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Jerry Ball
Jerry Lee Ball
Position: NT-DT
Height: 6-1 Weight: 330 lbs.
Born: December 15, 1964 in Beaumont, TX
College: SMU
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (63rd overall) of the 1987 Draft
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View Details For: 2 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1987 | 23 | DET | NT | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 1988 | 24 | DET | NT | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1989* | 25 | DET | NT | 16 | 16 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |||||||
| 1990* | 26 | DET | NT | 15 | 15 | 2.0 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 1991*+ | 27 | DET | NT | 13 | 13 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||||
| 1992 | 28 | DET | NT | 12 | 12 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 43 | |||||||
| 1993 | 29 | CLE | ldt | 16 | 7 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | |||||||
| 1994 | 30 | RAI | LDT | 16 | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||||||
| 1995 | 31 | OAK | LDT | 15 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | ||||||
| 1996 | 32 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |||
| 1997 | 33 | MIN | ldt | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | |||||||
| 1998 | 34 | MIN | LDT | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |||||||
| 1999 | 35 | 2TM | /LDT | 16 | 13 | 2.0 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||||
| CLE | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MIN | LDT | 13 | 10 | 1.0 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 154 | 32.5 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 508 | 48 | 1 | ||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 84 | 18.5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 306 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | MIN | 41 | 32 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | OAK | 47 | 28 | 9.0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 20 | ||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 19 | 10 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1987 | 23 | DET | NT | 12 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 11.5 | 23 | |||||
| Career | 191 | 154 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 11.5 | 23 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991*+ | 27 | DET | NT | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | 28 | DET | NT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 32 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 yrs | OAK | 47 | 28 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
1st-team All-Pro |
Intercept. Ret. TD |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1989 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1990 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1990 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1991 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1991 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1991 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1991 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL |