arter ▁during ▁his ▁junior ▁year . ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Gold ▁Min ers ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁team ' s ▁third - string ▁quarter back ▁behind ▁David ▁Arch er ▁and ▁Ker win ▁Bell ▁before ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁second ▁string ▁when ▁Bell ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁E skim os ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season . ▁He ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁the ▁now ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Tex ans ▁when ▁st arter ▁David ▁Arch er ▁went ▁down . ▁He ▁competed ▁with ▁former ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁and ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁Joe ▁Fer g us on ▁for ▁playing ▁time ▁until ▁Arch er ▁returned ▁in ▁late ▁August . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁split ▁his ▁time ▁campaign ing ▁with ▁his ▁d ad , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁Vice ▁President ial ▁nom ine e ▁and ▁playing ▁football . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁again ▁replaced ▁David ▁Arch er ▁as ▁st arter , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁E skim os . ▁He ▁split ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Arg onaut s ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁position ▁with ▁Ker win ▁Bell ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁C FL ▁seasons ▁before ▁missing ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁hold ▁out ▁after ▁the ▁Arg onaut s ▁refused ▁to