Vinny Testaverde

NFL All-Pro Quarterback

Career Highlights:  A former Heisman Trophy winner out of the University of Miami, Vinny Testaverde just completed his 21st season in the NFL playing for the Carolina Panthers…Testaverde holds the NFL record having thrown a touchdown pass in 21 consecutive seasons… He was the first overall draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1987 NFL Draft…He has played in two Pro Bowls (following 1996 and 1998 seasons)… Testaverde spent the first six years of his career with the Bucs before signing as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns in 1992 where he spent three seasons then two more with the Baltimore Ravens…In 1998, his first season with the New York Jets, Testaverde flourished, completing 61.5 percent of his passes with 29 touchdowns and only seven interceptions… In his best NFL season, he led the Jets to the 1998 AFC East title and then to the AFC Championship game, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos… In October 2000 he played in the game called the “Monday Night Miracle,” against the Miami Dolphins…With the Jets down 30-7 heading into the fourth quarter, Testaverde threw five touchdown passes and let the Jets back to a 40-37 win…The past four years of his career he has seen stints in Dallas (2004), New York Jets again (2005), New England (2006) and Carolina Panthers (2007)…In his 21-year career, he has thrown 3,787 receptions for a total of 46,233 yards and 275 touchdowns.

Updated: May, 2008
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