article for February 7, 2019
Article of the day for February 7, 2019 is Billy Joe Tolliver . Billy Joe Tolliver (born February 7, 1966) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League. Over the course of his NFL career, he played in 79 games, completed 891 of 1,707 passes for 10,760 yards, threw 59 touchdowns and 64 interceptions, and retired with a passer rating of 67.7. A graduate of Texas Tech University, Tolliver was selected 51st in the 1989 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He started 19 games in two seasons at San Diego before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons, where he saw playing time as a backup for three seasons. In 1994, he became one of three starting quarterbacks for the Houston Oilers. He played quarterback for the Canadian league's Shreveport Pirates during their final season of activity in 1995, and played for the Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs in 1997. He then started in 11 games for the New Orleans Saints in two s...
