Jason Fife

Jason Fife (born January 23, 1981) is an American football quarterback. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions in 2004. He played college football at Oregon.

College career
Fife played college football at the University of Oregon, backing up Joey Harrington until Harrington left for the 2002 NFL Draft and Fife became the starter. In 2002 Fife was ranked the #2 QB in the nation. In 2003 Fife shared the starting QB position with Kellen Clemens. Fife is most notably known for leading the Twenty-third ranked Oregon Ducks in upsetting the Third ranked University of Michigan Wolverines on September 20, 2003; this upset earned Fife his picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated for September 29, 2003 (Volume 99, Issue 13).

Professional career
Fife was not drafted in the 2004 NFL draft. He signed with the Detroit Lions as a Free Agent, but was cut from the team during training camp. Fife played for the New Orleans Saints from 2006-2007. Late 2007 he played for the Washington Redskins for a short period of time. Fife also played for a time in the Arena Football League for the Las Vegas Gladiators, and in 2008 with the Dallas Desperados.

Continuing Education
Fife is now in Dental School at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Coaching
Fife has also coached in various positions for different high school programs. Most recently, he was an assistant coach for the Cottage Grove High School Lions football team in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Personal
Jason is married, and has 4 children.