J.P. Losman

Jonathan Paul "J. P." Losman (born March 12, 1981 in Venice, California) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He also played the start of the inaugural season of the United Football League for the Las Vegas Locomotives. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 22nd overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulane. After a notable high school career at Venice High School where h... more

Jonathan Paul "J. P." Losman (born March 12, 1981 in Venice, California) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He also played the start of the inaugural season of the United Football League for the Las Vegas Locomotives. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 22nd overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulane. After a notable high school career at Venice High School where he earned Parade All-American honors and was rated the No. 3 quarterback in the nation by PrepStar Magazine, Losman accepted an athletic scholarship to attend college at UCLA. He enrolled early during the spring semester of 1999, in order to compete for the starting quarterback position. However, due in part to distractions from friends and family who attended Bruins practices, Losman opted to demand that he be the starting quarterback for the upcoming season. However, UCLA suggested to him that he would not be the starter, forcing Losman to... less