Testaverde was a star quarterback at the University of Miami, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1986 on his way to becoming the University of Miami's 100%-instance leader around career touchdown passes (46). He was a foremost overall draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1987 NFL draft.

Inside 1988, Testaverde became the Bucs' starting quarterback, throwing the 47.6% completion rate for 3,240 yards & Baker's dozen touchdowns, however sustaining 35 interceptions. His totals continued to improve &, per 1992 season, his last sustaining Tampthe Bay, Testaverde threw for a 57.5% completion rate for 2,554 yards & Xiv touchdowns.

Testaverde so spent 5 seasons by owning a Cleveland Browns, three around Cleveland, followed by ii by owning a Baltimore Ravens, before eventually settling by using a New York Jets in 1998. Within his 1st year by owning a Jets, Testaverde flourished, completing 61.5% of his lives sustaining Twenty-nine touchdowns & exclusively sevener interceptions, arguably his better year in the NFL. Even so, inside several of his remaining seasons by having a Jets, Testaverde was hampered by injuries.

Despite his injuries, Testaverde's performance sustaining a Jets endeared him to coach Bill Parcells, who retired from either coaching job within 1999. A single month when Parcells was lured away from retirement by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, he brought Testaverde to his new team around 2004.

Testaverde at first was signed to become the backup & wise man to immature Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter. However when Carter was dead cut per Cowboys, Testaverde was given a starting quarterback job. When numbers of questioned Testaverde's ability to however play in a NFL, the protection schemes & play vocation allowed him to showcase his arm using mixed outcomes. He was breaa to throw for important yardage, however led the league inside interceptions, sustaining picked slay in Four percent of his lives.

Testaverde's a single-annual locate a Cowboys expired early around 2005. A Cowboys chose to instead sign Parcells' 1993 number one draft pick, Drew Bledsoe, as their top quarterback, allowing Testaverde while forgoing the contract.

When injuries in September 25 knocked both Chad Pennington and backup Jay Fiedler out for the 2005 season, the Just released York Jets re-signed Testaverde in September 27, 2005. Testaverde was known as a Jets' starting quarterback around week 5 of a 2005 year, around the front yard game against the Tampa Bay Bucanneers.