Tony Eason
Charles Carroll Eason IV
Born: October 8, 1959
Blythe, CA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 212
College: Illinois
High School: Delta (Clarksburg, CA)
Career: 1983-1990
Drafted: 1983 in Round 1, #15 overall by the New England Patriots
Tony Eason played from 1983 to 1990 during his career with the New England Patriots and New York Jets. Eason threw for 11,142 yards in his career, completing 911 of 1,564 passes with 61 touchdowns and 51 interceptions. He also ran for 503 yards in 134 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 95 | 46 | 48.4 | 557 | 5.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 35 | 16 | 139 | 48.4 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 431 | 259 | 60.1 | 3228 | 7.5 | 23 | 5.3 | 8 | 1.9 | 76 | 59 | 409 | 93.4 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 299 | 168 | 56.2 | 2156 | 7.2 | 11 | 3.7 | 17 | 5.7 | 90 | 28 | 229 | 67.5 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 448 | 276 | 61.6 | 3328 | 7.4 | 19 | 4.2 | 10 | 2.2 | 49 | 43 | 336 | 89.2 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 79 | 42 | 53.2 | 453 | 5.7 | 3 | 3.8 | 2 | 2.5 | 45 | 8 | 70 | 72.4 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 43 | 28 | 65.1 | 249 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 61.1 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 105 | 57 | 54.3 | 761 | 7.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 4 | 3.8 | 45 | 10 | 78 | 71.2 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 255 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | 63 | 7 | 42 | 68.6 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 155 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 49.0 |
| Totals | 1564 | 911 | 58.2 | 11142 | 7.1 | 61 | 3.9 | 51 | 3.3 | 90 | 177 | 1350 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 40 | 154 | 3.8 | 25 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 23 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 35 | 170 | 4.9 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 503 | 3.8 | 26 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | -19 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | -22 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 13 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 14 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 4 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL | New England Patriots | 3 | 3 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Jets | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 0 |
