Boomer Esiason
Norman Julius Esiason
Born: April 17, 1961
West Islip, NY USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 224
College: Maryland
High School: East Islip (Islip Terrace, NY)
Career: 1984-1997
Drafted: 1984 in Round 2, #38 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Boomer Esiason played from 1984 to 1997 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets. Esiason threw for 37,920 yards in his career, completing 2,969 of 5,205 passes with 247 touchdowns and 184 interceptions. He also ran for 1,598 yards in 447 attempts with 7 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 102 | 51 | 50.0 | 530 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 36 | 5 | 52 | 62.9 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 431 | 251 | 58.2 | 3443 | 8.0 | 27 | 6.3 | 12 | 2.8 | 68 | 32 | 289 | 93.2 |
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 469 | 273 | 58.2 | 3959 | 8.4 | 24 | 5.1 | 17 | 3.6 | 57 | 26 | 194 | 87.7 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 440 | 240 | 54.5 | 3321 | 7.5 | 16 | 3.6 | 19 | 4.3 | 61 | 26 | 209 | 73.1 |
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 388 | 223 | 57.5 | 3572 | 9.2 | 28 | 7.2 | 14 | 3.6 | 86 | 30 | 245 | 97.4 |
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 455 | 258 | 56.7 | 3525 | 7.7 | 28 | 6.2 | 11 | 2.4 | 74 | 36 | 288 | 92.1 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 402 | 224 | 55.7 | 3031 | 7.5 | 24 | 6.0 | 22 | 5.5 | 53 | 31 | 198 | 77.0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 413 | 233 | 56.4 | 2883 | 7.0 | 13 | 3.1 | 16 | 3.9 | 53 | 25 | 190 | 72.5 |
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 278 | 144 | 51.8 | 1407 | 5.1 | 11 | 4.0 | 15 | 5.4 | 38 | 19 | 150 | 57.0 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 473 | 288 | 60.9 | 3421 | 7.2 | 16 | 3.4 | 11 | 2.3 | 77 | 18 | 139 | 84.5 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Jets | 440 | 255 | 58.0 | 2782 | 6.3 | 17 | 3.9 | 13 | 3.0 | 69 | 19 | 134 | 77.3 |
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 389 | 221 | 56.8 | 2275 | 5.8 | 16 | 4.1 | 15 | 3.9 | 43 | 27 | 198 | 71.4 |
| 1996 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 339 | 190 | 56.0 | 2293 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.2 | 14 | 4.1 | 64 | 17 | 109 | 70.6 |
| 1997 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 186 | 118 | 63.4 | 1478 | 7.9 | 13 | 7.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 77 | 7 | 43 | 106.9 |
| Totals | 5205 | 2969 | 57.0 | 37920 | 7.3 | 247 | 4.7 | 184 | 3.5 | 86 | 318 | 2438 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 33 | 79 | 2.4 | 20 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 44 | 146 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 52 | 241 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 43 | 248 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 47 | 278 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 49 | 157 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 66 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 45 | 118 | 2.6 | 17 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Jets | 28 | 59 | 2.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 19 | 14 | 0.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 447 | 1598 | 3.6 | 24 | 7 |
Receiving:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 41 |
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Totals | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 41 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 4 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 5 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 2 | -23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 13 | 5 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 3 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 12 | 4 | -27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 123 | 45 | -122 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 15 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1992 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 11 |
| 1993 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 14 |
| 1995 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 12 |
| 1996 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 8 |
| 1997 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 5 |
Awards
1988 - AP MVP
1988 - PFWA MVP
1995 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
