Tony Eason (October, 1959 in Blythe, California) was a National Football League quarterback for the New England Patriots from 1983 until 1989, when he was traded to the New York Jets. He played with the Jets until 1990. Eason is now retired in California.

Drafted out of Illinois in the the same famed first round of 1983 as John Elway, Dan Marino, and Jim Kelly, Tony Eason was the second of the class to start in a Superbowl. Eason took over the Patriots' starting QB spot in 1984 and led New England to a 9-7 season. The following year Eason started the first two games before getting injured. Longtime Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan then played the bulk of the season before breaking his leg, but by then Eason was back and clinched the final playoff seed for New England in a 34-23 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the season finale.

The Patriots became the first team to win three games on the road to reach the Superbowl. Eason was efficient these games, as New England mostly relied on a strong running game and a opportunistic defense. However, Eason did throw three touchdown passes in Miami in the AFC Championship Game. Super Bowl XX was a less than enjoyable for the young quarterback, who completed 0 out of 6 passes before being benched for Grogan. Eason took a beating from both the Chicago Bears' defense as well as the Boston media, which led to his eventual trade to New York despite leading the Patriots to an AFC East title in 1986.