Nate Davis ( quarterback ) Nate Charles Davis ( born May 25 , 1987 ) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Amarillo Venom , an Indoor American football team in the Lone Star Football League . He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft . He played college football at Ball State . He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts , as well as several indoor football teams . College career . A starter for all of his three seasons at Ball State , Davis set the team ' s all - time record for touchdown passes in a season with 30 during the 2007 season . He finished his sophomore season with 3 , 667 yards passing , 30 TD passes , six interceptions , and 235 rushing yards with five rushing TDs . As a junior in 2008 , Davis led his team to 12 straight victories to start the season before the Cardinals fell to Buffalo in the Mid - American Conference championship game following five turnovers involving Davis . For the year , Davis threw for 3 , 446 yards , 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions . He also posted a passer rating of 164 . 04 , which was an improvement on his 139 . 13 as a sophomore and 146 . 65 as a freshman . On January 13 , 2009 , Davis announced that he would forgo a senior season to enter the 2009 NFL Draft . Professional career . Davis was drafted in the 5th round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers . On August 22 , 2009 , Davis made his professional debut in a pre - season game against the Oakland Raiders at Candlestick Park in San Francisco . Coming into the game in the third quarter , Davis led the offense to three scores in the fourth quarter , including a two - point conversion , to win the game . In the following pre - season game against the Dallas Cowboys , Davis completed 10 of 15 passes for 132 yards and led two scoring drives in the final quarter , leading his team to a 20 - 13 victory . On September 6 , 2010 , Davis was cut by the San Francisco 49ers before being signed to their practice squad on September 8 of that year . The Seattle Seahawks signed Davis to a reserve / future contract on January 11 , 2011 , only to cut him on March 3 . On July 26 , it was reported that he had agreed to terms on a two - year contract with the Indianapolis Colts . The Colts waived Davis on August 15 , 2011 . On April 7 , 2012 , Davis was reported released from the Kansas City Command . On April 17 , 2012 , he was assigned to the Orlando Predators . On May 10 , 2012 , Davis signed with the Amarillo Venom of the indoor Lone Star Football League . Personal . Davis ' brother Jose was a professional quarterback in the original Arena Football League with the Cleveland Gladiators . Jose attended Kent State from 1997 – 99 and holds the Mid - American Conference single - game record accounting for eight total touchdowns against Central Michigan . He played for the Kansas City Brigade in the Arena Football League . In 2009 , Jose was named head football coach at Bellaire High School , where the brothers both played . Nate was a four year letter winner in basketball at Bellaire . He broke the school ' s record for most points in a career amassing over 1800 points . He also holds the school ' s record for most touchdown passes ( 83 ) and most passing yards ( 7 , 348 ) .