| Boomer Esiason played college football at the | | | | second quarter, 63 in the third quarter, and 63 in |
| University of Maryland. He was drafted in the first | | | | the fourth quarter. In the first quarter he threw |
| round by the Cincinnati Bengals and went on to | | | | just 51. |
| have a great career that included stops with the | | | | #3 No player caught more of Boomer Esiason's |
| New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. He even | | | | career TD passes than Bengals wide receiver |
| found his way back to Cincinnati before eventually | | | | Eddie Brown. During their time together as |
| retiring from the league. | | | | teammates, they hooked up 39 times for scores. |
| Esiason will go down as one of the better | | | | #4 He threw more touchdown passes against the |
| quarterbacks the Cincinnati franchise has ever had. | | | | Houston Oilers franchise during his career than he |
| He is also known among teammates, opponents, | | | | did against any other team in the league. 27 of his |
| and fans as one of the true nice guys in the | | | | 247 career touchdown passes came against the |
| sport. Here is a look at five interesting facts | | | | Oilers. |
| about Boomer Esiason. | | | | #5 The third touchdown pass that Boomer threw |
| #1 The first TD pass that Boomer Esiason ever | | | | in his career, and also the last of the three |
| threw in the National Football League came in the | | | | touchdown passes he would throw during his |
| first quarter of a 20-14 loss to the New England | | | | rookie season, was caught by a player who is |
| Patriots in 1984. It went for 34 yards and was | | | | now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
| caught by M.L. Harris. His last touchdown pass | | | | It was a third quarter score that tied up the |
| ever was a 77 yarder to Darnay Scott in 1997. | | | | game in an eventual win over the rival Cleveland |
| #2 During his career, Esiason was somewhat of a | | | | Browns. It was caught by one of the all time |
| slow starter when it came to touchdown passes. | | | | greats, offensive lineman Anthony Munoz. |
| He threw 70 career touchdown passes in the | | | | |
