Jake Delhomme is the starting quarterback for the Carolina Panthers in the National Football League.

On April 23, 2009, Delhomme signed a five-year contract extension with the Carolina Panthers. The new deal will pay $42.5 million, $20 million of which is guaranteed, and keep him with the Panthers through the 2014 season.CBSSports.com: Delhomme Gets $20M Guarantee in Extension Through 2014

Delhomme attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He left the Ragin' Cajuns as the all-time passing leader with 655 completions and 1,246 attempts for 9,216 yards, 64 touchdowns and 57 interceptions. He was also the first Louisiana-Lafayette player to top 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.

After college, he went undrafted, but was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. Delhomme spent several seasons in NFL Europe before signing with the Carolina Panthers in 2003. He started off the season as the backup quarterback to Rodney Peete, but Delhomme was put into the game half-way through the season opener. He would remain at quarterback the rest of the season, guiding the Panther's to a Super Bowl appearance. Though Delhomme played well in the Super Bowl, throwing three touchdown passes and passing for 323 yards, the team lost to the New England Patriots.

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• NFL.com: Career Stats
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 215
  • Rookie year: 1998

• January 10, 1975: Born

• 1993: Earned scholarship to University of Southwest Louisiana (now known as UL Lafayette)

• 1998: Signs as undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints

• 1998: Allocated by Saints to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe

• 2000: Assigned by Saints to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe

• 2003: Signs as free agent with the Carolina Panthers

• 2004: Led Carolina to first ever Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XXXVIII

• 2006: Pro Bowl