James Samuel Everett III was born on January 3,1963 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for 12 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams.
19 Facts About Jim Everett
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Jim Everett played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected as the third pick in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.
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Jim Everett then played with the New Orleans Saints from 1994 to 1996 and ended his career with a stint with the San Diego Chargers in 1997.
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Purdue University recruited Everett out of Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jim Everett led his high school team to the State Championship game in 1979 against the Demons of Santa Fe High School.
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Jim Everett is the only Purdue quarterback to ever beat Michigan, Notre Dame, and Ohio State all in the same season.
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Jim Everett finished sixth in balloting for the 1985 Heisman Trophy.
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Jim Everett earned regular membership on the Distinguished Students list at Purdue, and graduated with a degree in industrial management.
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Jim Everett was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity as an undergraduate.
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Jim Everett had a productive NFL career, especially with the Rams, where he was a statistical leader in several passing categories.
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Jim Everett continued to produce fine statistics, and was rewarded with a trip to the 1991 Pro Bowl game in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Jim Everett played in only 10 games but managed to throw 12 interceptions.
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Jim Everett threw only eight touchdown passes, tying the lowest yearly total of his career and matching his rookie total when he only played in six games.
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In three years with the Saints, benefitting from receivers such as Quinn Early and former Falcon receiver Michael Haynes and former Bear fullback Brad Muster in the backfield, Jim Everett threw 22,26, and 12 touchdowns.
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The Saints, like many other NFL teams, released or traded core players when the NFL's salary cap took effect around the time Jim Everett arrived in New Orleans.
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Over his career, Jim Everett performed well enough to be among league leaders in several passing categories.
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At one point in the game, Jim Everett was so rattled that he collapsed to the ground in the pocket in anticipation of a sack, even though the 49ers' defensive players had not yet reached him, a play now known as Jim Everett's "phantom sack".
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When Jim Everett appeared as a guest on Talk2, Rome wasted no time, calling him "Chris".
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Jim Everett dared Rome to repeat it to his face again, implying that a physical confrontation would ensue were Rome to do so.
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When Rome did it anyway, Jim Everett overturned the table between them and shoved Rome to the floor while still on the air.