Jay Schroeder

Jay Brian Schroeder (born June 28, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, after which he was selected in the third round (83rd overall) of the 1984 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played for four seasons. He then played for the Los Angeles Raiders for five seasons and spent one season each with the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals. While with the Washington Redskins, Schroeder was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1986 season, where he threw for 4,109 yards. The following season, nagged by injury and a quarterback controversy, he made just ten starts as Doug Williams took the reins for the playoffs, which saw them win a Super Bowl over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. He was traded to the Raiders a season later, where he would be the on-and-off starter for the next five seasons, which peaked with him leading the Raiders to a 12–4 record in 1990 and an appearance in the AFC Championship Game. After a season each with the Bengals and Cardinals, Schroeder retired in 1994, having thrown for 20,000 yards as a quarterback.