Over a month ago, QB Daunte Culpepper decided to retire. Culpepper couldn’t find a team that wanted him and, in frustration, decided that he’d had enough. 
Culpepper had played from 1999-2005 with the Minnesota Vikings. He then spent part of 2006 with the Miami Dolphins, playing four games with the team. He played for the Oakland Raiders in 2007. With the Raiders, he played in seven games.
The nine-year veteran quarterback came to terms on a two-year deal on Saturday with the Detroit Lions. He’s scheduled to sign the contract on Monday. The Lions have found the play of their present starter, Dan Orlovsky, to be inadequate. They entertained starting rookie Drew Stanton but over the past few days have reconsidered that idea.
Over the last three seasons, Culpepper has played in just 18 games. His best seasons were with the Vikings. In 2004, he had a QB rating of 110.9, throwing 39 TDs and 11 INTs over the course of 16 games. That season, he connected on 69.2% of his throws. His rating, touchdown to interception ratio, total number of touchdown passes and completion rate were all personal bests that year.