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Vinny Testaverde
Vinny Testaverde becoming a Dallas Cowboy is really no surprise. This has been the main rumor since the Cowboys 2003 season ended back in January. Testaverde signed a year contract on June 3rd for 1.1 million.
On the surface Testaverde appears to be coming in to backup starting QB Quincy Carter but that may or may not be the case. Testaverde claims he wants a chance to start and the Cowboys have stated they will give him the opportunity to compete for the starting job in training camp. The mere competition alone should give the Cowboys a much better QB presence in 2004.
Testaverde struggled mightily during his first 6 seasons in the NFL as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but since leaving the Bucs in 1993, Testaverde has proven to be a better than average NFL quarterback. His best season in the NFL came under Bill Parcells leadership in 1998, his 1st season as a Jet, where he tossed 29 TD passes to only 7 ints and a qb rating of 101.6, leading the Jets to the AFC Championship and earning AFC Pro Bowl honors.
Vinny Testaverde career passing stats
|
|
Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
att
|
comp
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Pct
|
Yds
|
TDs |
Int |
Rate |
|
1987
|
Bucs
|
6
|
165
|
71
|
43.0
|
1081
|
5 |
6 |
60.2 |
|
1988
|
Bucs |
15
|
466
|
222
|
47.6
|
3240
|
13 |
35 |
48.8 |
|
1989
|
Bucs |
14
|
480
|
258
|
53.8
|
3133
|
20 |
22 |
68.9 |
|
1990
|
Bucs |
14
|
365
|
203
|
55.6
|
2818
|
17 |
18 |
75.6 |
1991 |
Bucs |
13 |
326 |
166 |
50.9 |
1994 |
8 |
15 |
59.0 |
1992 |
Bucs |
14 |
358 |
206 |
57.5 |
2554 |
14 |
16 |
74.2 |
1993 |
Browns |
10 |
230 |
130 |
56.5 |
1797 |
14 |
9 |
85.7 |
1994 |
Browns |
14 |
376 |
207 |
55.1 |
2575 |
16 |
18 |
70.7 |
1995 |
Browns |
13 |
392 |
241 |
61.5 |
2883 |
17 |
10 |
87.8 |
1996 |
Ravens |
16 |
549 |
325 |
59.2 |
4177 |
33 |
19 |
88.7 |
1997 |
Ravens |
13 |
470 |
271 |
57.7 |
2971 |
18 |
15 |
75.9 |
1998 |
Jets |
14 |
421 |
259 |
61.5 |
3256 |
29 |
7 |
101.6 |
1999 |
Jets |
1 |
15 |
10 |
66.7 |
96 |
1 |
1 |
78.8 |
2000 |
Jets |
16 |
590 |
328 |
55.6 |
3732 |
21 |
25 |
69.0 |
2001 |
Jets |
16 |
441 |
260 |
59.0 |
2752 |
15 |
14 |
75.3 |
2002 |
Jets |
5 |
83 |
54 |
65.1 |
499 |
3 |
3 |
78.3 |
2003 |
Jets |
7 |
198 |
123 |
62.1 |
1385 |
7 |
2 |
906 |
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Totals |
17 Seasons |
201 |
5928 |
3334 |
56.3 |
40943 |
251 |
235 |
75.4 |
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