30 NFL quarterbacks who got better after leaving their first team

29. Jeff Blake

There aren’t many NFL quarterbacks who can say they played on seven different teams throughout their professional career, but this was exactly the case for Jeff Blake from 1992 to 2005.

After limited action as a rookie with the New York Jets that consisted of appearing in just three games in 1992, Blake would end up on the Cincinnati Bengals the following year. Blake would spend the next six seasons with the team.

While Blake’s 1995 season stood out the most, as a result of 28 touchdown passes to help him earn Pro Bowl honors, given that he never finished with a winning record during those six years in Cincinnati shows how rough things were for the most part for the Bengals.

In what ended up being his only winning season as a starter in the NFL, Blake signed with the New Orleans Saints during the 2000 season. He would go 7-4 before suffering a foot injury that would put an end to his season.

Blake’s professional career was nowhere near the same level as some of the quarterbacks on this list. That being said, at least a few impressive statistical seasons helped make things a little more enjoyable for Blake. Not everyone gets to enjoy the benefits of playing in the NFL.