Grogan played all 16 years of his professional career with the Patriots, though it seemed he was fighting for his job throughout his entire career. He first won the starting Quarterback job as a rookie, ousting Jim Plunkett, the former Heisman winner. Grogan’s best era was the first third of his career, where he took the Pats to the playoffs twice and led the NFL in Touchdown passes in 1979.
Following that, Grogan only had one year where he played in over 10 Games, mostly due to injuries and other QBs like Marc Wilson and Tony Eason looking to take his job. Eason was the starting QB in their first Super Bowl appearance (1986), but Grogan took over in relief, though the Patriots lost to Chicago.
Grogan retired in 1990, and he would have a career record of 75-60 with 26,886 Passing Yards. The Quarterback was chosen for the Patriots Hall of Fame in 1995.
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