Age: 23
College: Notre
Dame
Height: 6’2” Weight: 216
Prelude:
As a starting
quarterback in college, Mirer went 29-7-1 and was co-MVP of the 1992 Sugar
Bowl. He set several career records at Notre Dame, including passing yards
(5997) and touchdown passes (41) and was chosen by the Seahawks with the second
overall pick in the first round of the 1993 NFL draft.
1993 Season Summary
Appeared and
started in all 16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Passing
Attempts – 486
[4, tied with Neil O’Donnell]
Most
attempts, game – 43 vs. New England 10/24
Completions –
274 [7]
Most
completions, game – 25 vs. San Diego 10/3
Yards – 2833 [14]
Most yards,
game – 287 vs. Kansas City 12/5
Completion percentage
– 56.4
Yards per
attempt – 5.8
TD passes – 12
[18, tied with Scott Mitchell, Wade Wilson & Stan Humphries]
Most TD
passes, game – 2 at Kansas City 1/2
Interceptions
– 17 [5, tied with Bobby Hebert & Steve Beuerlein]
Most
interceptions, game – 3 at Detroit 10/17
Passer rating
– 67.0
200-yard
passing games – 4
Rushing
Attempts – 68
Most
attempts, game - 9 (for 17 yds.) at Cincinnati, (for 52 yds.) at LA Raiders
12/12
Yards – 343
Most yards,
game – 52 yards (on 9 carries) at LA Raiders 12/12
Yards per
attempt – 5.0
TDs – 3
Scoring
TDs – 3
Points – 18
Awards & Honors:
AFC Rookie of
the Year: UPI
Seahawks went
6-10 to finish fifth in the AFC West while leading the conference in rushing
yards (2015).
Aftermath:
Mirer’s
promising first season remained his best. He struggled in 1994 until knocked
out of the last three games with a broken thumb, dealing with poor mechanics
and a weak supporting cast. It got worse in ’95 when he tossed 20 interceptions
and, after another mediocre year in 1996, he was traded to Chicago. Athletic
but with a poor throwing arm, Mirer lasted a year with the Bears, was cut, and
picked up as a third-string backup for the Packers in ’98. He saw no action
that year and continued as a journeyman with the Jets, 49ers, and Raiders. Over
the course of eight active seasons and 80 games, Mirer threw for 11,969 yards
and 50 TDs with 60 interceptions while completing 53.3 percent of his passes
and averaging only 5.9 yards per attempt.
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Rookie of the Year Profiles feature players who were named Rookie
of the Year in the NFL (including NFC/AFC), AFL (1960-69), or USFL (1983-85) by
a recognized organization (Associated Press – Offense or Defense, Newspaper
Enterprise Association, United Press International, The Sporting News, or the
league itself – Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year).
