Tim Boyle (American football)

Timothy Kevin Boyle (born October 3, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky where he went undrafted in the 2018 draft. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Bears.

Tim Boyle
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Boyle with the Detroit Lions in 2021
No. 7 – New York Jets
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:Xavier
(Middletown, Connecticut)
College:UConn (2013–2015)
Eastern Kentucky (2016–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
TD–INT:3–8
Passing yards:574
Completion percentage:62.3
Passer rating:54.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

Boyle grew up in Middlefield, Connecticut, and attended Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, where he won three championships under head coach Sean Marinan.[1]

College career

While playing for the Connecticut Huskies, Boyle started 10 games and then transferred to Eastern Kentucky, where he started all 11 games as a redshirt senior and finished first in passing yards in the Ohio Valley Conference.[2]

College statistics
Season GP Passing Rushing
CmpAttPctYdsAvgLngTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgLngTD
UConn Huskies
2013 55913344.46214.7360833.427−73−2.7190
2014 9438252.43354.1391351.616−42−2.640
2015 11316051.72814.7250250.86−7−1.240
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2016 0DNP
2017 1220132761.52,1346.550111375.219−40−2.171
Totals[3][4]3733460255.53,3715.650122660.368-162-2.4191

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m)		 232 lb
(105 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.77 s1.72 s2.65 s4.49 s7.04 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		16 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

Green Bay Packers

Boyle signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[6][7] After an impressive preseason, Boyle made the 53-man roster in September 2018, as the team's third string quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and DeShone Kizer.[8]

Boyle did not play during the 2018 regular season. He saw his first professional playing time in a regular season on October 20, 2019, during a Week 7 win over the Oakland Raiders. Boyle took over for Rodgers during the final minutes of the game after victory was assured, kneeling the ball three times for −3 yards to run out the clock.[9] He saw more extended playing time five weeks later on November 24 during a lopsided loss to the San Francisco 49ers, completing his first NFL pass to backup tight end Robert Tonyan, and finished the game 3-of-4 for 15 yards.[10]

Boyle was scheduled to become a restricted free agent following the 2020 season,[11] but the team did not extend a tender to him at the start of the new league year, so he became an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2021.[12]

Detroit Lions

On March 22, 2021, Boyle signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2,[14] and activated on November 20, making his first career start in Week 11 in place of an injured Jared Goff. He completed 15 of 23 pass attempts for 77 yards, but also threw two interceptions in a 13–10 loss to the Cleveland Browns.[15] He made his second career start in a Week 16 game against the Atlanta Falcons with Goff sidelined due to COVID-19, completing 24 of 34 pass attempts for 187 yards and a touchdown, but also threw a loss-sealing interception with less than a minute to play on goal-to-go, losing 20–16.[16] In Week 17, against the Seattle Seahawks, he passed for 262 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions in the 51–29 loss.[17]

On March 14, 2022, Boyle signed a one-year contract extension with the Lions.[18] He was released on August 30, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[19][20]

Chicago Bears

On November 30, 2022, Boyle was signed by the Chicago Bears off the Lions practice squad.[21]

New York Jets

On April 6, 2023, Boyle signed with the New York Jets.[22] He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[23][24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16.[25]

NFL career statistics

Regular season
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDSckSckYFumLost
2019GB 30—3475.0153.80080.25−7−1.400010
2020GB 80—000.000.0000.013−9−0.7011100
2021DET 430–3619464.95265.63663.511414.000000
2022CHI 10—2825.0334.1024.72−2−1.000000
Career1630–36610662.35745.43854.521−4−0.2011110

References
  1. Augeri, Paul (August 13, 2018). "Tim Boyle impresses in first action with Packers". Middletown Press. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  2. "Packers' Tim Boyle: Looks good in first pro action". CBS Sports. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. "Tim Boyle – Football – University of Connecticut Athletics". uconnhuskies.com.
  4. "Tim Boyle – Eastern Kentucky University Athletics". ekusports.com.
  5. "Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky, QB, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. "Packers sign rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. Wilde, Jason (August 11, 2018). "Undrafted rookie quarterback Tim Boyle unfazed by shaky resume". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  8. Hodkiewicz, Wes (September 1, 2018). "Packers keep eight receivers: Here's the 53-man roster". Packers.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  9. "Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers – October 20th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  10. "Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – November 24th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  11. Kruse, Zach (March 17, 2021). "Packers won't offer restricted free agent tender to QB Tim Boyle". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  12. Williams, Charean (March 17, 2021). "Darious Williams only one of 26 RFAs in NFL to receive first-round tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  13. "Lions sign free agents QB Tim Boyle, K Randy Bullock & WR Breshad Perriman". DetroitLions.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  14. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  15. "Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns - November 21st, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  16. "Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons - December 26th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  17. "Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks - January 2nd, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  18. "Lions re-sign QB David Blough and QB Tim Boyle". Detroit Lions. March 22, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  19. Williams, Charean (August 29, 2022). "Lions cutting Tim Boyle". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  20. Birkett, Dave (September 5, 2022). "Spurned by David Blough, Detroit Lions re-sign QB Tim Boyle to practice squad". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  21. Hajduk, Gabby (November 30, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign QB Tim Boyle, DL Andrew Brown". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  22. Greenberg, Ethan (April 6, 2023). "Jets Sign QB Tim Boyle". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  23. Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 29, 2023). "Final Cuts: Jets Move 31 More to Get Their Roster to 53 Players". NewYorkJets.com.
  24. Lange, Randy (August 30, 2023). "Jets Add 10 Players from Their Preseason Roster to the Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  25. Greenberg, Ethan (September 16, 2023). "Jets Sign QB Tim Boyle to Active Roster, Release WR Irvin Charles". NewYorkJets.com.
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