Matt Leinart

However, on August 14, Leinart agreed to a six-year, $51 million contract, becoming the very last member of the draft to sign a contract, and not before Cardinal Coach Dennis Green said that he had lost his patience. Despite signing late, Leinart played in the second quarter of the exhibition game against the New England Patriots on August 19.<br /><br /> During the fourth week of the NFL season, unofficial sources projected that Leinart would take over as the starting quarterback, due to a poor performance by Kurt Warner in the previous game. During the week, coach Green held a conference and specifically stated that Warner would still start that week's game. Leinart threw for 2 touchdown passes in his first start.<br /><br /> In Week 6 against the 5-0 Chicago Bears, Leinart threw for 2 touchdown passes in the first half, but the Bears came back in the second half to win 24-23. Read Less

Leinart's son, Cole Cameron Leinart, was born on October 24, 2006 in California. The mother of Leinart's son is former USC women's basketball player Brynn Cameron. Leinart broke up with Cameron before the baby was born. Though they had a dispute over child support early on, they have since settled their differences and Leinart now has a regular schedule for seeing his son.<br /><br /> Matt Leinart made an appearance on the May 1, 2006 episode of Punk'd, featuring Ashton Kutcher as the host. He also has appeared in several commercials on television, most notably for ABC's hit-sitcom Desperate Housewives and Nike's "Football is Everything" commercial as the backup quarterback on the sidelines holding a clipboard. He also starred in an NFL Sunday Ticket commercial with the Manning family (Peyton and Eli are surprised that father Archie is helping him with his throwing, only to have Archie say that "he always wanted a lefty"). In 2007, he appeared in the NFL Shop commercial with Steven Jackson and Adam Vinatieri where he threw an Arizona Cardinals throw blanket to a fan who made a diving catch. Leinart appeared in seven episodes of Rome is Burning in 2006-07, Jimmy Kimmel Live! after winning BCS title game (2005), and the 2008 film The House Bunny. He later appeared in support of a long-time friend who competed on The Biggest Loser 2010. Leinart was also a diner in a Hell's Kitchen episode on the Fox Network in 2011. Read Less