Boomer Mays
| No. 45- Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker and Long snapper |
| Personal Information | |
| Born: | July 14, 1993 |
| Height: | 6ft 1in (1.85m) |
| Weight: | 236 (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Eudora High (Eudora, Kansas) |
| College: | Northern Illinois |
| NFL Draft: | 2016 Undrafted |
| Career History | |
| Kansas City Chiefs (2016) | |
| New Orleans Saints (2016-2017) | |
| Miami Dolphins (2018) | |
| San Antonio Commanders (2018-2019) | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars (2019) | |
| Washington Redskins (2019) | |
| Philadelphia Eagles (2020) | |
| Kansas City Chiefs (2020- present) | |
Boomer Mays (born July 14, 1993) is an American football Linebacker and Long snapper currently in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Illinois and went undrafted, signing with the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2016 NFL Draft.
No. 45- Free Agent
Position: Linebacker and Long snapper
Personal Information
Born: July 14, 1993, Clinton, Missouri
Height: 6ft 1in (1.85m)
Weight: 236 (107 kg)
Early Years
Born in Clinton, Missouri, Mays grew up in Lawrence, KS and attended Eudora High School in Eudora, Kansas. He led the Cardinals in tackles for four years and set a state record, recording over 400 career tackles. Ranked #1 in the state of Kansas as a Linebacker and in the top 50 by rivals.com, he became a High School All-American Linebacker and was named MVP at the Max Emfinger All American game in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Also a highly skilled Long Snapper, he was ranked #3 Long Snapper in the Country by Kohl’s National kicking showcase in Orlando, Florida. Mays was also a state wrestler, finishing his senior season with a record of 42-2 and wrestling in the Kansas vs. Missouri Metro Classic sponsored by the U.S. Army. In the spring of his senior year, Mays became State Champion powerlifter, only participating for the first time ever simply because his weights coach asked him to just a couple weeks prior. Mays was the first Male African American Athlete in his high school’s history to have his picture added to the All State wall for both Football, wrestling, and powerlifting.
Professional Career
Coming out of Northern Illinois, Mays was a projected third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He received an invitation to play in the NFLPA bowl and was one vote off from the NFL Combine as one of the few Linebacker and Long Snappers in College Football. On March 11, 2016, Mays participated in Northern Illinois' pro day coming off an Oblique injury. Even though Mays was still injured, he performed in all combine drills, outperforming the majority of the Linebackers in the combine. Scouts and representatives from 30 NFL teams attended Mays’ pro day. Mays’ preparation for his combine and pro day came from training with Mark Simoneau and a native Kansan, a NFL and Super Bowl Champion Vet.
Mays attended several private workouts with teams that included the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Oakland Raiders. He was ranked in the top 10 best Linebacker prospects by NFLDraftScout.com and Sports Illustrated.
The Miami Dolphins called to select Mays in the 6th round, and Mays became a priority Free Agent, signing with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Pre-draft measurables | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | Weight | Hand Size | 40 yard dash | 10 yard split | 20 yard shuttle | 3 cone vertical | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench Press |
| 6-1 | 236 | 9 3/4 | 4.66 | 1.56 | 4.24 | 6.91 | 38 | 10ft 5in | 25 reps |
2016
May 12, Mays was traded to the New Orleans Saints.
2018
March 12, 2018, Mays was traded to the Miami Dolphins and played in the YourCall Football league in Vero Beach, Florida.
2018
On October 12, 2018, Mays signed a 3 year, $250,000 contract with the San Antonio Commanders in the Alliance of America Football league (AAF).
2019
February 3, 2019, Mays was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars and played in the second season of the YourCall Football league in JAX.
2019
Mays received an invite for the XFL Combine and was in the XFL Draft pool.
2020
Mays was days away from signing a contract with the XFL until it folded after the next week’s game.
2020
May 2, 2020, Mays was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Acting
In addition to his football career, Boomer Mays has been in various roles on TV and on the silver screen in theaters. His acting roles include Fireman #4 in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2021), Handsome Guy in Disney's "Cruella" (2021) and Party Guest in "Scream" (2022). Boomer is also known for "NFL on FOX" (1994), "WWE Raw" (1993) and "BattleBots" (2015).
Personal Life
Mays works out an average of six hours a day, six times a week. Mays’ extreme hard work and perseverance lifestyle caught the attention of his first Endorsor, Adidas. Mays also received multiple Endorsement deals with Maui Jim Sunglasses and Powerade.
Mays does his strength training at Olympic Iron Gym (Home of MarrsBar). His father is a long time friend of the owner and creator of the gym and MarrsBar. While there, Mays became a product Ambassador for MarrsBar, a revolutionary new squat bar giving the user perfect form without stress or pain to the back and joints.
Upon the announcement of signing with the Chiefs, Mays’ name and story became a household name in the Kansas City area; he was publicly recognizable the following day.
Prior to signing with the Philadelphia Eagles, Mays was featured in an article by Heavy.com that became the highest trending article in Pennsylvania during the 2020 NFL Draft, attracting National attention. Mays later had an interview with ESPNHawaii where Mays coined the trending phrase "Training in Isolation". Mays was among the top professional athletes to have over ten interviews nationally during the pandemic shut down in 2020.
Mays’ professional journey allowed him to become friends with A-List celebrities such as Chuck D, Stefan Daniel Bell and Jimmy Star. Mays is one of the most fan engaging NFL players on social Media, publicly talking with actor and rapper Ice T on Twitter on a weekly basis. Mays, who loves the city of Las Vegas, had become friends with members of Conor McGregor’s UFC superstar and Anthony Joshua’s Heavy Weight boxing Champ organizations.
Outside of Football, Boomer has a lovable Television and Media personality, which has landed him three movie scripts.
In summer of 2020, Mays had his first paparazzi encounter while leaving the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kansas, which drew the attention of the local news.
References
1. Boomer Mays - Yahoo Sports (*link coming soon*)
2. https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/boomer-mays/451
3. https://niuhuskies.com/news/2019/12/16/football-reflecting-on-a-decade-of-excellence
4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/boomer-mays-1.html
5. http://www.draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=94994&DraftYear=2016
6. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2522539-lombardi-award-watch-list-2015-full-list-released
7. https://www.nfl.com/news/2015-rotary-lombardi-award-watch-list-0ap3000000501527
11. http://blogs.ourlads.com/tag/boomer-mays/
12. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/players/265674/boomer-mays Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
14. https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/14048672
15. https://www.espn.com/college-football/video?gameId=400763514
16. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sDGYjCkncVw
17. "NFL Rumors: Boomer Mays Could Provide LB Depth for Eagles" https://heavy.com/sports/2020/04/boomer-mays-eagles-nfl-draft-rumors
18. "Boomer Mays Stats, News, Bio| ESPN" https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/511606/boomer-mays
19. https://mobile.twitter.com/BoomerMays?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
20. "NFL Rumors: Boomer Mays Could Provide LB Depth for Eagles" https://heavy.com/sports/2020/04/boomer-mays-eagles-nfl-draft-rumors
21. https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/boomer-mays/451
22. https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/14048672
23. https://www.espn.com/college-football/video?gameId=400763514
25. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2522539-lombardi-award-watch-list-2015-full-list-released
26. In 2019 Mays was named to NIU First Team Defense ALL- Decade Team. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/players/265674/boomer-mays Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
27. https://niuhuskies.com/news/2019/12/16/football-reflecting-on-a-decade-of-excellence
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