Boomer Esiason is a former American football player. He played in the NFL for 14 seasons (1984-1997) across three teams. He spent 10 non-consecutive seasons with the Bengals, leading them to Super Bowl XXIII in 1988, the same year he won the NFL MVP award. Esiason also played for the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. Post-NFL, he has worked as a football analyst on TV shows such as The NFL Today and Inside the NFL, and he currently co-hosts the Boomer & Gio sports podcast.