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Joey Browner

Joey Matthew Browner

Position: DB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1960 in Warren, OH
College: USC

Career AV: 75 (460th overall since 1950)

6-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1983 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
1983 23 MIN 47 16 1 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 3
1984 24 MIN lcb 47 16 8 1.0 1 20 0 20 0 3 63 1 3
1985* 25 MIN SS 47 16 16 1.0 2 17 1 15 1 3 5 0 10
1986* 26 MIN SS 47 16 16 0.5 4 62 1 39 0 4 0 0 12
1987*+ 27 MIN SS 47 12 12 1.0 6 67 0 23 0 1 0 0 13
1988*+ 28 MIN SS 47 16 16 5 29 0 18 0 2 9 0 15
1989* 29 MIN SS 47 16 16 1.0 5 70 0 34 12
1990*+ 30 MIN SS 47 16 16 3.0 7 103 1 31 13
1991 31 MIN SS 47 14 14 5 97 0 45 6
1992 32 TAM 47 7 2 1
Career 145 117 9.5 37 465 3 45 2 17 81 1 88

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1985* 25 MIN SS 47 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 145 117 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1984 24 MIN lcb 47 16 8 1 1 6
1985* 25 MIN SS 47 16 16 1 1 6
1986* 26 MIN SS 47 16 16 1 1 6
1990*+ 30 MIN SS 47 16 16 1 1 6
Career 145 117 1 3 4 24

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990

First-Team All-Pro

1987
1988
1990

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)
1990 NFL 1 (8)
Career 4 (176)

Fumbles Recovered

1983 NFL 4 (8)
1986 NFL 4 (7)
Career 17 (149)

Fumble Return Yds

1984 NFL 63 (5)
Career 81 (194)

Fumble Return TD

1984 NFL 1 (1/38)

Interceptions

1987 NFL 6 (2)
1990 NFL 7 (3)
1991 NFL 5 (8)
Career 37 (98)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1990 NFL 103 (7)
1991 NFL 97 (8)
Career 465 (175)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1985 NFL 1 (1)

1986 NFL 1 (4)
1990 NFL 1 (4)
Career 3 (107)

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

All-Pro Teams

1985UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1987Pro Football Weekly: 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
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1988Pro Football Weekly: 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
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1989Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1990Pro Football Weekly: 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
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL