What is Booger McFarland’s real name?

BOOGER McFarland is a former NFL player and current ESPN sportscaster.

McFarland worked on ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast team as an analyst for two seasons before becoming a pre-game analyst.

What is Booger McFarland’s real name?

McFarland, 44, was born in Louisiana and later attended Louisiana State University, where he was a rare two-way player on the football team.

Lining up at nose tackle on defense and fullback on offense, McFarland was a force in every phase of the game for the Tigers. 

Born as Anthony McFarland, the commentator has gone by the nickname “Booger” since he was a child. 

“I was a bad kid, getting into a lot of wild stuff,” McFarland told the Seattle Times in an interview.

“I used to get called a lot of different things.

“But that was just the one that stuck,” he said of his nickname.

Who is Booger McFarland?

McFarland graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Business Management in 1998. McFarland was a highly touted prospect, and he was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

McFarland won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers in 2002. He was later traded to the Indianapolis Colts, which reunited him with his former coach in Tampa Bay, Tony Dungy.

McFarland became a Super Bowl champion for the second time in his career, winning Super Bowl XLI with Dungy at the helm. A knee injury sustained in training camp ended his NFL career, and he retired from the league before the 2007 season. 

McFarland’s career as a nationally recognized analyst began when he was hired by ESPN in 2014. Since being brought on, he’s covered football at both the professional and collegiate level.

McFarland has operated as a color commentator in the booth, as well as an on-field correspondent. 

McFarland became an online sensation after the “Booger-mobile,” a motorized analyst’s desk he was driving on the sideline of a game, went viral.

McFarland worked Monday Night Football with counterpart Joe Tessitore.

In 2020, ESPN announced he will begin a new role on the Monday Night Countdown and a role on college football Saturdays.

Is Booger McFarland married?

McFarland has been married to Tammie McFarland since 2008.

The pair have one son and one daughter. 

McFarland is active on social media, posting images and videos of his workout sessions, highlights from his days as a player and motivational quotes to his Instagram.