Jake Dolegala
Jake Dolegala (born October 7, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Central Connecticut, and signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, and New England Patriots. College career. Coming out of high school, Dolegala only had one college offer. This led him to attend Milford Academy for their 2014 season, where he threw for 2,276 yards and 20 touchdowns. Dolegala was recruited to play at Central after his  year at the Milford Academy. In his first year for the Blue Devils he appeared in 10 games and had seven passing touchdowns and three rushing. Dolegala was a four-year starter for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils, where he threw for 8,129 yards and 48 touchdowns. Professional career. Cincinnati Bengals. After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Dolegala signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. He spent the entire 2019 NFL season on the Bengals' 53-man roster, but did not appear in a game for the Bengals. After the Bengals drafted Joe Burrow first overall, Dolegala competed for the  team's backup quarterback position with Ryan Finley. Dolegala was waived during the team's final cutdowns on September 5, 2020. New England Patriots. On September 16, 2020, Dolegala was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots. He was released by the Patriots on November 12. Dolegala was re-signed to the practice squad on November 16. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. On April 30, 2021, Dolegala was waived by the Patriots after they drafted Mac Jones. Green Bay Packers. On June 10, 2021, Dolegala signed a contract with the Green Bay  Packers. He was released on July 27, 2021. New England Patriots (second stint). On July 28, 2021, Dolegala was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. He was waived on August 9, 2021. Green Bay Packers (second stint). On August 17, 2021, Dolegala signed with the Green Bay Packers. He was waived on August 27, 2021. Miami Dolphins. On October 27, 2021, Dolegala was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad. He was released on November 17. On December 17, 2021, it was reported that Dolegala would sign with the Cleveland Browns. The deal ended up not coming to  fruition after the Browns signed Kyle Lauletta off of the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. Saskatchewan Roughriders. On February 15, 2022, Dolegala signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian football league. Personal life. Dolegala's grandfather Al Bemiller was a member of the 1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team that won a national title; he later played for the Buffalo Bills from 1961 to 1969.