Ken Mastrole (born February 25, 1977) is an American former football player. He played as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), NFL Europe, and intercollegiate football at the University of Maryland and University of Rhode Island. Early years Mastrole was born on February 25, 1977, and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School where he played football. He was highly recruited out of high school, with interest from Duke, Miami, Clemson, and Virginia Tech. He ultimately chose to attend Maryland. His high school coach said that "he liked everything about Maryland—the atmosphere, the school, the curriculum, the football program." College career Maryland Mastrole sat out his true freshman year in 1995 on redshirt status. During the following two seasons, he served as the back-up behind starting quarterback Brian Cummings. In 1996, he saw action in eight games, including three starts. Mastrole was the first redshirt freshman to ever start as a quarterback at Maryland. He recorded a total of 36 completions in 89 attempts for 354 yards and one touchdown. Against Virginia, starting quarterback Brian Cummings separated his right shoulder, and Mastrole relieved him. He recorded nine completions on 15 attempts for 66 yards and two interceptions. Mastrole started against West Virginia in place of an injured Brian Cummings, and became the first quarterback in Maryland history to start as a freshman. The following week, he started against NC State, where he completed 15 of 28 pass attempts for 140 yards and one interception. In that game, he completed a career-best 52-yard pass to Geroy Simon in the fourth quarter and then connected with tight end Tim Brown for a two-point conversion. He started against Duke in place of Cummings who had suffered a concussion the previous week. Mastrole completed five of 17 passes for 106 yards including his career first touchdown pass, but suffered a fractured right clavicle which ended his season. In 1997, he saw action in seven games as a backup and threw 19 passes. Against Florida State, he saw action in the Terrapins' last two series, where he completed one pass for nine yards and made two rushing attempts. Against Virginia, he completed three of 11 pass attempts for 47 yards. In 1998, Mastrole shared playing time with Randall Jones. Mastrole started against West Virginia, but was held to three completions on nine passes for 27 yards, before being replaced