Joe Germaine  Quarterback  Height: 6'2  Weight: 225  College: Ohio State

FIFL Experience: Drafted with the 39th pick in the 3rd round of the 2012 FIFL Draft by Billings. Had one reception for -1 yard in 2024 with Colorado.

Professional Experience: Germaine was selected in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup to Kurt Warner as a rookie. Germaine appeared in only three games, completing 9 of 16 passes for 136 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions. He was cut at the end of the 2000 season. Germaine had a breit sting with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2001. He was waived on September 1, 2002. Germaine was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals on October 17, 2002. He was promoted to the active roster on December 12 and served the remainder of the season as the third-string quarterback. He was released on April 23, 2003. Germaine worked out for the Seattle Seahawks in August 2003, but was not signed and spent the rest of the season out of football. Germaine was signed by the San Diego Chargers on August 6, 2004. He was waived prior to the regular season on August 26. In 2004 Germaine became a quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League, where he was a back-up to Sherdrick Bonner. After two seasons and six starts with the Rattlers, Germaine joined the expansion Utah Blaze in 2006. He started the first nine games of Utah's inaugural season, passing for 2,330 yards and 41 touchdowns while completing 67.4 percent of his passes. His season was cut short by an injury, but he returned in 2007 as the full-time starter. He became the first player in league history to pass for over 5,000 yards in a season. He finished with 5,005 yards, surpassing the record of 4,841 yards set by San Jose's Mark Grieb in 2006. In October 2008 Germaine opted out of his contract with the Blaze in hopes of returning to the Rattlers. Germaine re-joined the Rattlers prior to their first season in the newly founded Arena Football 1. He was, however, quickly placed on "reassignment" on February 5, 2010.

College: Joe Germaine proved in two seasons as a backup that he was a fine quarterback. But it was his senior year as the starter and team co-captain, when he set 11 school records while throwing for 3,330 yards and 25 touchdowns, that separated him from other OSU quarterbacks. He was the Chicago Tribune’s Silver Football Award winner as the Big Ten MVP that year and he led OSU to the No. 1 national ranking for a school-record tying 10-consecutive weeks. He also was named by the conference coaches as the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year. No Ohio State fan will ever forget his heroics in the 1997 Rose Bowl as he calmly directed the Buckeyes 65 yards in 12 plays in the final 1:40 for the winning touchdown (a 5-yard touchdown pass to David Boston with 19 seconds left). Germaine threw for 6,370 yards and 56 touchdowns in three seasons.

Personal: Joseph Berton Germaine, born 8-11-75 in Denver, Colorado. After being placed on reassignment, Germaine accepted the head coaching job at Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Arizona. Athletic Director Paul Reynolds was familiar with Germaine, having played for ASU against him in the 1997 Rose Bowl. Prior to coaching at Queen Creek, Germaine was the quarterbacks coach at Chandler's Basha High School from 2004 until 2007. In 2012, Germaine's Bulldogs appeared in the Arizona Division III state championship, against Desert Edge High School. With twelve seconds left and the game tied at 7, the snap for a Desert Edge punt was high, sailing over the punter, who picked up the ball and was tackled in the back of the end zone for a safety. Queen Creek won its first state championship 9-7 and finished an undefeated season.