Perseverance or a Pact with the Devil ?
The NFL Career of San Francisco 49’er Starting QB, John Thomas O’Sullivan
High School: All-Everything at Jesuit High School, Carmichael, CA
College: Broke a ton of school & conference records (Great Western Conference)
2002: 6th round draft choice by the New Orleans Saints – 3rd string QB – inactive all season
2003: Ditto, after a season in NFL Europe – Frankfurt Galaxy
2004: Inactive for first four games – traded to Green Bay for a box of tape – inactive the next 11 games
Activated last game - Takes a knee on the last two plays of the season
2005: Chicago Bears practice squad first nine games
Minnesota Vikings signed him off the Bears practice squad – inactive rest of season
2006: Reported to Vikings training camp – cut
Signed to NE Patriots practice squad on September 5th – cut October 2nd
Signed to Carolina’s practice squad on December 27th – no action
2007: Signed again by the Bears in February – cut before training camp
Detroit Lines signed him July 10th – no action all season
2008: San Francisco signs him as a UFA for the minimum ($645,000) in February
Named starting QB on August 22nd
Patrick Daugherty: San Diego Weekly Reader