Tim Boyle (American football)

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Tim Boyle
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Boyle with the Detroit Lions in 2021
No. 12 – New York Giants
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 30)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Xavier
(Middletown, Connecticut)
College: UConn (2013–2015)
Eastern Kentucky (2016–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Passing attempts:233
Passing completions:141
Completion percentage:60.5%
TDINT:5–13
Passing yards:1,210
Passer rating:58.1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Timothy Kevin Boyle (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UConn Huskies and Eastern Kentucky Colonels and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Boyle has also played for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins.

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Early life

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] A 3-star recruit, Boyle was the top-ranked quarterback in Connecticut his senior year, and accepted a scholarship offer from home state Connecticut over offers from Boston College, Delaware, Harvard, Houston, Maine, Massachusetts, Syracuse, and Western Michigan, as well as preferred walk-ons from Notre Dame, Oregon, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers. [2]

College career

While playing for the UConn 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. [3]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgLngTDIntRateAttYardsAvgLngTD
UConn Huskies
2013 540–45913344.46214.7360871.627−73−2.7190
2014 930–3438252.43354.1391383.516−42−2.640
2015 1110–1316051.72814.7250284.36−7−1.240
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2016 0DNP
2017 11114–720132761.52,1346.5501113119.419−40−2.171
Totals [4] [5] 36194–1533460255.53,3715.6501226100.568−162−2.4191

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+12 in
(1.92 m)
232 lb
(105 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
9+58 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 [6]

Green Bay Packers

Boyle in 2019 Tim Boyle 8 Packers training camp 2019.jpg
Boyle in 2019

Boyle signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. [7] [8] 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. [9]

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. [10] 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. [11]

Boyle was scheduled to become a restricted free agent following the 2020 season, [12] 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. [13]

Detroit Lions

On March 22, 2021, Boyle signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, [15] 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. [16] 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. [17] In Week 17, against the Seattle Seahawks, he passed for 262 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions in the 51–29 loss. [18]

On March 14, 2022, Boyle signed a one-year contract extension with the Lions. [19] He was released on August 30, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad. [20] [21]

Chicago Bears

On November 30, 2022, Boyle was signed by the Chicago Bears off the Lions practice squad. [22]

New York Jets

On April 6, 2023, Boyle signed with the New York Jets. [23] He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [24] [25] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16. [26] On November 19, Boyle replaced Zach Wilson late in the third quarter and completed 7 of 14 passes for 33 yards and an interception in a 32–6 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The next day, the Jets announced that Boyle would start against the Miami Dolphins in Week 12. In a 34–13 defeat, he completed 27 of 38 passes for 179 yards while throwing 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions; 1 of which was returned for a 99-yard touchdown by Jevon Holland. [27] Boyle started again in the Jets' Week 13 game against the Falcons, but was benched during the fourth quarter in favor of Trevor Siemian as the Jets lost 13–8. After going 0–2 in his starts, the Jets released Boyle on December 5. [28]

Houston Texans

On December 19, 2023, Boyle was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. [29] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024. [30] He was released on August 27. [31]

Miami Dolphins

On August 29, 2024, Boyle was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad. [32] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21 after starter Tua Tagovailoa went on injured reserve. [33] Boyle appeared in the Dolphins' Week 3 game against the Seahawks after Skylar Thompson left in the second half with a rib injury. [34] Boyle was later released on October 4 and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. [35] [36]

He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, [37] and made an appearance in the Week 7 game against the Indianapolis Colts, replacing Tyler Huntley in the third quarter, who left the game due to a shoulder injury. [38] He was released again on October 26. [39]

New York Giants

On November 19, 2024, Boyle signed with the New York Giants practice squad, and promoted to the active roster four days later. [40]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesPassingRushingSacksFumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ALngTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgLngTDSckSckYFumLost
2018 GB 00DNP
2019 GB 303475.0153.870080.25−7−1.4000000
2020 GB 80000.000.00000.013−9−0.70011110
2021 DET 530–3619464.95265.6423663.52136.51400010
2022 CHI 102825.0334.117024.72−2−1.0−100000
2023 NYJ 320–2487762.33604.7361456.2451.32096420
2024 MIA 20152657.71535.9300074.72105.0601900
NYG 10122450.01235.1251161.61−1−1.0−101200
Career 2350–514123360.51,2105.24251358.12990.3140128640

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