Height: 6-1   Weight: 205
College: Wisconsin
Position: QB   No: 8

Born: 11/15/1979
Hometown: Grand Forks, ND

Professional Career Highlights:  Sixth round draft pick of the New York Jets in 2003; saw his first NFL action on Nov. 28 2004 as he replaced an injured Quincy Carter to complete 5 of 9 passed for 60 yards in a win over Arizona; played in 11 games, with nine starts in 2005, completing 150 of 266 passes (56.4 percent) for 1,558 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions; recorded a career best vs. Miami in Week 15, completing 28 of 42 passes for 327 yards, a touchdown and passer rating of 106.0; went 2-7 as a starter with the Jets; acquired by Minnesota in a 2006 preseason trade that reunited him with Head Coach Brad Childress, his offensive coordinator at Wisconsin; played in two games that season for the Vikings, completing 13 of 18 passes (72.2 percent) for 146 yards with no touchdowns and one interception; saw action in 5 games, including one start, in 2007, amassing 391 yards on 33 of 50 passing, a touchdown and one interception; completed 211 of 360 passes for 2,226 yards and nine touchdowns over six years in the NFL

College Accomplishments:  Had a 30-12 record as a starter at Wisconsin, becoming one of seven Big Ten Conference quarterbacks to win 30 games in a career; ranks second in Badger history with 414 completions of 771 passes (53.7%) for 5,627 yards and 38 TDs; one of seven players in Big Ten history to throw for more than 30 TDs and rush for more than 20 TDs in a career; was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, awarded to the top senior QB; became the third Badger to earn Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year honors.

Personal:  Played shortstop  and quarterback at Central High School in Grand Forks, N.D.; was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 despite not having played baseball since high school; father Rob was an offensive coordinator for the University of North Dakota