Jim Everett Net Worth

What is Jim Everett's Net Worth?

Jim Everett is an American former professional football player who has a net worth of $3 million. Jim Everett played 12 seasons as a quarterback in the NFL from 1986 to 1997, spending the majority of that time with the Los Angeles Rams. Among his career accomplishments, he led the NFL in passing touchdowns in 1988 and 1989.

Early Life and High School

Jim Everett III was born on January 3, 1963 in Emporia, Kansas. As a teenager, he attended Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he played as a quarterback and a safety on the football team. Everett led his team to state championship games in both 1979 and 1980, winning in the latter year.

Collegiate Career

Everett was recruited out of high school by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After being pushed to the sidelines by starting quarterback Scott Campbell for three years, during one of which he redshirted, Everett had his first full season with the Purdue Boilermakers in 1984. That year, he led the team to upset victories over the higher-ranked Notre Dame Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The season culminated in an appearance at the Peach Bowl, which was ultimately won by the Virginia Cavaliers. Everett finished his collegiate career on a high note in 1985, recording 3,589 yards and 23 touchdowns. His total offensive yards was a school record and the second most in the nation that year behind Robbie Bosco of BYU. Everett earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor for his achievements. He graduated from Purdue with a degree in industrial management.

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Los Angeles Rams

In the 1986 NFL draft, Everett was chosen third overall by the Houston Oilers. However, due to conflicts between Everett's agent Marv Demoff and Oilers general manager Ladd Herzeg, Everett never signed with the team. He was eventually traded to the Los Angeles Rams, signing with the team toward the beginning of the 1986 season. Everett played in six games and started five that season, recording 1,018 passing yards and eight touchdowns. The Rams made it to the playoffs, where they lost to the Washington Redskins in the Wild Card Round. In the 1987 season, Everett started all 11 of his games and posted 2,064 passing yards and ten touchdowns.

Everett had his breakout season with the Rams in 1988, starting all 16 games and recording 3,964 passing yards with a league-leading and career-high 31 touchdowns. Back in the playoffs, the Rams fell in the Wild Card Round once again, this time to the Minnesota Vikings. Everett had another terrific season in 1989, passing for a career-high 4,310 yards and leading the NFL in touchdowns for the second consecutive year, with 29. In the playoffs, the Rams defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round and the New York Giants in the Divisional Round before being routed by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

The 1990 season marked the beginning of a slow decline for both Everett and the Rams, despite being the year of Everett's only Pro Bowl appearance. Although he passed for 3,989 yards with 23 touchdowns, it wasn't enough to bolster a team that was struggling with financial issues and heavy turnover, resulting in a 5-11 season record. The Rams performed even worse in 1991, going 3-13. In 1992, the team posted a 6-10 record. Everett reached the nadir of his career in 1993, his last season with the Rams. He played in ten games, recording meager totals of 1,652 passing yards and eight touchdowns. Due to his poor performance, Everett was benched mid-season for T. J. Rubley.

New Orleans Saints

In 1994, Everett was traded to the New Orleans Saints. His first season with the team turned out to be his best career season in many years, as he started all 16 games and passed for 3,855 yards and 22 touchdowns. However, the Saints finished with a 7-9 record and failed to make the playoffs. Everett had another strong season in 1995, passing for 3,970 yards and 26 touchdowns in 16 starts. Once again, however, the Saints finished with a 7-9 record and missed the playoffs. In his final season with the Saints in 1996, Everett started 15 games and posted 2,797 passing yards with 12 touchdowns as the team finished with a dismal 3-13 record.

San Diego Chargers

Everett signed with the San Diego Chargers in mid-1997. He played in just four games with the team, passing for 457 yards and one touchdown.

Jim Rome Confrontation

In 1994, Jim Everett infamously clashed with sports host Jim Rome during a live interview. Rome repeatedly mocked Everett by calling him "Chris Evert," an intentional insult because there is a female tennis player named Chris Evert. Rome had apparently called him "Chris Evert" several times previously. During the 1994 interview, after warning him to stop, Everett overturned the table and shoved Rome, creating one of sports television's most memorable confrontations:

Personal Life

Following the end of his NFL career, Everett went back to school and earned an MBA degree from Pepperdine University. He subsequently launched an asset management firm. In 2023, Everett married Laura Reyes. Each of them has three children from previous marriages.

Real Estate

In May 2013, Jim paid $1.5 million for a home in the gated San Juan Capistrano golf community in Southern California. He sold this house in July 2017 for $1.525 million.

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