Plagued by minor injuries, Farmer went to play with the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Farmer holds the UCLA Bruins football record for career receiving yards with 3,020 (1996–1999).
In 2015, Danny joined his father George in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
George also played seven years in the NFL's Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions teams.
He has a fraternal twin brother, Tim, who excelled in volleyball at Loyola Marymount University and went on the play professionally in Europe.