian Tomlinson at running back . In 2001 , Printers led the Horned Frogs to a 6 - 6 record and an appearance in the galleryfurniture . com Bowl , where Printers was 15 - 30 for 144 yards and 4 interceptions in the 28 - 9 loss . Printers ' 4 , 621 passing yards and 37 touchdown passes each rank fourth in TCU history . Branding himself the " Best Kept Secret in College Football " , Printers transferred to Florida A & M for his senior year ( 2002 ) , where he led the Rattlers to a 7 - 5 record , completing 123 of 218 passes for 1 , 517 yards with 12 touchdowns and 5 interceptions and rushing for 3 touchdowns . Professional career . BC Lions . After going undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft , Printers joined the BC Lions for the 2003 CFL season on a three - year contract as their third - string quarterback , and saw little playing time , attempting only two passes . During the 2004 season , he unseated Spergon Wynn as backup quarterback and replaced starter Dave Dickenson when Dickenson went down with an injury . After completing 325 of 494 pass attempts for 5 , 088 yard s and 35 touchdown s with 10 interception s and rushing for 469 yards and 9 touchdowns , he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2004 season , becoming known as a dynamic quarterback able to improvise and make big plays both passing and rushing . He played a key role in the Lions ' eight game winning streak , 13 - 5 record , and first place finish in the West Division standings . His 35 passing touchdowns and 10 . 3 yards - per - pass average led the league ; he tied Edmonton ' s Jason Maas for a league - best 65 . 8 completion percentage , and his rushing stats were best among QBs . In the West Division Final against the Saskatchewan Roughriders , Printers was forced to leave the game with a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter , with the score tied 14 - 14 . Dickenson , having recovered from knee surgery and shared quarterbacking duties with Printers late in the season , played the rest of the game and threw a touchdown pass in the Lions ' 27 - 24 overtime victory . Dickenson would start and play the entire Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts , which the Lions lost by a score of 27 - 19 . Printers had surgery on his right hallux in the offseason , and turned down a three year , $ 1 million contract extension from the Lions . With Printers recovering , Dickenson won the starting job and led the team to an 11 - 0 start . Printers took over as starter after Dickenson was injured in the 13th game . After the 11 - 0 start , the Lions lost six of their last seven regular season games , including the regular season finale against the Roughriders , in which Dickenson returned and replaced Printers in the second half . Dickenson started and played all but the last three minutes of the West Division Final against the Edmonton Eskimos , which the Lions lost 28 - 23 . Throughout the 2005 season Printers was embroiled in a quarterback controversy with Dickenson over who should start as pivot and was nagged by shoulder and toe injuries . Ultimately , Printers saw relatively little playing time , completing 131 of 216 pass attempts for 1671 yards , 9 touchdowns and 6 interceptions , with 336 yards rushing and 2 rushing TDs . In January 2006 , he turned down a three year , $ 1 . 2 million ( CAD ) offer from the Lions , opting to sign a three year , $ 1 . 03 million ( USD ) deal with the Kansas City Chiefs . In June 2009 Printers stated that he would be willing to return to the B . C . Lions . Kansas City Chiefs . Printers was expected to compete with Chiefs 2006 draft pick Brodie Croyle for a backup quarterback position , but struggled in his preseason debut in the second quarter of an August 12 , 2006 game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium . In limited action in the Chiefs ' four pre - season games , Printers completed 12 of 23 pass attempts for 109 yards with one interception and rushed 5 times for 20 yards . He was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 2 , 2006 , prior to the start of the regular season . He was signed to the Chiefs ' practice squad on September 4 , 2006 . On October 28 , 2006 , he was signed to the Chiefs ' 53 - man roster . After being demoted to the practice roster once again , he travelled to Vancouver and attended the November 12 BC Lions West Division Final playoff game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Place , but was barred from the sidelines by Lions head coach Wally Buono . The Lions won the game 45 - 18 with Dave Dickenson at quarterback . In late November 2006 , the Toronto Argonauts expressed an interest in negotatiating a contract with him , although he was still under contract to the Chiefs and the BC Lions still owned his CFL rights . On December 31 , 2006 , Printers signed a three - year deal with the Chiefs and was promoted to the active roster . Printers was released by the Chiefs on September 1 , 2007 . His conversation with Chiefs Director of Player Personnel Ray Farmer was documented on episode 5 of HBO ' s " " series . Printers said that his release was " unbelievable , " especially since he had done everything asked of him during training camp . Printers was replaced by Quarterback Tyler Thigpen . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Printers signed with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats on September 6 , 2007 for a reported $ 500 , 000 a season , making him the highest paid player in the CFL . He was released by the team on February 19 , 2009 . Return to BC . On September 21 , 2009 , Casey Printers agreed to terms with BC Lions on a practice roster contract . He was signed from the practice roster on October 8 , and suited up as the third - string QB on October 9 , in a game versus the Edmonton Eskimos . He then became the starting quarterback on October 24 , in a 33 - 30 overtime loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders . On Thanksgiving Day October 11 , 2010 , Printers came in for Travis Lulay with the Lions up 32 - 14 . Opponent Winnipeg Blue Bombers started rookie Alex Brink but was replaced by Steven Jyles after Brink went 4 of 18 for 61 yards . With Jyles at quarterback , the Bombers came back to score 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter and sent the game into overtime with the score tied at 32 . The Winnipeg fans who were booing earlier were now yelling to disrupt the Lions ' play calling . With the Lions down 41 - 35 in the 2nd overtime , Printers attempted a pass to O ' Neil Wilson on 2nd down and 19 which was intercepted by Deon Beasley and run back for a touchdown . In front of a holiday audience , Printers was seen throwing his helmet in disgust and yelling at Wilson as the game ended . He was released from the team on October 13 , 2010 . Allen Wranglers . On February 3 , 2012 , Printers signed with the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League . Printers made his debut with the Wranglers on February 25 , 2012 against the Wichita Wild as backup to Bryan Randall and had a rushing touchdown . Records . Printers held the CFL record for single - game completion percentage , set with the BC Lions in a 49 - 11 victory over the Hamilton Tiger - Cats at Ivor Wynne Stadium on August 13 , 2004 . Printers completed 20 of 22 passes ( 90 . 9 % ) for 303 yards , including four touchdowns to slotback Geroy Simon , which has since been broken by Ricky Ray of the Edmonton Eskimos on October 31 , 2008 . Simon ' s four TD catches also tied a team record . As the Lions ' starting quarterback for most of the 2004 season , Printers was also instrumental in Geroy Simon ' s league - best 14 touchdown receptions and league - best 1750 receiving yards , which broke the Lions ' club record for receiving yards in a season . The previous record was 1731 yards , set by Darren Flutie in 1994 . Personal . Printers is single and lives in Missouri City , Texas . His favorite player while growing up was Warren Moon . Outside of football , Printers is a motivational speaker .