Boomer Esiason: Personal Life
Boomer Esiason was born on April 17, 1961, in West Islip, New York, US. He constantly kicked, in his mother womb so reacting to the incident she named him ‘Boomer’. Esiason studied at Timber Point Elementary and later went to East Islip High School from where he graduated in the year 1979.
He attended the University of Maryland. He was the two-time honorable mention All-American in the year 1982 and 1983. He then got graduated in 1984 with the Bachelor of Arts degree and also received Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999.
His son Gunner was diagnosed with the Cystic Fibrosis which is a disease of respiratory and the digestive system. Soon after that, he formed The Boomer Esiason Foundation to fund the research for finding the cure for the disease.
Boomer Esiason: Professional Life
While studying at the University of Maryland, Esiason started playing football under head coach Jerry Claiborne and Bobby Ross. He amazed every individual by setting an unbeatable 17 school records at Maryland. During his final year at Maryland, Cincinnati Bengals picked him in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He then got the first professional start on 7th October 1984 in a game against Houston Oilers.
Later in 1988, he won the NFL MVP award and was also named to Pro Bowl. But he did not play in Pro Bowl because of his shoulder injury that he suffered late in regular season. After Esiason contract expired with New York Jets, he signed as free agent with Arizona Cardinals in 1996. He got retired in the year 1997 after playing the last game for Cincinnati Bengals for one season. After his retirement, he became one among the most successful quarterbacks in the history of NFL.
He also has been the color analyst on each Super Bowl since the year 2000 XXXIV-2013 XLVI. Currently, he is serving as the in-studio analyst for the NFL Today on the CBS television as well as he is also the co-host of Boomer and Carton in the Morning on the WFAN Radio. He became the permanent host of the show by replacing Don Imus in April 2007.
Boomer Esiason: Net Worth and Salary
An American footballer, Boomer Esiason has earned a massive $15 million net worth from his successful career. As he has played for multiple teams, his annual salary is yet to be calculated. But in the meantime, he has also made a social contribution by donating a part of his income to the needy ones through his foundation named ‘Boomer Esiason foundation’.
Esiason is married to his wife Cheryl and there is no news of divorce in his life. The couple has two children together, a son and a daughter named as Gunnar and Sydney respectively. He has also been earning from his talk shows and commenting on live games.
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Boomer Esiason: Social Media
Boomer Esiason is one among popular and most loved celebrity on the TV screen, to whom we have been known as well as seeing daily. Boomer is active on social networking sites as well. Boomer has been active in this field for years and during these periods, she has already gained numbers of fans on his social networking sites such as Twitter.
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