Todd Bouman (pronounced /ˈbaʊmən/) (born August 1, 1972 in Ruthton, Minnesota) is an American football quarterback who currently is a free agent. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at St. Cloud State.

Bouman has also played for the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens.

[edit] Early years

Bouman attended Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. He won All-State honors in football and basketball, and in track & field, he qualified for the State Meet in both the long jump and the high jump.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Minnesota Vikings

Bouman attended St. Cloud State University, where he played basketball and football and was signed as a undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings in 1997. Bouman briefly replaced Daunte Culpepper as the Vikings starting quarterback toward the end of the 2001 NFL season after Culpepper was injured. In a game against the Tennessee Titans, Bouman completed 21 of 31 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week^[1].

[edit] New Orleans Saints

In 2003, the Vikings traded Bouman to the New Orleans Saints where he spent the next three years backing up Aaron Brooks^[2]. On December 13, 2005, after a loss on national television to the Falcons, the Saints benched Brooks and announced Bouman as the team's starter for the last three games of the season. Prior to the 2006 season, Bouman was released by the Saints in favor of Jamie Martin, who would back up newly signed starter Drew Brees.

[edit] Green Bay Packers

On November 21, 2006, Bouman signed with the Green Bay Packers to replace injured Aaron Rodgers as their second-string quarterback^[3].

[edit] First stint with Jaguars

On October 25, 2007, Bouman was signed to a one-year deal by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a backup to Quinn Gray, who was starting in place of an injured David Garrard.

[edit] St. Louis Rams

Bouman then signed with the St. Louis Rams as insurance when starting QB Marc Bulger was out and backup Gus Frerotte went down

[edit] Second stint with Jaguars

Bouman re-signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2008 offseason and attended training camp with the team. He was later released on August 30 during final cuts.

[edit] Baltimore Ravens

Bouman signed with the Baltimore Ravens on September 3, 2008 after quarterback Kyle Boller was placed on injured reserve. He was released by the team on November 1, only to be re-signed four days later.

Bouman was resigned by the Ravens on March 31, 2009. The Ravens released him again on May 1 after signing quarterback John Beck.

[edit] Third stint with Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars re-signed Bouman on May 4, 2009 following the release of undrafted rookie quarterback Nathan Brown.

[edit] Personal

Bouman and his wife, Courtney, have a daughter, Aivary, and a son, Aidan^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jacksonville Jaguars bio