Mike Tomczak
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[edit] Biography
Mike Tomczak (born October 23, 1962 in Calumet City, Illinois) is a former American football player. Tomczak played quarterback for several NFL teams including the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Detroit Lions.
Tomczak played football at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City where he was coached by his father Ron Tomczak. After earning Illinois High School Player of the Year honors, he won an athletic scholarship to Ohio State University. While at OSU, he helped lead the Buckeyes to two Big Ten championship seasons.
Tomczak went undrafted out of college and signed as an original free agent with the Chicago Bears. He started no games his first year but did earn a Super Bowl ring by seeing playing time in Super Bowl XX. On January 26, 1985, he saw fourth quarter action as the Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46-10.
He played for the Bears until 1990 starting 31 games and throwing for 31 touchdowns and 47 interceptions. After spending a year at Green Bay and another at Cleveland, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers and spent seven seasons with the team.
After his contract with Pittsburgh was not renewed, he signed with the Detroit Lions in 2000 but suffered a broken right tibia in an exhibition game against the Oakland Raiders. After being forced to sit out the entire season, he retired from football.
For his career, Tomczak has 73 starts, completed 55.3% of his passes for 88 touchdowns and 106 interceptions.
Tomczak worked as a sports announcer in Pittsburgh before becoming a sports management agent. He is currently a director at SMG Sports Management and continued to work as a sports commentator.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 1986 | CHI | NFL | 13 | 151 | 74 | 49 | 1105 | 7.32 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 50.2 |
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 178 | 97 | 54.5 | 1220 | 6.85 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 62 |
| 1988 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 170 | 86 | 50.6 | 1310 | 7.71 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 75.4 |
| 1989 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 306 | 156 | 51 | 2058 | 6.73 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 68 | 68.2 |
| 1990 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 104 | 39 | 37.5 | 521 | 5.01 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 43.8 |
| 1991 | GNB | NFL | 12 | 238 | 128 | 53.8 | 1490 | 6.26 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 105 | 72.6 |
| 1992 | CLE | NFL | 12 | 211 | 120 | 56.9 | 1693 | 8.02 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 80.1 |
| 1993 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 398 | 7.37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 51.3 |
| 1994 | PIT | NFL | 6 | 93 | 54 | 58.1 | 804 | 8.65 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 100.8 |
| 1995 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 113 | 65 | 57.5 | 666 | 5.89 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 44.3 |
| 1996 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 401 | 222 | 55.4 | 2767 | 6.9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 105 | 71.8 |
| 1997 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 185 | 7.71 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68.9 |
| 1998 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 30 | 21 | 70 | 204 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 83.2 |
| 1999 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 258 | 139 | 53.9 | 1625 | 6.3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 75.8 |
| 15 year NFL career | 185 | 2337 | 1248 | 53.4 | 16079 | 6.88 | 88 | 106 | 114 | 809 | 68.9 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | CHI | NFL | 13 | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 3 | 16 |
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 1988 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1989 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 1990 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 2 | 14 |
| 1991 | GNB | NFL | 12 | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | 48 |
| 1992 | CLE | NFL | 12 | 24 | 39 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | PIT | NFL | 6 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 1995 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 11 |
| 1996 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 22 | -7 | -0.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 17 |
| 1998 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 16 | 19 | 1.2 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 year NFL career | 185 | 198 | 526 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | NFL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1991 | GNB | NFL | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1992 | CLE | NFL | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | PIT | NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1995 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| 15 year NFL career | 185 | 42 | 8 | 0 | -33 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | NFL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | GNB | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | CLE | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | PIT | NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | PIT | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 year NFL career | 185 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
