Jake Christopher Delhomme (pron.: /dəˈloʊm/; born January 10, 1975) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. Delhomme played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette before being signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent after the 1997 NFL Draft. Delhomme began his professional career as a practice squad player with the Saints in 1997 and 1998 and played in the NFL Europe for two years in between NFL seasons. Returning to the Saints, Delhomme played his first NFL games in 1999. Delhomme played as the Carolina Panthers starting quarterback from 2003 to 2009. Delhomme holds most of Carolina's quarterback record and led the team to Super Bowl XXXVIII in his first season with Carolina.