Cody Pickett Cody J . Pickett ( born June 30 , 1980 in Caldwell , Idaho ) is a former professional football player , a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders . He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Washington . Early years . Cody Pickett was a four - sport athlete at Caldwell High School where he graduated in 1999 . He lettered in football , basketball , golf , and rodeo , in which he was a national champion . Originally recruited by Jim Lambright at the University of Washington , Pickett accepted a scholarship from new coach Rick Neuheisel to play for the Huskies . Pickett ' s family home was located off Chicken Dinner Road , near Caldwell , Idaho . College career . In his first season of 1999 , Pickett was the backup to starter Marques Tuiasosopo and saw limited action ; he was granted a medical redshirt for an ailing back in the last half of the 1999 season . He was the backup again to Tuiasosopo 2000 ; the Huskies went 11 - 1 , won the Rose Bowl over Purdue , and finished # 3 in the final polls . Pickett was the starting quarterback at UW for three seasons 2001 - 03 , where his primary target was wide receiver Reggie Williams . His senior season saw a head coaching change , as Neuheisel was dismissed in the summer and replaced with Keith Gilbertson . Rather than enter the 2003 NFL Draft , Pickett chose to return to Washington for his senior season . He was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate and written up in Sports Illustrated but a shoulder injury that year hurt his chances . Professional career . Pickett was selected in the 7th round ( 217th overall ) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers . Pickett started the 2005 season as the fourth - string quarterback , but became the starter after Tim Rattay was traded , and # 1 overall pick Alex Smith and Ken Dorsey were injured . Pickett played on special teams most of the season , an unusual role for a quarterback . He also played safety and wide receiver during practice . Pickett was traded on July 27 , 2006 to the Houston Texans for a conditional draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . He was released by the Texans on September 1 , 2006 . Pickett was selected to the 2007 Rhein Fire NFL Europe team as a free agent and was their starting quarterback . In July 2007 , the Oakland Raiders signed Pickett to a one - year contract , but released him on August 1st . On September 18 , 2007 , Pickett was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL . Pickett made his first CFL game appearance on September 12 , 2008 against the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Rogers Centre in relief of starting quarterback Kerry Joseph . He made his first CFL start on September 20 , 2008 , against the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium . On August 11 , 2009 , head coach Bart Andrus named Cody Pickett as the starting quarterback for the team ' s next game , against the B . C . Lions . On February 21 , 2010 , Pickett was released by the Argonauts . On March 8 , 2010 , Pickett was signed by the Montreal Alouettes . On June 7 , 2010 , Cody Pickett was released by the Montreal Alouettes . On June 15 , 2010 , Cody Pickett was signed by the Calgary Stampeders . Following the 2010 CFL season , Pickett retired from pro football and returned to Idaho . Personal . Pickett ' s father is Dee Pickett , a championship roper on professional rodeo circuit and the 1984 World Champion Cowboy , inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in August 2003 . Dee also played college football ; he was the starting quarterback at Boise State in 1976 and 1977 . Pickett in the off season coaches his younger sister ' s basketball team , Team 208 , which is a travel team around the Boise , Idaho area .