Price benched veterans Gossen and Garcia in favor of true-freshman Drew Bledsoe. After Bledsoe's emergence at Washington State in 1990, Garcia transferred to Sacramento State in Division I-AA and finished his college football career as the starter there, throwing for 1,796 yards and 13 touchdowns in his senior season. College career statistics Professional career Arizona Rattlers Following his college career, Garcia turned to Arena Football. He played for the Arizona Rattlers in 1995. Connecticut Coyotes Garcia was traded to the Connecticut Coyotes during the 1996 season. New Jersey Red Dogs Garcia would change teams again in 1997, playing for the New Jersey Red Dogs. Iowa Barnstomers/New York Dragons Garcia played for the Red Dogs for a year and a half before joining the Iowa Barnstormers during the 1998 season. Garcia finally settled down in Iowa, and found his greatest success when the Barnstormers became the New York Dragons in 2001. In the 2001 season, Garcia threw a league record 104 touchdown passes, but this was passed by Clint Dolezel in 2006. San Francisco 49ers Garcia briefly left the AFL in 2002, when he was signed by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. He was released after minicamp in June and returned to the Dragons, who finished 3–11 that year. Return to the Dragons On February 26, 2006, Garcia suffered a fractured tibia and fibula, ending his season. He was replaced by Juston Wood and later Nick Browder. At the time of the injury, Garcia had thrown more touchdown passes than any pro quarterback, however, Andy Kelly and Clint Dolezel moved ahead of Garcia while he was injured. On June 2, 2007, Garcia became the fourth quarterback in AFL history to throw 800 touchdowns, joining Dolezel, Sherdrick Bonner, and Kelly. In 2008, Garcia led the Dragons to the playoffs despite finishing the season with an 8-8 record. In the first round playoff game, Garcia and the Dragons defeated a heavily favored Dallas Desperados team who finished the year at 12-4. Garcia and Dolezel squared off at quarterback against each other, and Garcia out dueled Dolezel throwing nine touchdown passes to Dolezel's seven. The following week, New York lost on the final play of the game to the Philadelphia Soul, who would go on to win ArenaBowl XXII. Jacksonville Sharks The Arena Football League suspended operations in 2009. On January 21, 2010, Garcia signed with the expansion Jacksonville Sharks when the Arena Football