J.T. O’Sullivan
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[edit] Biography
He spent time in NFL Europe, and in 2004 he finished with the 2nd best passer rating in the league and led his team to World Bowl XII. He played the first regular season game of his career in 2004 while with the Green Bay Packers, where he took a knee twice to end the game. He was with the New Orleans Saints in 2002 and 2003 before being traded with a second round draft pick to the Packers for Mike McKenzie in 2004. O'Sullivan also spent time with the Minnesota Vikings in 2005, and New England Patriots for part of 2006.
Carolina Panthers
On December 26, 2006 O'Sullivan was signed to the practice squad for the Carolina Panthers.
Chicago Bears
On February 8, 2007 he signed with the Chicago Bears and has participated again in this year's NFL Europa season for the Frankfurt Galaxy franchise for the second time. Prior to World Bowl XV, O' Sullivan (along with Centurions RB Derrick Ross) shared the 2007 NFL Europa Offensive MVP.
On July 7, 2007 O'Sullivan was released by the Chicago Bears.
Detroit Lions
On July 10, 2007 O'Sullivan was signed by the Detroit Lions. Due to injuries to Detroit's other two quarterbacks, starter Jon Kitna and backup Dan Orlovsky, O'Sullivan played the Lions' final two 2007 preseason games in their entirety. On September 16, 2007, during his second career regular season game O'Sullivan threw his first regular season touchdown pass, a seven-yarder to Calvin Johnson.
San Francisco 49ers
After hiring O'Sullivan's former offensive coordinator Mike Martz, the San Francisco 49ers signed O'Sullivan to a one-year contract on February 29, 2008. On August 12, 2008, Coach Mike Nolan appeared on KNBR's "Murph and Mac Show" and announced that O'Sullivan had moved into the lead for the 49ers starting quarterback job.
On August 22, 2008, Coach Mike Nolan officially declared O'Sullivan as the starting Quarterback for the 49ers 2008 regular season
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- Drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints with the 186th pick in the 6th round.
