Boomer Esiason
Esiason at The NFL Today pre-game show for Super Bowl XLI
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 17, 1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | West Islip, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | East Islip (NY) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 5,205 |
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| Pass completions: | 2,969 |
| Percentage: | 57.0 |
| TD–INT: | 247–184 |
| Passing yards: | 37,920 |
| Passer rating: | 81.1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (/əˈsaɪ.əsən/; born April 17, 1961) is a retired American football quarterback and current network color commentator. During a 14-year career in the National Football League (NFL), Esiason played for the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals. Since retiring, he has worked as a football analyst, first for ABC and HBO, and currently for CBS Sports on The NFL Today, Westwood One for Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl, and Showtime's Inside the NFL. Esiason is also co-host of the morning sports radio program Boomer and Carton on WFAN in New York.
Esiason was born and raised in East Islip, New York. He attended Timber Point Elementary and East Islip High School, where he graduated in 1979. In high school, he was a three-sport varsity player in football, basketball, and baseball. Esiason got the "Boomer" nickname before he was born. His mother, reacting to his constant kicking in the womb, called him "Boomer," and he has kept the name since.
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