Rick Mirer played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the second overall pick of the 1993 NFL draft.
22 Facts About Rick Mirer
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Unable to duplicate his success Rick Mirer was traded after four seasons to the Chicago Bears.
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Rick Mirer spent the remainder of his career with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions, mostly as a backup.
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Rick Mirer posted 3,973 yards and 30 touchdowns in his senior year, 2nd most in national prep history, and eclipsing Jeff George's Indiana High School passing records.
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Rick Mirer began his tenure serving as backup to Tony Rice, then took the reins of the Notre Dame offense in 1990 and led the team to the Orange Bowl.
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In 1991, Rick Mirer set the single season touchdown record with 18 and was named co-MVP with teammate Jerome Bettis leading Notre Dame past Florida in the 1992 Sugar Bowl.
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Rick Mirer finished his career at Notre Dame by leading them to victory in the 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Rick Mirer accounted for more points running and throwing than any other player in Notre Dame history.
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Rick Mirer left Notre Dame 1st in career touchdowns with 41, and 2nd all time for total offense, completions, and passing yards; he was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl, and Hula Bowl.
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In 2008, Rick Mirer was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
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Rick Mirer was selected with the second overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
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In 1993 Rick Mirer became only the third rookie quarterback since 1970 to start all of his team's games.
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Rick Mirer finished his rookie season fifth in the AFC with 274 completions and 2833 yards.
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Rick Mirer finished second for offensive rookie of the year behind his former backfield teammate from Notre Dame, Jerome Bettis.
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On February 18,1997, Rick Mirer was traded with a fourth round pick in the 1997 NFL draft to the Chicago Bears for their first round draft pick, later packaged in a trade to the Atlanta Falcons to move up to 3rd overall that year to select Shawn Springs.
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Rick Mirer signed a three-year, $11.4 million contract with the Bears, but played only seven games with three starts in the 1997 season.
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Rick Mirer requested to be released by the Bears in the beginning of the 1998 season and signed with the Green Bay Packers.
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Rick Mirer never played a down for Green Bay, which was led by Brett Favre, and was later traded to the New York Jets in 1999 where he replaced an injured Vinny Testaverde as the Jets starter.
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In 2002, Rick Mirer became the a backup for the Oakland Raiders and became the starter for part of 2003.
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Rick Mirer was signed by the Detroit Lions, but saw no playing time.
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Rick Mirer had a 63.5 passer rating, 11,969 passing yards, and 50 touchdown passes before he retired in 2004.
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Rick Mirer has career single game highs of 287 yards passing and three touchdowns.