ˈæftɚ hɪz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən sˈiːzən wɪð hˈæmbɜːɡ ˈɛndᵻd, ɹˈʌðɚfɚd spˈɛnt ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ æz ɐ vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæks kˈoʊtʃ ˌʌndɚ hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ dˈeɪv wˈɔnstɛt æt hɪz ˈɔlmə mˈeɪɾɚ.
After his 2007 season with Hamburg ended, Rutherford spent the remainder of the year as a volunteer quarterbacks coach under head coach Dave Wannstedt at his alma mater.