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Jake Delhomme is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Breaux Bridge, United States. He and wide receiver Steve Smith provided the bulk of the offensive production for the Panthers during their 2003 playoff run.

Delhomme played college football for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana, his mother’s alma mater. The only true freshman quarterback to start for a Division I school in 1993, his passer efficiency rating ranked second among NCAA freshmen quarterbacks. Playing on a team with future NFL wide receiver Brandon Stokley and offensive lineman Anthony Clement, the Ragin’ Cajuns won the Big West Conference twice, and finished with three winning seasons. During his senior year, he led the Ragin’ Cajuns to an improbable win over highly favored Texas A&M 29–22.

Delhomme went undrafted in the 1997 NFL Draft, but was later signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. After spending the first season on the practice squad, he was assigned to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe as a backup quarterback to future NFL and Super Bowl MVP, Kurt Warner; Delhomme later said that “Being around someone as mature as Kurt was, that really inspired me”. After another stint on the Saints’ practice squad, he was sent back to NFL Europe, this time as a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy. The Galaxy operated under a rare two-quarterback strategy, utilizing both Delhomme and Pat Barnes; the pair was known as the “Double-Headed Quarterback Monster”. The unorthodox strategy worked, as the Galaxy won World Bowl ’99 over the Barcelona Dragons. Delhomme would later say about his time in Europe:

He has two daughters, Lauren Elizabeth and Lindsey Marie with his childhood sweetheart, Keri Melancon.

He set the record for the longest completed pass in NFL Super Bowl history at 85 yards.

Jake Christopher Delhomme (/d ə ˈ l oʊ m / ; born January 10, 1975) is a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). Delhomme played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, before being signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent after the 1997 NFL Draft. Delhomme began his professional career as a practice squad player with the Saints in 1997 and 1998 and played in the NFL Europe for two years in between NFL seasons. Returning to the Saints, Delhomme played his first NFL games in 1999. Delhomme played as the Carolina Panthers starting quarterback from 2003 to 2009. Delhomme held most of Carolina’s quarterback records until Cam Newton broke most of them. Delhomme led the team to Super Bowl XXXVIII in his first season with Carolina. After his departure from Carolina, Delhomme also played for the Cleveland Browns in 2010 and Houston Texans in 2011.