Bomar at a Minnesota Vikings training camp in 2011.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||
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Date of birth: | July 2, 1985 | ||
Place of birth: | Groesbeck, Texas | ||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
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High school: | Grand Prairie (TX) | ||
College: | Sam Houston State | ||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 151 | ||
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Rhett Matthew Bomar (born July 2, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and Sam Houston State.
He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders.
As a boy, Bomar lived in Groesbeck, Texas where his father Jerry coached and was the ball boy for their State Championship team in 1991. Coached by his father at Grand Prairie High School who is now the athletic director and head coach of the high school football team in Orange Grove, Bomar was a starter for three years. He was ranked as the nation's No. 1 high school quarterback of 2004 by the recruiting services Rivals.com and Scout.com and was compared to former NFL great John Elway. He threw for 1272 yards and rushed for 547 yards as a senior. Bomar committed to Oklahoma in February 2004. He played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Bomar is now an athletic director at the Freer Early College High School, in Freer, Texas.
Bomar became the starter by the 2nd game 2005 season. His season started roughly while he adjusted to college football, but his game improved throughout the season. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Holiday Bowl when Oklahoma defeated the Oregon Ducks.