The St. Louis Rams signed former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke to be their new quarterbacks coach, according to multiple reports Thursday.

Weinke, the former Florida State quarterback who was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2001, has no NFL coaching experience. Weinke, 42, has been developing young players — and quarterbacks — since 2010 as the director of the IMG Madden Football Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He worked with quarterback Cam Newton prior to his rookie year with the Panthers in 2011.

As a player, Weinke joined Florida State as a 25-year-old in 1997 following a six-year minor league baseball career in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system. He won a national championship in 1999 and earned a Heisman the following year.

The Panthers drafted Weinke in the fourth round and he became a starter, going 1-14 as a rookie. That would be his only year as a full-time starter, and his career ended with the San Francisco 49ers in 2007.

According to reports, Rams coach Jeff Fisher also interviewed former 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia for the job, which opened up when the team promoted Frank Cignetti to offensive coordinator.