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Robert Brazile

Robert Lorenzo Brazile Jr.

Position: LB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 241 lbs.
Born: February 7, 1953 in Mobile, AL
College: Jackson State

Career AV: 86 (276th overall since 1950)

7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1975 22 HOU ROLB 52 14 14 0 5 18 0 10
1976* 23 HOU ROLB 52 14 14 1 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 12
1977* 24 HOU ROLB 52 14 14 3 40 0 16 13
1978*+ 25 HOU ROLB 52 16 16 1 30 0 30 13
1979*+ 26 HOU ROLB 52 16 16 2 45 0 26 0 3 0 0 13
1980* 27 HOU ROLB 52 16 16 2 38 0 33 14
1981* 28 HOU ROLB 52 16 16 2 7 0 7 11
1982* 29 HOU ROLB 52 9 9 6.5 1 31 0 31 0 1 0 0 9
1983 30 HOU ROLB 52 16 16 2.5 0 3 0 0 6
1984 31 HOU ROLB 52 16 16 2.0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Career 147 147 11.0 13 201 0 33 0 14 18 0 106

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Awards

1975 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

First-Team All-Pro

1978
1979

Fumbles Recovered

1975 NFL 5 (2)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1975UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1976Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1977UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1979Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1980Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1981UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1982UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.