Biography[]
Vinny Testaverde (Vincent Frank Testaverde) was born on November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. After going to high school at Fork Union (VA) Military Academy and Sewanhaka (Floral Park, NY), Testaverde attended the University of Miami. Testaverde made his professional debut in the NFL in 1987 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has played for the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys over the course of his 20 year career.
Most people believe that 1996 was Vinny Testaverde's best year, as he threw for 4177 yards, tossed 33 TDs and put up a 88.7 passer rating.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Passing Stats[]
1987
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
6
|
165
|
71
|
43
|
1081
|
6.55
|
5
|
6
|
18
|
140
|
60.2
|
1988
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
15
|
466
|
222
|
47.6
|
3240
|
6.95
|
13
|
35
|
33
|
292
|
48.8
|
1989
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
480
|
258
|
53.8
|
3133
|
6.53
|
20
|
22
|
38
|
294
|
68.9
|
1990
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
365
|
203
|
55.6
|
2818
|
7.72
|
17
|
18
|
38
|
330
|
75.6
|
1991
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
13
|
326
|
166
|
50.9
|
1994
|
6.12
|
8
|
15
|
35
|
234
|
59
|
1992
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
358
|
206
|
57.5
|
2554
|
7.13
|
14
|
16
|
35
|
259
|
74.2
|
1993
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
10
|
230
|
130
|
56.5
|
1797
|
7.81
|
14
|
9
|
17
|
101
|
85.7
|
1994
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
14
|
376
|
207
|
55.1
|
2575
|
6.85
|
16
|
18
|
12
|
83
|
70.7
|
1995
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
13
|
392
|
241
|
61.5
|
2883
|
7.35
|
17
|
10
|
17
|
87
|
87.8
|
1996
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
549
|
325
|
59.2
|
4177
|
7.61
|
33
|
19
|
34
|
270
|
88.7
|
1997
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
13
|
470
|
271
|
57.7
|
2971
|
6.32
|
18
|
15
|
20
|
129
|
75.9
|
1998
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
14
|
421
|
259
|
61.5
|
3256
|
7.73
|
29
|
7
|
19
|
140
|
101.6
|
1999
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
1
|
15
|
10
|
66.7
|
96
|
6.4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
78.8
|
2000
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
590
|
328
|
55.6
|
3732
|
6.33
|
21
|
25
|
13
|
71
|
69
|
2001
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
441
|
260
|
59
|
2752
|
6.24
|
15
|
14
|
18
|
122
|
75.3
|
2002
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
5
|
83
|
54
|
65.1
|
499
|
6.01
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
62
|
78.3
|
2003
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
7
|
198
|
123
|
62.1
|
1385
|
6.99
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
48
|
90.6
|
2004
|
DAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
495
|
297
|
60
|
3532
|
7.14
|
17
|
20
|
35
|
186
|
76.4
|
2005
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
6
|
106
|
60
|
56.6
|
777
|
7.33
|
1
|
6
|
12
|
102
|
59.4
|
2006
|
NWE
|
NFL
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
66.7
|
29
|
9.67
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
137.5
|
20 year NFL career
|
226
|
6529
|
3693
|
56.6
|
45281
|
6.94
|
270
|
261
|
409
|
2973
|
75.2
|
Rushing Stats[]
1987
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
6
|
13
|
50
|
3.8
|
1
|
17
|
1988
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
15
|
28
|
138
|
4.9
|
1
|
24
|
1989
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
25
|
139
|
5.6
|
0
|
16
|
1990
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
38
|
280
|
7.4
|
1
|
48t
|
1991
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
13
|
32
|
101
|
3.2
|
0
|
19
|
1992
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
36
|
197
|
5.5
|
2
|
18
|
1993
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
10
|
18
|
74
|
4.1
|
0
|
14
|
1994
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
14
|
21
|
37
|
1.8
|
2
|
12
|
1995
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
13
|
18
|
62
|
3.4
|
2
|
14
|
1996
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
34
|
188
|
5.5
|
2
|
22
|
1997
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
13
|
34
|
138
|
4.1
|
0
|
16
|
1998
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
14
|
24
|
104
|
4.3
|
1
|
25
|
1999
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
25
|
32
|
1.3
|
0
|
15
|
2001
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
31
|
25
|
0.8
|
0
|
12
|
2002
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
5
|
2
|
23
|
11.5
|
0
|
24
|
2003
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
7
|
6
|
17
|
2.8
|
0
|
13
|
2004
|
DAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
20
|
42
|
2.1
|
1
|
10
|
2005
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
0.6
|
2
|
2
|
2006
|
NWE
|
NFL
|
3
|
8
|
-8
|
-1
|
0
|
-1
|
20 year NFL career
|
226
|
420
|
1643
|
3.9
|
15
|
0
|
Fumble Recovery Stats[]
1987
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
-3
|
0
|
1988
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1989
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1990
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1991
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
13
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1992
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
-8
|
0
|
1993
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1994
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1995
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
13
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
0
|
1996
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
-11
|
0
|
1997
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
13
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
-9
|
0
|
1998
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
-6
|
0
|
1999
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
0
|
2001
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
-28
|
0
|
2002
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2003
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
-6
|
0
|
2004
|
DAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2005
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
NWE
|
NFL
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20 year NFL career
|
226
|
112
|
37
|
0
|
-79
|
0
|
Receiving Stats[]
1987
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1988
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1989
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1990
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
1991
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1992
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1993
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1994
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1995
|
CLE
|
NFL
|
13
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
1996
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1997
|
BAL
|
NFL
|
13
|
1
|
-4
|
-4
|
0
|
-4
|
1998
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1999
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2001
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2002
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2003
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2004
|
DAL
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2005
|
NYJ
|
NFL
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
NWE
|
NFL
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20 year NFL career
|
226
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Trivia[]
See also[]
Awards[]
- Won the Heisman Trophy Winner in 1986