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Boomer Esiason Net Worth: Norman Julius Esiason also known as Boomer Esiason is a retired American football quarterback and current network color commentator. As of 2018, Boomer Esiason net worth is estimated to be $17 million.
Born on April 17, 1961 in East Islip, New York, Boomer attended Timber Point Elementary and East Islip High School. He then played college football at University of Maryland. During his time at college, he set 17 school records. He completed 461 of 850 passes for 6,169 yards and 42 touchdowns with 27 interceptions. Boomer was also a two-time honorable mention All-American in 1982 and 1983.
After college, he started his professional football career as a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played with Bengals for 1984 to 1992. In 1993, he was traded to New York Jets. Two years later, he got a serious injury while playing against buffalo bills which hindered his career. He had a horrific collision which gave him a severe concussion. As a result, he had to stay out of the game for several months.
In 1996, he was then released by Jets and signed with Arizona Cardinals as a free agent. After that season, he thought of retiring but instead played one more season with Cincinnati Bengals. During his time at NFL, his football playing honors include being named to four Pro-Bowl games and several awards for left-handed quarterbacks. He was also named NFL MVP in 1988 and received the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 1995.
At his retirement, he was ranked among the most successful quarterbacks in NFL history, finishing in top 10 in many statistical categories. After retiring, he has worked as a football analyst for ABC, HBO and currently works for CBS Sports on The NFL Today, Westwood One for Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl. He also hosts the morning sports radio program “Boomer and Gio” on WFAN in New York.
