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{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Rhett Bomar
| image        = Rhett Bomar Vikings.jpg
| caption      = Bomar at Minnesota Vikings training camp in 2011
| number       = 3
| position     = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1985|7|2}}
| birth_place  = [[Groesbeck, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date   =
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 2
| weight_lbs   = 225
| high_school  = [[Grand Prairie High School|Grand Prairie (TX)]]
| college      = {{ubl|[[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] (2004–2006)|[[Sam Houston Bearkats football|Sam Houston State]] (2007–2008)}}
| draftyear    = 2009
| draftround   = 5
| draftpick    = 151
| pastteams    = * [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2010}})
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
| pastcoaching = * [[Orange Grove Independent School District|Orange Grove HS (TX)]] (2012–2013)<br/>Assistant coach
* [[Alief Taylor High School|Alief Taylor HS (TX)]] (2014)<br/>Assistant coach
* [[Freer High School|Freer HS (TX)]] (2015–2016)<br/>Head coach
* [[Conroe High School|Conroe HS (TX)]] (2017)<br/>Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
| pastadmin    = * [[Freer High School|Freer HS (TX)]] (2015–2016)<br/>Athletic director
| highlights   = * Second-team All-[[Southland Conference|SLC]] (2008)
* [[Holiday Bowl]] Offensive [[Most valuable player|MVP]] ([[2005 Holiday Bowl|2005]])
| pfr          = BomaRh00 
}}
'''Rhett Matthew Bomar''' (born July 2, 1985) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]]. He was selected by the [[New York Giants]] in the fifth round of the [[2009 NFL draft]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Oklahoma]] and [[Sam Houston State University]]. He was also a member of the [[Minnesota Vikings]] and [[Oakland Raiders]].

==Early life==
Bomar initially learned football from his father, Jerry Bomar, a long-time high school head coach in Texas. The elder Bomar had himself been an all-state high school quarterback in Texas. After playing on the defensive side of the ball for [[Texas Tech]], Jerry Bomar moved into coaching, and Rhett was born at about the time his father became a high school head coach.

Rhett was a ball boy for his father's team, Groesbeck High School, when that team won the 3-A Texas state championship in 1991. At [[Grand Prairie High School]], where his father was head football coach and athletic director, Bomar was an outfielder considered good enough for the [[Major League Baseball]] annual draft. In addition to graduating in the top 1% of his class, Rhett was a three-year starter at quarterback.<ref name="y263">{{cite web | last=Carlson | first=Jenni | title=He's fast. He's smart. He throws deep passes. He hits home runs. So, is OU recruit Rhett Bomar ... Mr. Perfect? | website=The Oklahoman | date=2004-02-03 | url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2004/02/03/hes-fast-hes-smart-he-throws-deep-passes-he-hits-home-runs-so-is-ou-recruit-rhett-bomar-brmr-perfect/62004423007/ | access-date=2024-10-02}}</ref>

In high school, Bomar was evaluated to be the nation's top high school quarterback by such rating services as [[Rivals.com]] and [[Scout.com]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=518 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716025757/http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=518 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=Rivals.com Pro-style quarterbacks 2004 |publisher=Rivals100.rivals.com |access-date=2012-02-07 }}</ref> Bomar signed to play for the [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] Sooners. In a 2023 review of consensus ratings of high school players, Bomar was the second-highest rated prospect signed by Oklahoma over the preceding 20 years—Bomar was ranked just between [[Adrian Peterson]] and [[Caleb Williams]].

==College career==

===Oklahoma===
Bomar became the starter by the second game of the [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oklasoonersblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/96-bomar-to-start-millington-returns.html |title=Bomar to start vs. Tulsa}}</ref> His season started roughly while he adjusted to college football, but his game improved throughout the season. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the [[2005 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] when Oklahoma defeated the [[2005 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks]].

On August 2, 2006, Bomar was dismissed from the team by OU head coach [[Bob Stoops]]. It was reported that he was paid for work at Big Red Sports and Imports, a car dealership owned by a major University of Oklahoma donor, but that he did not complete the work, a violation of NCAA rules. Senior [[Paul Thompson (American football)|Paul Thompson]] began the year as starting quarterback, backed up by true freshman [[Sam Bradford]] and junior college transfer Joey Halzle.<ref>[http://oklasoonersblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/83-stoops-officially-names-thompson.html "Stoops Names Paul Thompson Starter After Bomar Dismal"]</ref>

===Sam Houston State===
Bomar entered spring practice as the starting quarterback for the [[2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2007]] [[Sam Houston State Bearkats football|Bearkats]], with two years of collegiate eligibility remaining. He played nine games the first year for the Bearkats before injuring his knee on November 3, 2007, against [[Nicholls State University|Nicholls State]].

“Rhett brings a lot of athleticism to the quarterback position that we haven’t had,” SHSU coach [[Todd Whitten]] told the ''Huntsville Item''. “He's going to get a chance to get a lot of reps this spring. We feel like our offense has the chance to make a lot of big plays next year.”<ref>{{cite web |last=Stark |first=Cody |url=http://www.itemonline.com/sports/local_story_357193413.html |title=Bomar becomes a Bearkat |publisher=Itemonline.com |date=2006-12-23 |access-date=2012-02-07 |archive-date=2013-01-26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126160118/http://www.itemonline.com/sports/local_story_357193413.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bomar started all 10 games in [[2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2008]] for Sam Houston State as the Bearkats went 4&ndash;6 on the season. He completed his college career as Sam Houston's all-time leader in passing with 5,564 yards in 19 games and career leader in total offense with 6,159 yards. He was a two-time All-Southland Conference selection and ended the 2008 season ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision total offense (354.2 yards per game) and No. 4 in passing offense (335.5 yards per contest).

Bomar passed for more than 300 yards in nine games during his Bearkat career. He threw for passes of more than 50 yards 10 times, including his longest of 80 yards. He is one of only 11 players in NCAA [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] history to throw for more than 300 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game (against [[North Dakota State Bison football|North Dakota State]] in 2007).

He was selected as a finalist for the [[Walter Payton Award]] given to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision. He also played in the 2009 [[Senior Bowl]].

==Professional career==
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===New York Giants===
In the [[2009 NFL draft]], Bomar was selected by the [[New York Giants]] as the 15th pick of the fifth round (151st overall).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Bomar on June 24, 2009, signed a four-year contract, including a $185,183 signing bonus. He was waived on September 5, 2009, and re-signed to the [[practice squad]] on September 6.

Bomar was promoted to the active roster on December 31, 2009.

On September 4, 2010, Bomar was waived by the Giants.<ref name="i199">{{cite web | title=Giants waive Rhett Bomar | website=NBC Sports | date=2010-09-04 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/giants-waive-rhett-bomar | access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref> Following an injury to Giants quarterback [[Jim Sorgi]], Bomar was initially expected to take over the role as backup quarterback, but on September 3, 2010, the Giants acquired [[Sage Rosenfels]] from the [[Minnesota Vikings]] to step in at the position, making Bomar expendable. On the following day, September 5, the Giants re-signed Bomar to the team's practice squad.

===Minnesota Vikings===
Bomar was signed by the [[Minnesota Vikings]] off of the Giants' practice squad on December 21, 2010,<ref>{{cite news |author=Wobschall, Mike |title=Vikings Sign QB Rhett Bomar |url=http://blog.vikings.com/2010/12/21/vikings-sign-qb-rhett-bomar/ |work=vikings.com |date=December 21, 2010 |access-date=2010-12-21}}</ref> and made him the team's third-string quarterback for the final two games of the season.

===Oakland Raiders===
On January 6, 2012, Bomar was signed by the Oakland Raiders to reserve/future contract. He was waived May 14, 2012, following the Raiders' acquisition of [[Matt Leinart]].

==Coaching career==
After his NFL experience, Bomar went into coaching. In 2012 and 2013, Bomar worked as an assistant on his father's coaching staff at Orange Grove High School.

Bomar moved to Houston's Alief High School to become an assistant coach for the 2014 season. In 2015, he moved to Freer, Texas, to become head football coach and athletic director at Freer High School. In 2017, he became offensive coordinator at Conroe High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://houston.sportsmap.com/40-under-40-rhett-bomar-conroe-tigers-football | title=40 under 40: Rhett Bomar of Conroe Tigers Football - SportsMap }}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Freer High School|Freer Buckaroos]]
 | conf      = 
 | startyear = 2015
 | endyear   = 2016
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 2015
 | name         = Freer
 | overall      = 4–8
 | conference   = 3–2
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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 | year         = 2016
 | name         = Freer
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 3–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Freer
 | overall    = 10–13
 | confrecord = 6–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 10–13
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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