Editing Jim Everett

{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}
{{other uses|James Everett (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Jim Everett
| image       = File:Jim Everett.png
| caption     = Everett in 2021
| number      = 11, 17
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|3}}
| birth_place = [[Emporia, Kansas]], U.S.
| death_date  =
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 5
| weight_lbs  = 212
| high_school = [[Eldorado High School (New Mexico)|Eldorado]]{{avoid wrap|([[Albuquerque, New Mexico]])}}
| college     = [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] (1981–1985)
| draftyear   = 1986
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 3
| pastteams   =
* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ([[1986 NFL season|1986]]–[[1993 NFL season|1993]])
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ([[1994 NFL season|1994]]–[[1996 NFL season|1996]])
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ([[1997 NFL season|1997]])
| highlights  =
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1991 Pro Bowl|1990]])
* 2× [[List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders|NFL passing touchdowns leader]] (1988, 1989)
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1986|1986]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1985 College Football All-America Team|1985]])
* Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1985]])
| statlabel1  = TD–INT
| statvalue1  = 203–175
| statlabel2  = Passing yards
| statvalue2  = 34,837
| statlabel3  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue3  = 78.6
| pfr         = E/EverJi00 
}}

'''James Samuel Everett III''' (born January 3, 1963) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the [[Los Angeles Rams]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue Boilermakers]] and was selected third overall in the [[1986 NFL draft]] by the [[Houston Oilers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett,<ref name="Signing"/><ref name="Oilers"/> the Oilers traded his rights to the Rams, with whom Everett played from 1986 to 1993. 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.

==College career==
[[Purdue University]] recruited Everett out of [[Eldorado High School (Albuquerque)|Eldorado High School]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. He led his high school team to the state championship game in 1979 against the Demons of [[Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)|Santa Fe High School]]. The Demons' stifling defense (held opponents to 100 points) and record-setting offense (547 points scored) handed Everett and his Eagle teammates their second loss of the season, and avenged a loss the Demons suffered earlier in the year. In 1980, they finally won the school's only state championship. In addition to [[quarterback]]ing the team, he played defense as a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]].

Recruited to play either safety or quarterback, he was soon slotted into the quarterback role where he narrowly missed out on being a four-year starter at Purdue, as a game-day decision before his first game as a freshman led to [[Scott Campbell (American football)|Scott Campbell]] getting the nod over Everett. Campbell held off Everett for three years, one of which Everett was able to [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] to gain an extra year of eligibility. Upon Campbell's graduation to a seven-year career in the NFL, Everett took over the reins of the pass-oriented [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Boilermakers]] offense.

As a junior, Everett opened the [[1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season|1984 season]] by leading the Boilermakers to an upset of the No. 8 Notre Dame Irish in the inaugural game of the [[Hoosier Dome]], Everett was great, connecting on 20 of 28 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns, the Boilers won 23-21; four weeks later he again led the Boilers to an upset of No. 2 Ohio State.  On November 3rd, he scored a [[Hat-trick#Gridiron_football|hat-trick]] of sorts by leading the Boilers over Michigan, a feat no other Purdue quarterback has achieved in a single season.  Capping off his junior season, he led the Boilermakers to the [[1984 Peach Bowl]], where he passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns. Purdue lost the game to [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]], quarterbacked by future [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay Packer]] [[Don Majkowski]], 27–24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purdue.edu/bowl/history.shtml|title=Purdue Boilermakers Bowl Bound|access-date=September 24, 2009|archive-date=May 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519121833/http://www.purdue.edu/bowl/history.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Everett is also the only Purdue quarterback to ever beat [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], and [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] all in the same season (1984).

During the 1985 season, Everett finished with 3,589 yards of total offense, second in the nation behind [[Robbie Bosco]] of [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], and a school record at the time (later surpassed by [[Drew Brees]]). He finished sixth in balloting for the 1985 [[Heisman Trophy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1985.html |title=1985 Heisman Trophy Voting |access-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010234234/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1985.html |archive-date=October 10, 2011 }}</ref> and was a second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref name=NEA>{{cite news |title=NEA 1985 All-America football team |newspaper=Lead (SD) Daily Call |date=December 6, 1985 |page=7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5310372/nea_1985_allamerica_football_team/}}</ref>

Everett earned regular membership on the Distinguished Students list at Purdue, and graduated with a degree in [[industrial management]]. During his time at Purdue, Everett regularly tutored fellow Purdue athletes in courses such as [[calculus]] and [[statistical analysis]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} He was also initiated into the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity as an undergraduate. During his senior year, he was awarded the [[Big Ten Medal of Honor]] in recognition of his athletic and academic achievements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14MedalofHonor.pdf|title=CONFERENCE MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS|website=cstv.com|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804142153/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14MedalofHonor.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1984: 3,256 yards with 18 TD vs 16 INT in 11 games
* 1985: 3,651 yards with 23 TD vs 11 INT in 11 games

==NFL career==
===1986 draft and trade to Rams===
Before [[1986 NFL draft|the 1986 draft]], Everett was generally rated the best quarterback available,<ref>{{cite news|title=Colts Await Tuesday’s Draft|work=[[The Indianapolis News]]|date=April 25, 1986|page=15}}</ref> although some scouts had him behind [[1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]’s [[Chuck Long]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sands|first=Bob|title=Everett May Need Brinks Truck After Draft|work=[[The Albuquerque Tribune]]|agency=Scripps Howard News Service|date=April 25, 1986|page=C-3}}</ref> [[1986 Indianapolis Colts season|The Indianapolis Colts]] traded up from the sixth position to the fourth with the expected goal of drafting Everett<ref>{{cite news|last=Stellino|first=Vito|title=Charge Henning of [[1986 Atlanta Falcons season|Falcons]] with an Error if He Passes on Everett|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|agency=Associated Press|date=April 27, 1986|page=24C}}</ref> before [[1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|the St. Louis Cardinals]], who picked fifth, did so.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bouchette|first=Ed|title=Colts May Not Get Everett Despite Wheeling and Dealing|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=April 25, 1986|page=22}}</ref> However, Everett would be drafted third overall by [[1986 Houston Oilers season|the Houston Oilers]]. It is widely believed the Oilers, who possessed a developing franchise quarterback in [[Warren Moon]] and a capable backup in [[Oliver Luck]] — drafted Everett merely to prevent the Colts doing so.<ref name="Record">{{cite news|title=Record-setting Quarterback Detoured on Way to Colts|work=[[San Angelo Standard-Times]]|agency=Scripps Howard News Service|date=July 20, 1986|page=4D}}</ref>

Conflicts between Oiler general manager [[Ladd Herzeg]] and Everett's agent Marv Demoff<ref>{{cite news|title=Oilers Not Optimistic About Signing Top Pick, QB Everett, Any Time Soon|work=[[The San Bernardino Sun|The San Bernardino County Sun]]|date=August 22, 1986|page=C2}}</ref> meant Everett would never sign with the Oilers,<ref name="Record"/> although the team offered him a four-year, 3.7 million-dollar contract in mid-August.<ref name="Signing">{{cite news|title=Signing of [[Chuck Long|Long]] May Bring, Everett, Houston to Terms|work=[[Sioux City Journal]]|date=August 20, 1986|page=C 3}}</ref> A wait-and-see attitude regarding established starter Moon meant that the Oilers did not consider trading Everett until the last week of August.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bansch|first=John|title=NFL Notebook: Everett May Finally Get Signed|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|date=August 24, 1986|page=2D}}</ref> Eventually, when protracted negotiations between ownership and Demoff broke down with the regular season already underway, the Oilers decided to trade Everett.<ref name="Oilers">{{cite news|title=Oilers Deal Everett to Rams|work=[[The Galveston Daily News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=September 19, 1986 |page=4-B}}</ref> [[1986 San Francisco 49ers season|The San Francisco 49ers]] — who had lost champion [[Joe Montana]] for the season to back surgery — were initially expected to gain his services,<ref name="Oilers"/> but on September 18 he would be signed by [[1986 Los Angeles Rams season|the Los Angeles Rams]], who were seeking a change of policy from their previous reliance on aging veterans at quarterback.<ref name="Oilers"/>

===Los Angeles Rams===
With the Rams, Everett became a statistical leader in several passing categories. His Rams teams were successful early in his career, earning playoff berths in 1986, 1988, and 1989, despite never reaching the Super Bowl. Everett continued to produce fine statistics, and was rewarded with a trip to the [[1991 Pro Bowl]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]].

Despite productive years with the Rams, 1989 marked Everett's final playoff season in his NFL career. Starting in 1990, the Rams began to trade or release players due to financial concerns. For example, [[LeRoy Irvin]] spent [[1990 NFL season|his final season]] with [[1990 Detroit Lions season|the Lions]], while [[Greg Bell (running back, born 1962)|Greg Bell]], who had been the team's starting running back, spent 1990 [[1990 Los Angeles Raiders season|across town]]. After winning 13 games in 1989 (including 2 playoff wins), the Rams won 19 games ''combined'' in the next four seasons (5 in 1990, 3 in 1991, 6 in 1992, 5 in 1993).

[[1993 Los Angeles Rams season|The 1993 season]] was a low point in Everett's career. He played in only 10 games but managed to throw 12 interceptions. He 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. Around mid-season, Rams coach [[Chuck Knox]] benched him for [[T. J. Rubley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/11/22/with-everett-struggling-rubley-becomes-the-man/b0f98857-9135-4958-85da-d9014484cead/|first=Barry|last=Baum|title=With Everett Struggling, Rubley Becomes the Man|work=The Washington Post|date=November 22, 1993}}</ref>

===New Orleans Saints===
The Rams traded Everett to [[1994 New Orleans Saints season|the Saints]] in March 1994. In return, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported, Los Angeles received "a seventh-round pick in the 1995 draft".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-19-mn-35997-story.html|first=Mike|last=Reilley|title=Rams Trade Longtime QB Everett to the Saints|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 19, 1994}}</ref>

In three years with the Saints, benefiting from receivers such as [[Quinn Early]] and former [[Atlanta Falcons|Falcon]] receiver [[Michael Haynes (wide receiver)|Michael Haynes]] and former [[Chicago Bears|Bear]] fullback [[Brad Muster]] in the backfield, Everett threw 22, 26, and 12 touchdowns. Nevertheless, the team finished 7–9, 7–9, and 3–13 in those three years, respectively. The Saints, like many other NFL teams, released or traded core players when the NFL's salary cap took effect around the time Everett arrived. The [[Dome Patrol]] defense had also largely been dismantled by 1994. Only [[Sam Mills]] remained on the Saints' roster by 1994, and that was Mills's final season, as he departed for [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|the expansion Carolina Panthers]] the following year. Running backs [[Dalton Hilliard]] and [[Craig Heyward]] had also both left the Saints by 1994.

===San Diego Chargers===
Everett signed with [[1997 San Diego Chargers season|the Chargers]] in June 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/04/sports/chargers-sign-everett.html|title=Chargers Sign Everett|work=New York Times|date=June 4, 1997}}</ref> In his first start for San Diego, he defeated the Saints, 20–6, in his return to the Superdome.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jimeverett/2500577/gamelogs|title=Jim Everett: Game Logs at NFL.com|website=www.nfl.com|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> 1997 was his final NFL season.

Over his career, Everett performed well enough to be among league leaders in several passing categories. His 203 touchdown passes rank 45th all-time, and his 34,837 passing yards are 33rd all-time. He also ranks 35th all-time in completions and 32nd all-time in pass attempts. On a year-to-year basis, he was among the top ten league leaders in pass attempts (seven times), completions (eight times), pass yards (seven times), and passing touchdowns (six, including leading the league twice).

Everett's two postseason victories (both in 1989) tied him with [[Vince Ferragamo]], [[James Harris (quarterback)|James Harris]], and [[Norm Van Brocklin]] for second-most playoff victories during the Rams' first stint in Los Angeles (as of 2018, it is now the third-most). Only Ferragamo had more wins (three) during the Rams' 49-year stint in Los Angeles. [[Kurt Warner]]'s five playoff victories during the Rams' years in St. Louis have since superseded Ferragamo's record.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ff0; width:3em;"|
| [[Pro Bowl]] selection
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Lng !! Rtg 
|-
! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] !! [[1986 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| 6 || 5 || 3–2 || 73 || 147 || 49.7 || 1,018 || 6.9 || 8 || 8 || 60 || 67.8
|-
! [[1987 NFL season|1987]] !! [[1987 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| 11 || 11 || 5–6 || 162 || 302 || 53.6 || 2,064 || 6.8 || 10 || 13 || '''81''' || 68.4
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] !! [[1988 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 10−6 || 308 || 517 || 59.6 || 3,964 || 7.7 || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''31''' || 18 || 69 || 89.2
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] !! [[1989 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''11−5''' || 304 || 518 || 58.7 || '''4,310''' || '''8.3''' || style="background:#cfecec;"|29 || 17 || 78 || '''90.6'''
|-
! style="background:#ff0;|[[1990 NFL season|1990]] !! [[1990 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 5−11 || 307 || 554 || 55.4 || 3,989 || 7.2 || 23 || 17 || 55 || 79.3
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] !! [[1991 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 3–13 || 277 || 490 || 56.5 || 3,438 || 7.0 || 11 || '''20''' || 78 || 68.9 
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] !! [[1992 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 6–10 || 281 || 475 || 59.2 || 3,323 || 7.0 || 22 || 18 || 67 || 80.2
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| 10 || 9 || 3−6 || 135 || 274 || 49.3 || 1,652 || 6.0 || 8 || 12 || 60 || 59.7
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 7−9 || '''346''' || 540 || '''64.1''' || 3,855 || 7.1 || 22 || 18 || 78 || 84.9
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 7−9 || 345 || '''567''' || 60.8 || 3,970 || 7.0 || 26 || 14 || 70 || 87.0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 15 || 15 || 3−12 || 267 || 464 || 57.5 || 2,797 || 6.0 || 12 || 16 || 51 || 69.4
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| 4 || 1 || 1−0 || 36 || 75 || 48.0 || 457 || 6.1 || 1 || 4 || 62 || 49.7
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 158 !! 153 !! 64–89 !! 2,841 !! 4,923 !! 57.7 !! 34,837 !! 7.1 !! 203 !! 175 !! 81 !! 78.6 
|}

==Jim Rome altercation==
Following the [[1989 NFL season|1989]] regular season, Everett was reportedly "shellshocked" from the numerous times he was [[Quarterback sack|sacked]] and hit in the [[NFC Championship Game]] against the [[San Francisco 49ers]] (the 49ers won, 30–3). At one point in the game, 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np07wzHHlhw&t=81m55s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Np07wzHHlhw| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=1990 NFC Championship Game LA Rams 13-5 at San Francisco 49ers 15-2 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |via=[[YouTube]] |quote=Play occurs on a third-and-ten with about four minutes left in the third quarter}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a play now known as Everett's "phantom sack".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19355073/san_francisco_routs_rams_looks/ |title=San Francisco routs Rams, looks unbeatable |first=Curt |last=Sylvester |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |page=35 |date=January 15, 1990 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

His struggle eventually led to a 1994 confrontation with then ''[[Talk2]]'' host [[Jim Rome]]. Rome had regularly mocked Everett's aversion to taking hits on the field, mockingly referring to him as "Chris" Everett (a reference to female tennis player, [[Chris Evert]]). When Everett appeared as a guest on ''Talk2'', Rome wasted no time, calling him "Chris". Everett dared Rome to repeat it to his face again, implying that a physical confrontation would ensue were Rome to do so. When Rome did it anyway, Everett overturned the table between them and shoved Rome to the floor while still on the air. Rome was not injured and no legal action was taken following the confrontation.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Nakamura|title=TV HOST 'WENT TOO FAR' WITH EVERETT, ESPN SAYS|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/04/08/tv-host-went-too-far-with-everett-espn-says/a7761cc0-9bcb-4f39-9770-56956606b005/|website=The Washington Post|date=April 8, 1994|access-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>

In a 2012 interview with ''[[Deadspin]]'', Everett stated that "a large burger franchise" wanted to use the footage in an ad. Everett agreed, but Rome did not, blocking the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadspin.com/an-interview-with-jim-everett-about-teeny-tiny-jim-r-5873900|title=An Interview With Jim Everett About "Teeny, Tiny" Jim Rome's Departure From ESPN|first=Jack|last=Dickey|website=Deadspin|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Post-NFL==
After his NFL career ended, Everett received an [[MBA]] degree from [[Pepperdine University]] and started an asset management business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimeverettcompany.com|title=Jim Everett Company, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427040434/http://www.jimeverettcompany.com/|archive-date=2013-04-27|df=mdy-all |access-date=September 24, 2009}}</ref> Eventually, he settled in [[Dana Point, California]].<ref name="Rams Legend">{{cite news |author1=Jacobs,  Melissa |title=NFL Afterlife: Former NFL QB Jim Everett Relishes Role as a Rams Legend |url=https://thefootballgirl.com/nfl-afterlife-former-rams-qb-jim-everett/|work=The Football Girl |date=September 14, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of most consecutive starts by a National Football League quarterback]]
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=Jim-Everett
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* {{YouTube|9HNgqQVHI_8|''Talk2'' with Jim Rome}}

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