He played well for Florida State, but was rarely the starting quarterback. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him in 1991, but he was used rarely for his first three seasons with the team. He spent a season playing for the World League in London, and then returned to the Vikings. He played well for the Vikings, but was not always consistent, and was eventually traded to the Washington Redskins in 1999. He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and led them to a Super Bowl Championship in 2001. He then returned to the Vikings, and played one season for the Dallas Cowboys, before retiring in 2009.